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Exploring The Effect Of Transformational Leadership On Nonprofit Leader Commitment, Robert Freeborough
Exploring The Effect Of Transformational Leadership On Nonprofit Leader Commitment, Robert Freeborough
Servant Leadership: Theory & Practice
Transformational leadership has been widely researched in for-profit organizations; however, it lacks empirical support among nonprofit organizations (Palumbo, 2016; Riggio, Bass, & Orr, 2003), as does servant leadership theory. The intent of this study was to extend previous research on transformational leadership and employee engagement and to determine whether nonprofit employees are more committed in organizations in which transformational leadership is the primary leadership style and encourage similar research on servant leadership in nonprofit organizational settings. Drawing from a survey of 389 nonprofit employees in the United States, correlational analysis found that transformational leadership significantly linked to one of the …