The Correlation Between Transformational Leadership and Commitment to Change in the Rapid Change Organization Environment Astari Kurniawati S.Psi. , Martina Dwi Mustika S.Psi.,M.O.P.,Ph.D.
Psychology Faculty, University of Indonesia
Abstract
In this new era, business developed rapidly to build a sustain productivity and quality which bringing a significant change to all industries. Human resources as the main role in the organization need to be commited of the changes to achieve an excel result. The commitment of the organization member can be built and managed by the leader who has high impact and powerful authority. It can be implemented through the exact leadership style. The leader can apply transformational leadership as one of the leadership style which significantly bring a positive impact to the relationship between the leader and the team member. This study is aims to examine the correlation between transformational leadership and commitment to change of organization member during the rapid change environment in the multi-national company. The level of transformational leadership and commitment to change measured by valid psychological instrument, support by secondary data, interviewed result and analyzed with inferential statistic. The result of this study indicate the correlation between transformational leadership and commitment to change is significantly proven. The leader who applied transformational leadership style correctly have team members who are highly commited to the change.
Keywords: Leadership, transformational leadership, commitment to change
Topic: Organizational Behavior, Leadership and Human Resources Management
