THE IMPACT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP IN ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL SUSTAINABILITY – AN ANALYTICAL STUDY AT ETIHAD FOOD INDUSTRIES
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https://doi.org/10.18623/rvd.v23.5666Keywords:
Transformational Leadership, Organizational Sustainability, Industrial Organizations, Developing Economies, Food IndustryAbstract
The purpose of this research is to analyze Etihad Food Industries Limited as a case study to determine the impact of transformational leadership on the achievement of organizational sustainability. Data was collected from 102 administrative leaders using a standardized questionnaire as part of an adoptive descriptive-analytical and cross-sectional study methodology. In order to confirm that the measuring tool was reliable, Cronbach's alpha coefficients were calculated. These values were based on recognized scales in the literature on sustainable leadership and were all more than the acceptable threshold of 0.70. Descriptive statistics and basic linear regression analysis were used to the data in the statistical analysis that was conducted using SPSS (Version 27) and AMOS V.25. According to the results, the organization practices transformational leadership, with a focus on individual attention being the most prominent aspect. In terms of social sustainability, as opposed to economic and environmental sustainability, the organization also achieved a high degree of sustainability. The results showed that transformational leadership had a substantial beneficial impact on organizational sustainability, explaining a considerable portion of the variation in sustainability outcomes (β = 0.87, R² = 0.75, p<0.001). Expanding empirical data on the leadership-sustainability nexus in an under-researched industrial environment in a developing country, the paper presents a theoretical contribution. Managers who want to ensure their companies' longevity via transformational leadership practices might find some useful pointers here.
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