The Role of Transformational Leadership in Contributing to the Success of the Change Process in Struggling Organizations: A Theoretical Study of Small and Medium-Sized Organizations

Abstract

The study addressed the topic of transformational leadership and its role in leading struggling organizations, focusing on small and medium-sized organizations. This topic was addressed due to the high incidence of small and medium-sized organizations experiencing difficulties and numerous administrative and organizational problems. This has led to increased interest in finding the best leadership and administrative style to address these challenges. The study followed a descriptive approach, relying on a theoretical survey to obtain the greatest possible amount of data and information on this topic. This contributes to building a knowledge base for researchers on this topic, enabling further in-depth studies on the topic in the future through a comparative study of various leadership styles. The study reached a set of conclusions and findings, including: transformational leadership is the best type for dealing with change, and transformational leaders possess characteristics that enable them to better handle the problems of small and medium-sized organizations than other leaders who follow other leadership styles. She also presented a set of recommendations, perhaps the most important of which are: the need to conduct analytical studies on other leadership styles that can positively impact small and medium-sized organizations, as well as to conduct a comparison between different leadership styles and the extent of their impact on the concept of change management in light of the current volatile work environment.