IMPACT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLES ON TURNOVER INTENTION:EVIDENCE FROM BANKING SECTOR OF SINDH, PAKISTAN
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This research examines the impact of transformation styles dimensions on employees' intention to quit the positions from the banking sector business in Sindh, Pakistan. This research uses the Transformational Theory of Leadership to examine the impact of leaders' behaviours on employees' intentions to leave the current positions or the organisations as a whole. This research employs data collected through convenience sampling method from the subordinated staff employees working in banking sector of province of Sindh, Pakistan, uses structural equation modelling analysis to examine the associations between dependent and independent variables. The research findings indicate a substantial relationship between transformative leadershiptowards intentions to depart the organization also indicated that idealized influence proved non-significant, whereas inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individual consideration show significant and strong negative affect on the turnover intention among employees. Transformational leaders cultivate a favourable work milieu by facilitating employee empowerment, motivation, providing individualized support, establishing a collective sense of purpose. This phenomenon decreases the likelihood of workers' inclination to resign from their positions in the banking industry. This research contributes to the existing literature by applying the Transformational Theory of Leadership to the banking sector of Sindh, Pakistan. This research contributes to the existing body of knowledge by examining the impact of transformation leadership dimensions’ practice on workers' intentions to remain in or depart from the current employment. It enhances our undersetting of how leadership behaviours might influence employees' decision-making processes about job retention. The findings of this study provide valuable insights for both researchers’ practitioners, serving as a foundation for further investigation into the impact of transformational leadership on workers' intentions to quit their positions within the banking sector of Sindh, Pakistan.
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