Abstract:
It has long been demonstrated that followers of transformative leaders perform better than average, but it is unknown why this
happens. However, the reasoning behind why this process occurs is unclear. The main aim of this study was to establish the
influence transformational leadership on employee commitment among selected SACCOS in Kilimanjaro region. Specifically, the
study pursued the following objectives; establish the influence of idealized influence, inspirational motivation, individualized
consideration and intellectual stimulation on employee commitment among selected SACCOS in Kilimanjaro region in Tanzania.
The study adopted explanatory research design using both qualitative and qualitative research technique. Both primary and
secondary data were collected whereas questionnaire was used to collect primary data from employees of the four selected
SACCOS in Kilimanjaro region. Study population comprised of all employees in function level team and SACCOS board
members. Purposive sampling was used to sample 102 employees whereas the collected data were analyzed both descriptively and
inferentially. The results found that, there is a positive significant relationship between transformational leadership and employee
commitment of selected SACCOS in Kilimanjaro region. Moreover, the results concluded that, compared with other variables,
idealized influence had a significant positive relationship on employee commitment in the selected SACCOS. Further, the study
rejected all null hypotheses and concludes that all transformational leadership variables had a statistical significant relationship
with employee commitment. Based on the above conclusion, the study recommends that, SACCOS management should embrace
every facet of transformational leadership across all domains of work as a fundamental style that will be crucial to the success of
their business. This research contributes to the area of literature of transformational leadership and their influence on employee
job commitment.
