EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AND PRODUCTIVITY (A CASE STUDY OF ADELEKE UNIVERSITY, EDE, OSUN STATE

ABSTRACT The study examined the impact of transformational leadership on employee engagement and productivity in organizations in Nigeria in Adeleke University, Ede, Osun state. The objectives of study were to assess the effect of transformational leadership on employee productivity in an organization, evaluate the effect of transformational leadership on employee engagement in an organization, identify the factors that hinder the effectiveness of transformational leadership in an organization and proffer solutions that will enhance the effectiveness of transformational leadership for enhanced engagement and productivity among employees. The study adopted a survey research design and random sampling technique was used to select one hundred and and two (102) participants for the study. Structured questionnaires were used to gather data from the participants of the study and data gathered was analyzed using simple percentage and frequencies and multiple regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses stated in the study. Findings of the study revealed that transformational leadership has a significant effect on employee productivity and employee engagement in Adeleke University, Ede. It was also found that the effectiveness of transformational leadership is hindered by some factors such as poor communication and lack of trust, inadequate leadership competence, and internal power struggles within organization among others. Furthermore, findings revealed that the effectiveness of transformational leadership can be enhanced through the followings; encouraging transparency, consistency, regular, two-way communication, recognizing and rewarding creativity among others. The study concluded that leadership is vital for ensuring continued good corporate performance and only those manufacturing companies that adopted the best leadership styles will survive. Lastly, the study recommended among other things that managements of business organizations pay more attention to improving supervisors' leadership skills and to monitoring the relationship between superior officers and their staff.