The impact of leadership on organisational performance with specific reference to multinational companies in Sri Lanka

The study of leadership in organizations has demonstrated the superiority of transformational or charismatic leadership, over other leadership styles, in predicting organizational performance and other outcomes. Several studies have examined the relationship between leadership and organisational performance, however, only a few have attempted to study the linkage specifically between the multidimensional constructs of transformational leadership and multinational companies. Specifically, it is hypothesized that transformational leadership will have a positive relationship with organisational performance, and will also predict positive results demonstrated with statistical significance providing interesting insights although it might not be a catalyst for increased leadership training and development in Sri Lanka's largest public companies.