Transformational Leadership and Socio-Technical Systems: Towards A model of Complements

The subject of sociotechnical systems is progressively becoming important, particularly in an age of increasing technological innovations. Complementing men and machine at the workplace has moreover been a challenge in many organizations, especially where the technology being introduced is one perceived to take away the jobs of employees. This paper is a research agenda that seeks to explore how transformational leadership can play a role in influencing employee commitment in organizations; and as such, how a model that facilitates successful implementation of sociotechnical systems at the workplace can be attained.