Transformational leadership behaviour in select it companies in India

Transformational leadership theory was developed by Burns (1978) and later enhanced by Bass (1985, 1998) and others (Avolio & Bass, 1988; Bass & Avolio, 1994; Bennis & Nanus, 1985; Tichy & Devanna, 1986). Transformational leadership theory evidence that the leader's ability to motivate the follower to accomplish more than what the follower planned to accomplish. In the present-day, IT (Software) companies in India is undergoing considerable changes in response to the changing business environment. The aim of this study is to analyse transformational leadership behaviour in IT (software) companies in India. A total of 100 team members rated team leader on Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire in IT (software) companies of India. The results of the study showed that, on an average, the level of transformational leadership is more or less the same as the level of transactional leadership, as leaders exhibited these styles of leadership most often.