Impact of Project Manager's Transpormational Leadership Style on Team Productivity: Empirical Evidence from it Projects in Lahore

Abstract

This research is conducted with the intention to analyze the impact of transformational leadership on team productivity in IT project of Lahore, Pakistan. Information technology industry is growing with full boom all over the world. Various solution/service providers try to innovate things with high precision, accurate, cost effective meeting the user expectations. The utmost limelight is the skilled human resource who ensures the project success. After reviewing the detailed literature it has been found that team productivity is not something that can be achieved just by technology, it needs skilled resource with the a qualities of high performing leadership. Previous research indicates that transformational leadership style is the prominent leadership style among various leadership approaches. Various researchers viewed this phenomena differently. Some are of the view that leadership and specifically transformational leadership has an impact on team productivity. Whereas some researchers thinks that there are various factors which directly or indirectly leaves an impact leadership style and team productivity. For the purpose of research a sample population of 150 managers and team members has been taken from various IT companies of Lahore Pakistan. Leadership data has been collected from the team members whereas team productivity data has been taken from team leaders. Final results shows direct and solid influence of transformational leadership on team productivity in IT projects in Lahore Pakistan.