Purpose: The present study investigates the impact of the transformational leadership style on employee performance, using employee commitment as a mediating variable, among IT employees in Kerala, India.More specifically, this study seeks to establish how much transformational leadership enhances employee performance and how commitment acts in that relationship.Design/methodology/approach: Data were collected from 290 IT employees spread across Kerala using a purposive sampling method in a quantitative research design.Structural equation modelling (SEM) was used to analyze the relationships between transformational leadership, employee commitment, and performance. Findings:The results suggest that transformational leadership favours employee performance.Employee commitment rather significantly serves as a mediator in this relationship, suggesting that leadership creates commitment for greater performance.
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