The Impact of Transformational Leadership on Managing Organizational Change: A Case Study on Supervisory Positions in the Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Abstract

This study aimed at identify the impact of transformational leadership on managing organizational change in supervis positions in Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority, in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. To achieve the goals of the study, a special questionnaire was developed as a major tool for data collection, where the study sample consisted of (266) supervisory jobs. The researchers used SPSS V. 23 to test the study hypotheses; and they used descriptive and analytical statistical methods to analyze the study data. The most important findings of this study are the following: the overall average answers of the supervisors in Aqaba Economic Zone Authority on transformational leadership and change management comes high and there is a statistically significant impact of transformational leadership in managing organizational change. Based on the results of this study, the researchers recommended the necessity of continuing to use transformational leadership styles as a useful strategy in creating work conditions that enhance job satisfaction for workers to reduce resistance to change.