The Effect of Transformational Leadership Style Practice on Academic Staff Commitment of Private Colleges Hawassa City

This study aimed to identify the effect of transformational leadership style practice on academic staff commitment of private colleges in Hawassa city. The researchers employed a quantitative research approach with an explanatory research design. A simple random sampling technique was employed to select academic staff from colleges. The result of regression analysis was applied to investigate the effect of transformational leadership style practice on academic staff commitment. The findings of this study showed that, challenge the process, inspiring a shared vision, enabling others to act, modeling the way, and encouraging the heart have positive and statistically significant effects on academic staff commitment. Hence, the paper suggested that private colleges should improve the transformational leadership style practices to encourage academic staff commitment. Keywords: Transformational Leadership Style, Academic Staff, Commitment; Private Colleges DOI: 10.7176/JEP/12-25-02 Publication date: September 30 th 2021