The relation of transformational leadership and transactional leadership to constructive organizational culture

An understanding of the interplay between leadership and organizational culture is an important factor for developing effective organizations. The purpose of this study is to predict constructive culture from transformational leadership and transactional leadership. Leadership factors were measured using Bass and Avolio's (1995) Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) and constructive culture was measured using Cooke and Lafferty's (1994) Organizational Culture Inventory (OCI). Correlations and hierarchical multiple regression analyses were conducted to test the relations between the key factors. The ordering of predictor variables was based on Bass and Avolio's (1997) hierarchy of effective and active leadership styles.; A positive correlation was found between transformational leadership scores and constructive culture scores. Results from a hierarchical multiple regression analysis indicated that only two of five transformational leadership subfactors were significant. The two significant factors, individualized consideration and inspirational motivation, accounted for 19% of constructive culture variance. The relation between transactional leadership constructive culture was inconclusive.