Abstract:
This study aims to investigate the impact of Transformational Leadership (TL) on
Employees' Creativity (EC) in selected Banks in the Puttalam Region of Sri
Lanka through the mediating effect of Perceived Organizational Support (POS).
Structured questionnaire was used as the method of data collection and 200licensed
commercial banks' employees in Puttalam Region is considered as the sample of this
study. Stratified sampling method used to make the sampling frame and quantitative
research approach was used. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics,
correlation and regression analyses. According to the findings, Transformational
Leadership (TL) enhances both Employee ,Creativity (EC) and Perceived
Organization Support (POS). In the relationship between Transformative Leadership
(TL) and Employees 'Creativity (EC), Perceived Organizational Support (POS) plays a
partial mediating role. This study may be the one of the first to examine the relationship
between Transformational Leadership (TL) and Employees' Creativity (EC) through
Perceived Organizational Support (POS), especially in Puttlar4 Region of Sri Lanka
and in the banking sector. The findings of this study are very useful in improving
employee's creativity through transformation leadership style of bank managers as well
as perceive d or generational support.
