THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE CREATIVITY: THE JORDANIAN POTASH COMPANY’S FIELD STUDY

The purpose of this paper is to develop a proposed model to test the relationship between transformational leadership and administrative Creativity, four styles of transformational leadership (Ideal Influence, Inspirational Motivation, Individualized Consideration, and Intellectual Stimulation) were considered to measure transformational Leadership. The study conducted a questionnaire survey in Jordanian Potash Company; the sample includes 475 employees within the researched company. A simple regression analysis was used to test the hypothesis. Four styles of transformational Leadership positively affect administrative creativity. The Idealized influence dimension came at the first rank, followed by the inspirational motivation, then the individualized consideration, then the intellectual stimulation, they were all at a high level, and the total degree was high. This research is one of the attempts that investigate the relationship between transformational leadership and administrative Creativity. And extending the knowledge regarding the value of these variables and their relationship for the different types of organization.