Research Article

Transformational Leadership Style and Employee Performance in some Selected Table Water Companies in Gombe Metropolis

Aminu, Musa1*, Mbasua, Yakubu Ali1, Haruna, Dadum Hamza1
1 Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Arts, Social & Management Sciences, Gombe State University
* Corresponding author: aminuafirdeba@gmail.com
Published: Dec, 2025
DOI: 10.67862/jbfr.2025.1hbmewy2
Pages: 194-205
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Abstract

The study examined the effect of Transformational leadership style on employees’ performance in some selected table water companies in Gombe metropolis. The specific objectives of the study include: to examine the Transformational leadership style on employee performance in some selected table water companies in Gombe metropolis; to identify whether Transformational leadership style affects employee performance in ways of some selected companies in Gombe Metropolis. Moreover, the study adopted exclusive criteria; because the study reviewed only recent studies from 2019-2023, that is a period of five (5) years that reported on leadership styles and employee performance. However, the study used the exclusive criteria in order to have updated results that were conducted within the same pattern of economic hardship and to have a conciseness for better understanding of readers. Data was also gathered through the means of review and analysed through identifying the outcome of the reviewed studies based on the majority. Therefore, the study found that there is a significant effect of Transformational leadership style on employee performance in some selected table water companies in Gombe metropolis. Additionally, based on the findings, the study therefore recommends the following: Organisations should practice Transformational leadership style to enhance employee performance.

Keywords

Transformational Leadership Style Employee Performance Companies.

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How to Cite

Musa, A., Ali, M. Y., & Hamza, H. D. (2025). Transformational Leadership Style and Employee Performance in some Selected Table Water Companies in Gombe Metropolis. Journal of Banking and Finance Research, 1(1), 194-205. https://doi.org/10.67862/jbfr.2025.1hbmewy2

A. Musa, M. Y. Ali, and H. D. Hamza, "Transformational Leadership Style and Employee Performance in some Selected Table Water Companies in Gombe Metropolis," Journal of Banking and Finance Research, vol. 1, no. 1, pp. 194-205, December 2025. doi: 10.67862/jbfr.2025.1hbmewy2

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