The Role of Transformational Leadership in Enhancing Organizational Creativity among Employees in Iraqi Sports Institutions: An Analytical Study

Abstract

The goal of the study is to identify the role of transformational leadership in stimulating organizational creativity of the employees of sports institutions in Baghdad Governorate. This comes in light of the administrative and organizational problems that afflict contemporary sports institutions. Besides, in light of the increasing need to use modern leadership patterns containing the necessary trends that are supposed to support creativity and enhance the institution’s performance and the general behavior of its employees. This study is focused on transformational leadership which is one of the most effective leadership styles wherein human resources can be developed. In other words, transformational leadership facilitates the employees to innovate and take initiatives to get involved in achieving organizational goals. The descriptive correlational approach was chosen as it fit the nature of the problem and the objectives of the study. The study population consisted of administrative working employees of the Baghdad Directorate of Youth and Sport and affiliated sports clubs and clubs for the year 2025. A stratified random sample was selected to ensure proper representation of adequate administrative levels. Data were collected using the Transformational Leadership Scale which assesses the dimensions of idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration. Data were also collected using the Organizational Creativity Scale. The validity and reliability procedures verified the instruments’ psychometric roperties. Statistical analyses included descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, linear regression analysis, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. The results of the study showed that transformational leadership and organizational creativity were significantly related. According to the results, transformational leadership is a significant predictor of employee organizational creativity. Leadership practices relying on motivation, inspiration, and creative thinking were found to make a contribution to the establishment of an organizational environment aligned to support innovation and improve institutional performance. As the study recommends, to adopt the principles of transformational leadership in Iraqi sports institutions and develop programs to train administrative leaders to enhance creativity and promote the effectiveness of the organization.