Team psychological empowerment as a mediator of the relationship between transformational leadership, team effectiveness and innovation: Moderating effect of team task interdependence

Nowadays, transformational leadership has been rated as the most effective leadership behaviors in this changeable industry environment. It not only can promote members involved or committed. Moreover, the importance of transformational leadership even can encourage the followers to achieve the higher achievements goal. Numerous studies have found transformational leadership to be positively associated with subordinate performance at the individual and organizational levels of analysis, and research is accumulating on factors that mediate the relationship between transformational leadership and performance. Thus, psychological empowerment could be among the most important characteristics of the relationship between transformational leadership, team performance and innovation. The purpose of this research is an attempt to look at how transformational leaders influence team effectiveness and innovation by focusing on team psychological empowerment. Specifically, this research will explore the moderating role of collectivism, on the relationship between transformational leadership, follower´s effectiveness and innovation.