the role of transformational leadership and organizational climate in organizational self-esteem of mashhad firefighters

Introduction: this study aimed to investigate the impact of transformational leadership andorganizational climate on the organizational self-esteem of the mashhad fire department.methods: the present applied research is a descriptive survey. the statistical population ofthis study consists of all 210 firefighters in mashhad fire headquarters. the sample size wascalculated according to morgan's table comprising 132 individuals selected through simplerandom sampling. data collection was accomplished through three questionnaires: bass andavolio's (2000) transformational leadership questionnaire (tlq), sussman and deep's (1989)organizational climate questionnaire, and pierce et al.'s (1989) organizational-based self-esteem questionnaire, whose validity and reliability were confirmed. the collected statisticaldata were analyzed within spss and smart pls software.findings: data analysis confirmed all research hypotheses. transformational leadership has adirect impact on organizational self-esteem with a path coefficient of 0.62. the organizationalclimate has a direct impact on organizational self-esteem with a path coefficient of 0.63.components of transformational leadership including idealized influence, inspirationalmotivation, intellectual stimulation, and individual consideration affect organizational selfesteem.components of organizational climate including clarity of and agreement onorganizational goals, clarity of and agreement on role, satisfaction with rewards, satisfactionwith and agreement on procedures, and effectiveness of relations affect organizational selfesteem.conclusion: managing directors ought to reinforce employees' self-esteem to improve theperformance of employees and boost productivity in the organization. in this regard, they mustexercise an appropriate style in dealing with employees, which is the transformationalleadership style. moreover, a decent organizational climate should be created to build and boostself-esteem in employees and consequently enrich their performance towards fulfillingorganizational goals.