This paper is aimed at examining the relationship between dimensions of transformational
leadership and employee motivation in public sector organizations in Libya. The dimensions are
idealized influence, inspirational motivation, individualized consideration and intellectual stimulation.
A quantitative approach and a correlational research design was used in this study. Four hypothesis
were proposed to test the relationship between the transformational leadership style dimensions and
employee motivation. The research instrument was a structured questionnaire. The Multifactor
Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) was adapted to measure the different dimensions of transformational
leadership style while motivation was measured using items drawn from preexisting questionnaires.
Five public sector organizations in Libya were selected for the study. A total of 128 employees
constituted the sample. A convenience sampling technique was used to select the sample for this
study. Multiple regression analysis was used to determine the relationship between transformational
leadership dimensions and employee motivation. Intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation and
individualized consideration were found to be significantly related to motivation. Together they
contributed 73.7% to the variation in motivation. Intellectual stimulation was found to contribute most
to the variation (66.4%), followed by inspirational motivation (6.4%) and individualized consideration
(0.9%). The relationship between idealized influence of managers and employee motivation was found
to be not significant.