General nursing staff of wards
whose manager elected to participate will then be invited to be surveyed. The total population of nurses
in the participating hospitals is estimated at 954. This study builds on past research studies and adds to
the growing body of knowledge on the transformational leadership theory and leadership outcomes which
has been introduced by Burn (1978) and developed by Bass (1985). It adds to the body of knowledge in leadership research in the nursing profession and also contributes to better understanding of the way
leadership is enacted in a sub-populate area like Saudi Arabia where nurses are from various and
different cultures. This study will provide the nurse managers with the opportunity to examine their own leadership style and reflect on how they affect their own nursing staff.