The Extent of Availability of Transformational Leadership Competencies among Editors-in-Chief in Jordan from Journalists’ Point of View

Abstract

The main objective of the study is to identify the competencies of transformative leadership in editors-in-chief
of Jordanian press organizations. With respect to their training needs and transformational leadership theory,
Jordanian society consists of 200Journalists working for the recognized press institutions. In order to achieve the
aim of the study a well structured questionnaire was distributed to editors-in-chief working in the Jordanian
press. The study used descriptive statistics to define training needs of competencies of transformational
leadership. The study found that leadership competencies existed in the press organizations and that the
transformation among the editors-in-chief was moderate. Hence, the study recommended the need to enhance
the development of transformational leadership competencies among editors-in-chief of Jordanian press
organizations.