Dr. CHEUNG Fung Yi, MillissaMillissaDr. CHEUNG Fung YiWong, Chi-SumChi-SumWong2017-11-132017-11-132011Leadership & Organization Development Journal, 2011, vol. 32(7), pp. 656-672.0143-77391472-5347http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/4623Purpose<br> This study aims to examine the moderating role played by leaders' task and relations support in the relationship between transformational leadership and followers' level of creativity.<br> Design/methodology/approach<br> A sample of 182 supervisor‐subordinate dyads was randomly collected and returned from a restaurant, hotel, retail store, bank, and travel agent of Hong Kong.<br> Findings<br> Results indicated that the positive relationship between transformational leadership and followers' creativity is stronger when there is a high degree of leaders' task and relations support.<br> Research lismitations/implications<br> This study extends the leadership literature to better understand the effects of transformational leadership on employees' level of creativity are contingent on the nature of leaders' support. Sample size is a possible limitation.<br> Practical implications<br> Intensive training can be provided to supervisors or personality test can be used to screen for selected individuals who are high caliber for being a potential transformational leader.<br> Originality/value<br> An empirical examination of how leaders' task and relations support can strengthen the positive link between transformational leadership and employees' level of creativity that previously have been overlooked.<br>enTransformational LeadershipCreativityTask SupportRelations SupportLeadersPeer Reviewed Journal Article10.1108/01437731111169988