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Introduction: Depression is one of the parts of mental disorder which is affecting millions of people worldwide. [6] The logical analytical approach used in clinical and forensic toxicology for the identification of one or more Antidepressant Drugs as a cause of intoxication is largely based on both simple and fast screening methods which cover their extraction and identification including detection of their possible metabolites is been tried to reviewed. Antidepressant: Types Functions Antidepressant drugs cover many varieties of drugs having different modes of actions like [16] etc. Adverse effects Antidepressants are supposed to increase the risk of suicidal thinking and behavior in children accompanying other disorders like depressive and psychiatric disorders. [17] [18] [19] The European Medicines Agency showed warning on the use of Antidepressants which might be increased the risk of suicidal behavior in children and adolescents. [31] TCAs and MAOIs can produce similar kind of side effects like Tachycardia, blurred vision, urinary retention, cardiovascular effects , hypotension, respiratory depression, coma etc. [4] Thus, these drugs may be responsible for the fatality and intoxication and can produce severe effects. Also their growing rate all over the world may show threatening effects which is the matter of global concern. Thus, its increasing prescription rate and adverse effects resulting in a growing interest for determination methods in the Clinical and Forensic field. Biological Samples use for the Screening of Antidepressant Drugs Biological samples are the basic requirement of Forensic and Clinical Toxicology as it solve several related questions which make basis of judgement, consultation and expertise for the above two fields. The matrices generally encountered for analysis are urine [34], hair, nails, vitrous humour etc. The most important biosample used for analytical purposes is Blood. It is a liquid connective tissue of the body composed of different kinds of blood cells suspended in a fluid called plasma. Blood (plasma, serum) is one of the best choices for quantitative and qualitative measurements of drugs of interest because pharmacological or toxicological effects correlate more effectively with their concentrations in blood. [42] Another important biological sample is Urine which is a widely used specimen employed for screening, identification and testing of unknown drugs, forms in high amount, readily available, easy to collect and contains much useful information about the major metabolic functions of the body. [43] Taking Forensic concept in postmortem cases if the positive finding of drug occurs in urine shows that the detected substance or its parent compound might be present in the body some time before death [48] A next alternative to the blood and urine specimen found is Oral fluid for their applications in therapeutic and toxicological drug monitoring [54] When analytical studies get concern with long duration of exposure to the detection window Hair could be as a best biological matrix for the identification and analysis of drugs. It is supposed that drugs or chemicals enter in to hair by passive diffusion from blood capillaries into growing cells and the mechanisms of substance incorporation, analytical methods, result interpretation and practical applications of hair analysis has been well reviewed showing practical utility of hair analysis. [62] Except from all the above given matrices one very precise and rarely encountered biological sample is Vitreous Humor. Its a fluid found between the lens and retina of the eye proved to be the best choice for analytical examinations as it is relatively well isolated and protected from putrefaction. Two different fatality cases were reported where the extraction of drugs is done from Vitreous humor. One case has been reported of citalopram fatality where the extraction of drug is done from Vitreous humor yeilding concentration of citalopram (SSRI) less than 0.04mg/L and in second case venlafaxine fatality is reported where postmortem analysis revealed the concentrations of Fluoxetine (SSRI) and its metabolite Norfluoxetine as 5.2 mg/l and 2.2mg/l respectively. [64] Other than these specimens, body tissues like liver [71], cerebrospinal fluid etc. canalso encounter for toxic and therapeutic drug monitoring biological matrices. Techniques for Sample Preparation Several methods have been published for the determination of one or more antidepressants in biological fluids for therapeutic monitoring or for toxicological purposes. For making biological samples suitable for analytical purposes some treatments should be given to overcome the matrix effects such that the other materials should not interfere with the analytical separation that is the extractability of the analytes in the sample inturn the results of the analysis. [96] These kinds of techniques are rapidly gaining acceptance in bioanalytical applications to reduce both time and labor required to produce bioanalytical results. Thus we can say that these methods give a high selectivity and sensitivity over a wide dynamic range and contribute in formulating very fine detection techniques. Some Commonly Prescribed New Generation Antidepressant Drugs and their Metabolites Several new antidepressants that inhibit the Serotonin (SERT) and Norepinephrine transporters (NET) have been consistently use for therapeutic purposes. [108] are showing below. Sertraline is an effective and highly utilized SSRIs group of drug and â€Å"its principle metabolite is desmethylsertraline.† [41] Another SSRIs group of Antidepressant drug, Fluoxetine has been used worldwide in the therapy of major depression. (3) â€Å"It is primarily metabolized via N-demethylation by the [117] Citalopram is a selective and potent serotonin reuptake inhibitor. [78] Another very important group of Antidepressant drug is SNRIs which includes drugs like Venlafaxine which inhibits serotonin, noradrenaline, and to a lesser extent dopamine reuptake. [39] In the majority of published analytical methods for determination of Antidepressant drugs, gas chromatography and high-performance liquid chromatography, in combination to different kinds of colums operating under different separation conditions, mobile phases and detectors has been used. These were tried to review in the table given below. With high-performance liquid chromatography the analysis is done by using different kinds of detectors like Fluorescence detector, UV detector, Mass detectors etc. For ex. a high-performance liquid chromatographic method is described for the determination of serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) in human plasma where Fluorescence detector was used. [140] A survey of most recent multiresidue analytical methods developed for the determination of different kinds of Antidepressant drugs in different types of biological test matrices with their specific cleanup procedures including the choice of mobile phase, stationary phase, detector system and validation data is summarized in the tabular form below. TABLE Analytical Method Matrix Analyte Extraction method Column Mobile phase Detector system Limit of detection/quantification (ng/L)/ analytical range References LC-MS Plasma Fluoxetine and norfluoxetine Automated SPE XTerra MS C18 Formic acid in methanol and water Triple stage, ESI, positive mode, SRM Fluoxetine and norfluoxetine, m/z 310.3 and 296.2 resp.Linearity,0.5-50ng/mL for both the analyte. 81 LC-MS Plasma Fluoxetine and norfluoxetine On-line extraction using column switching Oasis HLB and Discovery HS C18 Formic acid in acetonitrile and water ESI, positive mode, SIM LOQ,25ng/Ml for both . 141 LC- MS Hair citalopram and its metabolites liquid/liquid extraction narrow bore C18 _ Tandem mass spectrometre LOQ 25 pg/mg 61 HPLC Plasma Venlafaxine,desmethylvenlafaxine, N,O-didesmethylvenlafaxine liquid-liquid extraction Thermo BDS HYPERSIL C18 water (ammonium acetate: 30mmol/l, formic acid 2.6mmol/l, trifluoroacetic acid 0.13mmol/l) and acetonitrile (60:40, V/V) MS/ESI LOD were 0.4, 0.2, 0.3, and 0.2ng/ml for VEN, ODV, NDV and DDV resp. 134 HPLC Plasma Venlafaxine ,O-di desmethylvenlafaxine solid-phase extraction with C1 cartridges reversed-phase column -C8 75% aqueous phosphate buffer containing triethylamine and 25% acetonitrile Fluorescence detector LOQ 1.0ngmL?1 and LOD 0.3ngmL?1 39 GC-MS oral fluid amitryptiline, paroxetine and sertraline solid-phase extraction with Bond elute column {Acid compounds were eluted with acetone while basic and neutral compounds with dichloromethane:isopropanol:ammonium (80:20:2, v/v/v)} methylsilicone capillary column Carrier gas He, Flow rate 0.8ml/min selected-ion-monitoring (SIM) mode. Between0.9 and 44.2ng/ml (LOQ) 55 HPLC Plasma citalopram and its metabolites _ reversed-phase column -C18 40% acetonitrile: 60% aqueous tetramethylammonium perchlorate Fluorescence detection at 300 nm, exciting at 238 nm (LOQ) 1.5 ng mL?1 citalopram and desmethylcitalopram , 2.0 ng mL?1 for didesmethylcitalopram 124 HPLC Plasma fluvoxamine, paroxetine, sertraline, fluoxetine, citalopram, mirtazapine, milnacipram, venlafaxine, desmethylcitalopram, didesmethylcitalopram, norfluoxetine, O-desmethyl venlafaxine, desmethylmirtazapine liquid-liquid extraction Symmetry C8 acetonitrile-phosphate buffer 10 mM UV (230 nm and 290 nm) LOD, 25 to 500 ng/mL (100-2000 ng/mL for venlafaxine and its metabolite), LOQ, 25 ng/mL (100 ng/mL for venlafaxine and its metabolite) 142 HPLC-MS Blood fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, fluvoxamine, Citalopram, norfluoxetine, desmethylcitalopram, didesmethylcitalopram, desmethylvenlafaxine, and desmethylmirtazapine liquid-liquid extraction. XTerra RP18 column Acetonitrile and ammonium formate buffer (4 mmol/L) Tandem mass spectrometre LOD, 5-500 ng/mL (20-2000 ng/mL for venlafaxine and desmethylvenlafaxine) and LOQ, 5 ng/mL (venlafaxine and desmethylvenlafaxine: 20 ng/mL) 143 HPLC Serum fluvoxamine, milnacipran, paroxetine, sertraline, fluoxetine, citalopram, venlafaxine, desmethylcitalopram, didesmethylcitalopram and norfluoxetine liquid-liquid extraction. Beckman C18 reversed-phase column (50%, v/v) acetonitrile in a sodium phosphate buffer (0.05 M with pH 3.8) UV (200.4 nm) 15 ng/ml -fluoxetine, 25 ng/ml-venlafaxine, norfluoxetine, citalopram and its metabolites, 40 ng/ml- sertraline, 50 ng/ml-fluvoxamine 127 Capillary Liquid chromatography Plasma citalopram, fluoxetine, paroxetine and their metabolites reversed-phase C8 SPE Kromasil, C18 acetonitrile-45 mM ammonium formate (25:75, v/v). UV LOQ between 0.05 to 0.26 ?M 42 HPLC Plasma fluoxetine and norfluoxetine Sample treated with acetonitrile and isolated supernatants were directly injected Discovery C18 0.1% formic acid in water and acetonitrile (40: 60) ESI- Tandem Mass spectrometre, (m/z 310 ? m/z 44.3 for fluoxetine, m/z 296 ? m/z 134 for norfluoxetine) LOD, fluoxetine, 0.02 ng/mL and 0.03 ng/mL, norfluoxetine 95 RP-HPLC Serum Sertraline liquid- liquid extraction. cyano column 63:37 (v/v) methanol-sodium phosphate buffer (0.05M) containing 2mLL?1 triethylamine Fluorescence detector LOQ up to 2ngmL? 111 LC-MS/MS plasma Sertraline, N-desmethyl sertraline liquid-liquid extraction Betasil C8 column 750 mL methanol + 250 mL deionized water + 2.5 mL, 1.0 M ammonium trifluoroacetate. tandem mass spectrometry SER, NDS were were m/z 306.2?159.0, 292.1?159.0, resp. 12 LC-MS/MS Plasma venlafaxine (VEN) and O-desmethyl venlafaxine (ODV) SPE Betasil C18 column isocratic tandem mass spectrometry m/z 278.27?121.11 for VEN, m/z 264.28?107.10 for ODV 144 RP-HPLC Pharmaceutical formulations. Olanzapine, fluoxetine. _ Inertsil C18 reversed phase column 40:30:30 (v/v/v) mixture of 9.5mM sodium dihydrogen phosphate, acetonitrile methanol UV LOQ, 0.005 0.001?gmL?1 for olanzapine and fluoxetine resp. 145 HPLC-MS-MS Plasma Citalopram, fluvoxamine and paroxetine On-line SPE with column switching.(Oasis/HLB) Oasis HLB and Symmetry C18 Formic acid in water and acetonitrile Triple stage, APCI, positive mode, SRM LLOQ, 20 microg/ L for citalopram fluvoxamine and 10 microg/L/ for paroxetine. LOD, 5 microg/ L for all 131 LC-MS(/MS) Plasma Citalopram LLE Hypersil BDS C8 Aqueous ammonium formate and acetonitrile ESI, positive mode, SIM Analytical range, Citalopram 0.50-250ng/mL 146 LC-MS(/MS) Plasma Fluoxetine and norfluoxetine LLE Lichrospher 100 RP-8 E Aqueous ammonium formate and acetonitrile ESI, positive mode, SIM Analytical range, Fluoxetine 2.5-250ng/mL, norfluoxetine 10-250ng/mL 147 LC-MS(/MS) Plasma Sertraline SPE Beta Basic C-8 Aqueous ammonium formate and acetonitrile Triple stage, ESI, positive mode, SRM Analytical range, Sertraline 0.5-60.0ng/mL 148 LC-MS(/MS) Plasma Fluoxetine Stir bar sorptive extraction Luna C18 Aqueous ammonium acetate and methanol ESI, positive mode, SIM Analytical range, Fluoxetine 10-500ng/mL 74 LC-MS(/MS) Plasma Fluoxetine, citalopram, paroxetine and venlafaxine SPE C18 Aqueous ammonium acetate and acetonitrile ESI, positive mode, SIM Analytical range, Fluoxetine, citalopram, paroxetine, venlafaxine 5.0-1,000.0ng/mL 149 LC-MS Plasma Citalopram liquid-liquid extraction Hypersil BDS C8 microbore column 10mM ammonium formate- formic acid and acetonitrile (30:70 v/v) Positive electrospray ionization with selected ion monitoring mode. m/z- 325 citalopram, m/z- 281 imipramine, LOQ- 0.50 ng/ml. 75 HPLC-MS/ ESI Plasma Fluoxetine, citalopram, paroxetine and venlafaxine SPE Macherey- NA Gel C18 column Water (formic acid 0.6%, ammonium acetate 30mmol/l) and acetonitrile, 35:65 (v/v) Electron spray ionization LOD, Fluoxetine 0.5, citalopram 0.3, paroxetine 0.3 and venlafaxine 0.1 ng/ml 80 HPLC Plasma Fluoxetine and Norfluoxetine liquid-liquid extraction Reverse phase C18 column Phosphate buffer and acetonitrile Fluorescence detector LOD, 3mg/l 76 LC-MS(/MS) Serum 20 antidepressants: amoxapine, amitriptyline, citalopram, clomipramine, dothiepin, doxepin, fluoxetine, imipramine, maprotiline, mianserin, paroxetine, sertraline, trimipramine, nortriptyline, monodesmethylcitalopram, desmethylclomipramine, desipramine, norfluoxetine, desmethylmianserin,N-des methylsertraline On-line extraction using column switching Cyclone and Xterra MS C18 Ammonium acetate in water, formic acid in acetonitrile and water Triple stage, ESI, positive mode, SRM Analytical range for all compounds, 10-500ng/mL 150 LC-MS/MS Oral Fluid and Plasma amitriptyline, imipramine, clomipramine, fluoxetine, paroxetine, sertraline, fluvoxamine, citalopram and venlafaxine and their metabolites nortriptyline, desipramine, norclomipramine and norfluoxetine. Automated SPE Sunfire C18 IS Column Acetonitrile and ammonium formate buffer (pH 3.0; 2 mM) tandem mass spectrometer (ESI+ mode) with triple quadrupole LLOQ -2 ng/ L (except clomipramine LmsZLOQ -10 ng/ L) for both oral fluid and plasma 151 HPLC Urine and Plasma amitriptyline, imipramine and sertraline hollow fiber-based (polypropylene) liquid phase microextraction Zorbax Extend C18 column 0.02 M acetic acid solution and methanol (54:46) (pH 4.0) UV-VIS LOD found between 0.5 and 0.7 ?g L?1 85 GC-MS Urine fluoxamine, fluoxetine, sertraline, venlafaxine, mitrazapine, citalopram SPMES CP-SIL C8 He- carrier gas (floe rate- 1.2 ml/min) MS with Electron Impact Ionisation Less than 0.4ng/ml-1 Salgado petinal Abbreviations:APCI atmospheric pressure chemical ionisation, ESI eletrospray ionisation, LLE liquid-liquid extraction, LOD limitation of detection, LOQ limit of quantification, SIM single ion monitoring, SPE solid-phase extraction, SRM selected reaction monitoring , ESI electron spray ionization, UV ultraviolet, FD fluorescence detector, LC_TMS liquid chromatography tandom mass spectrometry, LC_MS, GC_MS gas chromatography mass spectrometry, RP-HPLC reverse phase high performance liquid chromatography. Thus, this table is framed for the comparative study of the major analytical approaches used in the detection and identification of Antidepressant Drugs and their metabolites in different biological matrices in order to develop the new methods with the aim to increase the sample throughput and to improve the quality of analytical methods. Thus, analytical methods for the detection of ADs and their metabolites in biological matrices are of interest in the field of forensic toxicology which involves the analysis of drugs and poisons in biological specimens and interpretation of the results to be applied in a court of law. Several analytical methods have been developed for analysis of these antidepressants in biological matrices. These methods provide a good precision and accuracy over the entire analytical range and allowing the development of very rapid and efficient analytical methods by using newer kind of analytical techniques. Conclusion: As the subject of Antidepressants toxicity is evolving, newer methods for their analysis are also evolving. However, some classes of Antidepressants drugs are less toxic and well tolerated but can lead to Toxic or Fatal Drug interaction. The research in this field is very active and results in a large number of papers published every year. Therefore they may be encountered in many Clinical and Forensic cases. Therefore, this review is mainly aimed to target latest analytical and instrumental methods used for detection and characterization of Antidepressant drugs and their metabolites in biological test matrices in turn focus on their toxic as well as therapeutic aspects which would be definitely prove to be helpful in future research and still there is lots of work required in this area as its prescription rate and toxicity is evolving day by day all over the world and by using non-destructive and sophisticated newer instrumental techniques we can also built a new strategy of examina tion and investigation for the drugs of interest. However, in this study, a decision about whether a studys findings are positive or negative cannot always be based strictly on the primary outcome measure. Future trials should also consider, using different kinds of detecting techniques and methods which would allow for easier comparison and interpretation of results across studies as the subject is of global concern and despite the success of such methods there is a continuing need for sustained innovations. Thus, future work in this area will definitely prove to be a promising from both clinical as well as from forensic prospect.

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Role of TSL in Employee Satisfaction and Empowerment for Business

Question: Write about theRole of TSL in Employee Satisfaction and Empowerment for Business. Answer: Role of Transformational Servant Leadership play within organizations in the context of employee satisfaction, empowerment, in your business Introduction Transformational Servant Leadership is the style of leadership that emphasizes on human resources and the interpersonal relationships. It prioritizes on empowering its follower by caring, coaching, and motivation (Stone, Russell Patterson, 2004), thus improving their performance by enabling them to realize their full potential (Northouse, 2016). According to Crook et al. (2011), the human resources are critical to the achievement of organizational goals and general performance, thus if more emphasis is laid on the department, then the organization is likely to acquire a competitive advantage, also, to accomplish its goals and build the society. This paper seeks to examine the roles of Transformational Servant Leadership play within an organization from the perspective of employee satisfaction and empowerment. In this essay, the background study will be explored, then the contribution of TSL to the organization/society examined, analysis of leadership behaviors done and then clear recommendations made to improve leadership. Background of the study In an advancing stormy and complex organizational environment, Business leaders have their focus shifted to the emphasis of leadership. The roles of organizers are no longer considered as leaders but leading the organization environment. According to Alvesson and Spicer (2012) role of leadership is that occupied by an individual at a given time on a given team. A visionary leader will go far towards the achievement of the objectives of an organization. With the aim of solving organizational problems, the power that comes with authority has drastically been swapped with guidance, synchronization, and assimilation. The leader is the one, who leads in the success of the organization by having to face obstacles confidently but with an in-depth understanding of a sense of belongingness, vision, and innovativeness. Klingner, Nalbandian Llorens (2015) defines leadership as the ability to entice willing followers and to influence change. The type of leadership style is central in the influence over employee satisfaction and empowerment; aspects critical to business success or failure. Existing research show that employees that are empowered increase productivity, job performance and employee satisfaction (Manzoor, 2012). Additionally, authorized employees lead to the realization of competitive advantage (Ghosh, 2013 and Kahreh, Ahmadi Hashemi, 2011). The level of empowerment and satisfaction of employees is therefore dependent on the style of leadership in the business. Accordingly, Transformational Servant Leadership (TSL) plays a crucial role in the employee empowerment and satisfaction (Parolini, 2012) Irrespective of the existing knowledge of the position of Transformational Servant Leadership in business, the rate of employee turnover is still on the rise. For instance, the turnover rate in the hospitality industry as observed by AlBattat Som (2013) in the Malaysian case. High rates of employee turnover are attributed to the reduction in business performance. Most of the failed businesses in the hotel industry have been assigned to a failure in leadership. The unethical conduct of the hotel and restaurant managers discourage the employees who in turn offer low-quality customer services thus affecting business productivity. In some cases, the business may be faced with lawsuits that not only cost the organization in monetary terms but also hampers its reputation in the market. The effect of bad leadership on the employees produces a ripple effect and leaves them discouraged, dissatisfied and un-appreciated (Testa Sipe, 2012). Contributions to the Organization and Society The Transformational Servant Leadership is characteristic of interpersonal relationships and is focused on empowerment, motivation, appreciation, coaching and inspiring followers (Schneider George, 2011). Therefore, the adoption of the TSL in an organization and the society at large will lead to satisfied and empowered employees who will own their jobs and deliver quality services to customers and as a result creating a competitive advantage to business which will naturally lead to increasing business productivity. A Transformational Servant Leader is an active listener. This quality is part of effective communication, and it enhances understanding. A leader who is an Effective listener will make the employee feel much valued and cared about. This will motivate the employee to become more engaged at work. Also, such leaders incorporate the opinions of the followers both in strategizing and in the decision-making process (Van Dierendonck, 2011and Allan,2011) TSL leads to the achievement of the organization goals due to their conceptualization ability. A transformative leader is visionary; a critical capability in guiding followers (Cameron, 2012). The relationship between the leaders and followers often lead to shared dreams which inspire both parties to pursue greatness. As a result, the organization gains through such leadership by innovations and development. TSL encourages ethical behavior because the leaders always exercise awareness or foresight. This capability enables the leader to learn lessons from past occurrences, the present realities, and the possible future consequences for a current decision (Johnson, 2011). This guides the organization while making costly decisions such as investments and employee-related issues thus encouraging ethical behavior in all aspects of the organization. Knani (2014) suggests that organizations that make moral and ethical decisions that concern their employees end up in generating long-term benefits. Employee development is another benefit of TSL application. (Cameron, 2012) Asserts that servant leaders aim at helping people to realize their objectives. The TSL leaders always endeavor to impact the lives of others positively, and in the process, the organization is benefited. Such leaders empower the employees through career development and other necessary support thus making them feel satisfied. Empowered and happy employees are more committed to their work and therefore help in the growth of the organization (Muthia Krishnan, 2015). Furthermore, career development of the employee positively affects the family and the society at large. According to Parris Peachey (2013), society development entails bringing people together within an organization thus reinforcing the attitude of teamwork. TSL promotes this by installing a spirit of service by actively seeking for an occasion to both serve and lead others thus promoting collaboration and coherence which are both essential for creating equality of life in the community. Coaching and development are attributes of TSL. With such leadership, the employees are assisted to improve on their performance achievements and at the same time instilling a feeling of concern for the growth of the employee. Even though the business gains from the employees growth and development, the workforce also acquires skills that can be used outside the organization. Such a link strengthens the employees value to the business which further motivates them to aim higher and invest in the organization's prosperity through building and developing communities (Parolini, 2012) Based on the preceding contributions of TSL to the organization and society at large, I can say that TSL leadership affects the general development of the community about employees in that leadership is all about leading people. Choudhary, Akhtar, Zaheer (2013) assert that Employee satisfaction and empowerment dramatically depends on the TSL and therefore should be the root solution to the problem of high levels of employee turnover which is as a result of employee dissatisfaction. Analysis of Leadership Behaviors Transformational servant leadership is that which focuses on the collective organization goals, advancement while at the same time fulfilling the needs of the followers. Such a leader empowers and inspires the followers to share a united business goal and boosts employee behaviors such as creativity, intellectualism, invention and adventuresome all which contributes to the motivation and success of the employees (Van Dierendonck et al., 2014). A transformational servant leader is a role model, supports engagement and employs motivation, charismatic, encouragement, and inspirational influence to initiate the growth of the followers and organization (Schneider George, 2011). Transformational value-based and servant leadership is made up of four significant behavioral elements (Dunn, Dastoor Sims, 2012). We start with charismatic as the first behavioral component. A Transformative leader emphasizes on others needs, is a role model who inspires, imparts self-importance and positivity, stresses commitment, alignment around a common objective, high ethical and moral values, and veneration and belief(Schneider George, 2011). These attributes made such leaders to be admired, esteemed, trustworthy and perceived as role models by followers (Choudhary, Akhtar Zaheer, 2013). Secondly, the leadership style is used to inspire and motivate. This the leader achieves by articulating the vision of the organization, exhibits an honest and ardent commitment to the same idea and the goals that are associated with it, and communicates the prospects in a precise manner (Choudhary, Akhtar Zaheer, 2013).The transformative value based leader is passionate, hopeful, motivational, and encouraging (Van Dierendonck et al., 2014). Venerated influence and inspirational motivation promote unity along shared goals in an environment setting that is of high levels of ethical and moral values and supports and reinforces shared leadership within an academic society. Intellectual stimulation is the third behavioral element. A transformational value-based leader promotes invention, creativity, daring, and the disposition to disregard systems that are inefficient, and the followers are inspired to interrogate conventions, tactfully address problems in different ways, and find solut ions for problems in a creative way (Van Dierendonck et al., 2014; Mass, 2017, and Dumdum, Lowe, Avolio, (2013). The environment that encourages intellectual stimulation favors academic freedom, all-time education, and learning. Personalized consideration is the fourth behavioral component. A transformational leader assesses and contemplates the specific desires of each distinct follower, creates a helpful setting that is aimed at the achievement and growth of the followers, and uses mentoring, training, establishment of new opportunities for development, and unceasing response to endow followers and aid them to attain their potential l (Dunn, Dastoor Sims, 2012 and Choudhary, Akhtar Zaheer, 2013). The four behaviors aforementioned are the ones a transformational leader uses to motivate followers. Motivation relies on the ability of the followers to align themselves with the organization's mission, vision, and objectives (Carter et al., 2013). The transformational leader has the capability of uniting and bringing into order the followers to shared goals that enhance teamwork method to seeking solutions to problems and management of human resource. To realize this, the followers ought to trust, regard, and reverence their leader, and be encouraged to work beyond expectations. Transformational leadership is also linked to high levels of employee satisfaction, engagement to the business, energy, retention, organizational loyalty, and general performance (Wright et al., 2012). The transformational value-based leaders are more proactive, have higher ability of motivating followers, and are endowed with the ability to develop business objectives that attract followers, and because of this the followers of transformational leaders are characteristic of high levels of commitment and association with the business, industrious, and are highly cohesive (Garca-Morales et al., 2012). Transformational leaders have an excellent emotional intelligence, and for this reason, their followers rate them as highly effective (Hur et al., 2011). According to Braun et al. (2013), the effects of transformational leadership takes place partially through the associated impacts in creating trust and value equivalence among followers. Specific Recommendations to Improve Leadership Transformational, value-based and servant leadership is characteristic of behavior like empowerment, motivation, employee satisfaction, active listening, use of behavior components of inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, idealized influence and personalized consideration. Based on these features, transformational leaders are ever in search for opportunities to pursue whatever possible (Kouzes and Posner, 2014). In this section, recommendations will be made in respect to the hallmarks of TSL which have been discussed above. The first fundamental characteristic of a transformational leader is to possess the strength to come up with visions and goals for the organization. The leader is not only expected to create a new vision for the organization but also to communicate it to the rest so that the follower can comprehend the concept and pledge themselves to it. Roueche, Bakker, and Rose (2014) recommend three stages that a transformational leader should adopt in communicating the vision to their followers. The first step is to identify the need for renewal, and new course circumvents the mission. Stage two is to come up with the new vision. The last stage is to operationalize the change to realize the mission. The part of the transformational leader during these steps is to provide a work setting that is founded on the common vision. The secret to successful transformational leadership is to endeavor to work towards the shared vision in which the followers are enlisted, and the vision is rejuvenated. TSL should foster the participation of others in the process of decision making. If the leader empowers others, then the followers can be part and parcel in the process of decision making. It is more often that such a participatory process will lead to a consensus. Pearson, (2012) demonstrates that there is no possibility of a conflict escalating when the leadership involves others in the process of decision making. By the transformative servant leaders inviting their followers to take part in the strategic planning process, they encourage them to be part of the mission and vision of the organization thus creating a sense of ownership for the goal and the expected output. Kouzes and Posner (2014) assert that the extension of power and responsibility to others creates a synergy process which helps create an environment of trust and self-confidence in the business. Another behavioral component of transformational servant leadership is the provision of intellectual stimulation to the people. According to Zhang et al. (2012) labor turn out to be inspiring, appealing, puzzling and captivating when the leaders inspire and empower followers. Therefore, for the leaders to experience a transforming impact on the employees lives by keeping them committed and competent in their profession, they should emphasize on developing their strengths and improving their knowledge and skills. Additionally, the leader ought to provide a learning environment in which individuals have freedom so that they may have the capability of learning, varying and developing new skills. Kouzes and Posner (2014) in their research found out that the work environment is enriched when employees are provided with intellectual stimulation. The TSL should also foster building relationships inclusive of the multicultural teams. A transformational value-based leader is one who encourages community building. Such a leader endeavors to establish a community instead of fostering a competitive culture. This is because the mentality of such a leader is to include all followers irrespective of their points of diversity. They are efficient, unbiased listeners and develop an empowerment environment within their organization. Kouzes and Posner (2014) describe such leaders as those that instill the sense of strength in other people. Therefore, by building the community and fostering relationships with the rest, the TSL can aid others and improve their skills and enhance their performance within the organization. This further makes the followers believe that they possess the capability of instituting a difference in their organization thus improving their morale. The leaders must demonstrate high levels of performance expectations and thus do expect the very best from themselves and their followers. For the leaders to accomplish beyond the expected, they should treat employees positively. The leaders also ought to have clear laid down standards to realize improved output. They have to provide clear directions, responses, and motivation. Furthermore, the leaders may face the difficulty of precisely defining the projections, and thus they should thoroughly comprehend the employee standards and their needs so that they can be able to encourage the followers to efficiently carry out their roles (Roueche, Bakker, and Rose, 2014 and Normore, Erbe, 2013).The leaders ought to articulate each employees responsibility for the shared vision about the personal duties and prospects (Pearson, 2012) Conclusion and Summary TSL and value-based servant leadership have significant roles in the organization as it relates to employee satisfaction and empowerment (Carter, 2012) which are vital aspects for the business to accomplish its mission, vision, and goals. 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