Linking social bond theory and psychological contract theory, this study examined the influence of transformational leadership on employee championing behavior and tested the mediating role of trust in leadership between transformational leadership and championing behavior in the context of organizational change. This study collected data through a questionnaire survey from 300 full-time employees who were working in Bangladesh’s banking sector. The structural equation modelling technique was used to test the proposed hypothesizes. The results of this study reveal that transformation leadership significantly influences employee trust in leadership and championing behavior during organizational change. Also, this study uncovers the mediating effect of trust in leadership in the relationship between transformational leadership and employee championing behavior during organizational change.

本研究将社会纽带理论和心理契约理论联系起来，研究了变革型领导对员工拥护行为的影响，并检验了领导信任在组织变革背景下变革型领导和拥护行为之间的中介作用。本研究通过问卷调查收集了 300 名在孟加拉国银行业工作的全职员工的数据。结构方程建模技术被用来测试提出的假设。这项研究的结果表明，转型领导显着影响员工对领导的信任和组织变革期间的拥护行为。还，