A Comparison Between Transformational and Transactional Leadership Styles Among the Sport Committees Chiefs in Guilan Province

he purpose of this study was to investigate two leadership styles of transformational and transactional among administrators of sport committees in Guilan province. Between 44 committees, 42 sport committees (n=102) completed the two questionnaire of individual characteristics and multifactor leadership questionnaire (MLQ). MLQ is included of 41 questions which 3 leadership style, including transformational, transactional and non-leadership. Internal validity of questionnaire was determined by using Alpha Cronbach's test of 78 percent. In order to analyze the data the following statistical methods in a significant level of (p 􀂔0/05) were used: chi-square, Pearson Correlation coefficient, ANOVA test, with repeated measures and LSD post hoc. The result of this study indicated that: there is a significant difference between leadership styles of transformational, transactional and non-leadership. Sport committees, and administrators used the transformational style of leadership more than the non-leadership method. The result also indicated that there is a significant relationship between the leadership styles of transformational and non-leadership regarding to gender, and female were less inclined with the using of non leadership style comparing to transformational styles. There is also a positive and week relationship between age and non-leadership style and a weak and negative relationship existed between age and transactional leadership style. On the other hand, the committee managers used the non-leadership styles more often than the administrators and assistant managers.