The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of human resource practices, particularly transformational leadership development, in influencing organizational commitment by fostering employee resilience during periods of crises. The results of the study indicate that there is a significant positive relationship amongst transformational leadership development, employee resilience, as well as organizational commitment especially when we consider affective and normative commitment. Furthermore, continuance commitment was not directly influenced by transformational leadership development, though it was indirectly impacted through employee resilience. Thus, this implies that employee resilience is a mediator in this relationship. While existing research has examined the connection between human resource practices and employee resilience, the interrelationship among transformational leadership development, employee resilience, and organizational commitment remains underexplored. This study addresses this gap by exploring the mediating role of employee resilience in the relationship between transformational leadership development and organizational commitment during a crisis.
