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Leadership Styles and Employees
Performance
Abstract
This research thesis is about the impact
of leadership style and employees performance in the organization. The
objective of this research work is to create knowledge about the relationship
that exists between leadership styles and employees performance in the
organization. Descriptive research method is adopted and data were collected
through questionnaire. The major activity of this thesis were directed by the
hypothesis formulated in chapter one. The findings of this study pointed out
that a serious relationship exists between leadership style and employees
performance in the organization. Also that most of the employees in APACO Foam
are satisfied with the leadership style that exists in their organization
because they were paid promptly and incentives are always given to them as
bonuses. The conclusion of this study, from the findings shows that leadership
style is one of the several factors that affect employees’ performance in the
organization. The following recommendations are made by the researcher. There
should be training for manager and employees on some principles that are very
important for effective productivity. And also those employees should be
effectively motivated. Management should also create enabling environment and
rules for both leaders and subordinates to carry out activities together as
this will give all employee sense of belonging.
Chapter One
Introduction
1.1 Conceptual Framework
The conceptual framework for this study
is done from management and organizational behaviour theory. The focus of this
study is on leadership styles and their impact on employees’ performance.
Leadership is a function of management leadership styles has their effect on
group within an organization. Leadership is the process of initiating group
activities toward goal setting and goal attainment.
1.2 BACKGROUND OF RESEARCH STUDY
This research study is on leadership style and
employees’ performance. Leadership style is important in an organization, and
leading a group is not easy because they can resist leadership.
During the last few decades hundred of
laboratory and field studies were conducted to investigate the nature of
leadership styles that exists in organizations. Example Ohia state university,
Michigan University, managerial grid, etc. Leadership style indicates the
pattern and behaviours adopted by the leader during the process of directing
and influencing the group member. The choice of a good leadership style can be
said to be determined by many variables amongst which are the leaders motivational
structure, good interpersonal relationship or location of decision making
function, whether simple or complex effects the systoles to be used.
1.3 Statement of the Problem
The statement of problem in this study
is to investigate leadership style and employees’ performance; the knowledge gains
from this study, recommendation shall be made on how to improve leadership
ability in the organization.
1.4 Objective of the Study
The following are the objective of the
study;
(a) To
describe pattern of leadership styles in organization
(b) To
find out the perception of employee on leadership style
(c) To
investigate if leadership styles have any relationship with employee performance
(d) To
find out if leadership style improves organizational performance
(e) To
make recommendation on how to improve leadership ability in the
organization.
Leadership Styles and Employees Performance
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