Influence of Leadership Styles on Organizational Performance with special references to selected organizations in Hyderabad.

Abstract

 Leadership styles determine the efficiency and effectiveness of employees and organization. So, leader adopts such style, which suits to employees characteristic, situation, task and organizational structure. Leadership style denotes the behavioral pattern of leader toward task, employees and situation. The study used primary data which was collected through questionnaires as research instrument. Laissez-faire leadership was measured with a 5-item MLQ, multifactor leadership questionnaire, Transactional leadership was measured with 12- item MLQ, multifactor leadership questionnaire, Transformational leadership was measured with 23-item MLQ, multifactor leadership questionnaire and Organizational performance was measured with 7-item MLQ, multifactor leadership questionnaire. Correlation and regression analysis applied through SPSS version 19 and the findings suggested significant relationship between leadership styles and organizational performance.