Leadership

AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE WITH RESPECT TO PAPER

AND BOARD INDUSTRY IN EAST GODAVARI DISTRICT K. Pavan Kumar, Assistant Professor, Aditya Global Business School, Suramplalem.

Mrs. S. Krishna Soujanya Assistant Professor, Aditya Global Business School, Surampalem.

Gowrabhathini Jitendra, Associate Professor, Aditya Global Business School, Suramplalem.

INTRODUCTION

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A leader is a person who directs the efforts of employees towards the corporate objectives.

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Leadership style in an organization is one of the factors

that play significant role in enhancing or retarding the interest and commitment of the individuals in the organization (Obiwuru et al., 2011).

OBJECTIVES

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To identify the leadership traits that contributes to employee performance.

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To examine significance of leadership styles in the employee performance.

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To suggest suitable recommendation based on the study.

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

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Primary data is collected through questionnaire.

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Descriptive research design was adopted for this

study. 

Simple random sampling is used and the Sample

size used is 80.

DATA ANALYSIS

Table 1 - Demographic Details Age 20-30 Years 31-40 Years 41-50 Years Above 50 years

%

Experience

%

Qualification

%

Income Level

%

81.3

0-3 Years

62.5

UG

6.3

1-3 Lakh p.a

16.3

4-10 Years

35

PG

93.8

3.1-5 Lakh p.a

25

2.5

11-20Years

1.3

OTHER

0

Above 5 p.a

2.5

0

Above 20 Years

1.3

72.5

Table 2 - Transformational & Transactional Leadership Descriptive Analysis

Particulars

Frequency

Percent

Mean

Standard Deviation

Transformational

21

26.3

1.31

0.382

Transactional

15

18.8

1.34

0.562

Both

44

55.0

2.96

1.356

Total

80

100.0

Table 3 - Weighted Sum of Transformational& Transactional Leadership Characteristics Transactional Particulars

Weighted sum

Rank

Inspirational Motivation

22.747

1

Desire To Lead

22.417

2

Individualized Consideration

21.667

3

Weighted sum

Rank

Directive

23.74

1

Dominating

20.87

5

Action Oriented

21.88

4

Goal Setting

23.01

2

Monitoring

22.95

3

Transformational Particulars

CONCLUSION

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To sum up Leadership Style has an impact on employee performance.

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The 21st Century leader should set goals, provide directive, inspire and motivate an employee to translate the efforts into higher productivity.

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