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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

A leader is a person who directs the efforts of employees


towards the corporate objectives.

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

To identify the leadership traits that contributes to

employee performance.

To examine significance of leadership styles in the

employee performance.

To suggest suitable recommendation based on the study.


RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Primary data is collected through questionnaire.

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 % Experience % Qualification % Income Level %


20-30
81.3 0-3 Years 62.5 UG 6.3 1-3 Lakh p.a 72.5
Years
31-40
16.3 4-10 Years 35 PG 93.8 3.1-5 Lakh p.a 25
Years
41-50
2.5 11-20Years 1.3 OTHER 0 Above 5 p.a 2.5
Years

Above 50
0 Above 20 Years 1.3
years
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
Transformational Particulars 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
CONCLUSION

To sum up Leadership Style has an impact on employee


performance.

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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