An investigation into the influence of leadership styles on organizational performance in Ugandan public universities
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Date
2020
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Publisher
South Asian Journal of Development Research
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the three
leadership styles which include transformational leadership style,
transactional and laissez-faire leadership style on organizational
performance using Kyambogo University as a case study. Specifically,
the study aimed at addressing three objectives; first to examine the
influence of transformational leadership style on organizational
performance, secondly to examine the influence of transactional
leadership style on organizational performance and thirdly to examine
the influence of laissez-faire leadership style on organizational
performance. The study employed a desk method using secondary
data. Basing on the past studies conducted by various scholars on
different types of organizations including Universities regarding the
influence of leadership styles on organizational performance, it was
found that both transformational leadership style, transactional
leadership style and laissez-faire leadership style had a positive and
significant influence on organizational performance. The researcher
argued that these similar findings may as well apply to Kyambogo
University since some of the previous studies were conducted also in a
University setting. The researcher concluded by recommending that
people in the leadership position in any kind of organization need to
study the different kind situation or environment that they are
operating in apply the kind of leadership style that fit the situation at
hand owing to the fact that a given leadership style may succeed in a
particular situation yet the same style of leadership might fail in
another operating environment..
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Keywords
Leadership styles, Organisational performance, Universities, Leadership
Citation
Morris Owani, Godfrey Okello Ogwang & David Mwesigwa (2020). An Investigation in to the Influence of Leadership Styles on Organizational Performance in Ugandan Public Universities, South Asian Journal of Development Research, 3(1): 14-23.