The Impact of Leadership Styles on Employees’ Performance in Public and Private Organisations in Guyana
Abstract:
This
article seeks to evaluate leadership styles—transformational, transactional,
and laissez-faire—across the manufacturing and service sectors and at different
organizational levels—senior management, middle management (supervisor), and
junior level—to understand how these styles affect employees’ performance in
public and private organizations in Guyana. Many studies have been conducted on
leadership; however, there is a gap regarding the most appropriate leadership
style for organisations to adopt to positively impact employees’ performance
and contribute to the sustainable growth and development of the organisation. Moreover,
a comparison between private and public organisations revealed that private
organisations consistently outperform public organisations, as shown in
parliamentary reports on public agencies and the published financial reports of
privately owned organisations. The leadership styles examined by this study are
hoped to bring clarity and set the stage for future studies.
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