Leadership is one of the key determinants associated with the success and failure of any\norganization. Leadership style is the manner in which people are directed and motivated by a\nleader to achieve organizational goals. This study examines the impact of leadership styles on\nthe organizational performance. The focus was on six major leadership styles -transformational,\ntransactional, autocratic, charismatic, bureaucratic and democratic. This study has provided\ndeep insights about the leadership styles; the democratic, transformational, bureaucratic and\nautocratic leaderships have a positive impact on the organizational performance, however, the\ncharismatic and transactional leaderships have negative impact on the organizational\nperformance, as it does not provide opportunities and freedom to employees. In this study, both\nprimary and secondary research has been conducted. The primary research has been done\nusing the quantitative approach, with the help of survey instrument, based on a survey\nquestionnaire. The secondary research has been done through the review of previously\nestablished literature for achieving the research objectives. The findings suggested that\ncharismatic, bureaucratic and transactional leadership styles have negative relationship with\norganizational performance. Transformational, autocratic, and democratic leadership styles, on\nthe other hand, had a positive relationship with the organizational performance. It has been\nrecommended that organizations use the leadership style that enhances the capabilities and\nabilities of the people.
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