1. Introduction
This report explores how different leadership styles impact employee motivation. Leadership style refers to the methods used to provide direction, implement plans, and motivate employees to achieve effective and efficient results (McColl-Kennedy and Anderson, 2002). Leaders are vital in any organization as they create a vision for success. Organizations require initiative, flexibility, and creative problem-solving. Therefore, a leader is someone who influences their subordinates to achieve organizational goals. Effective leadership styles aim to enhance and improve leadership practices. An effective leader sets a clear direction, communicates goals, and ensures that all subordinates have well-defined objectives aligned with a strategic plan.
The purpose of the study is to assess the effects of leadership style on employee motivation and to determine the concept about leadership style on business performance. For this research, to make the basis of the structure I've used deductive research approach. Firstly, In this research there is Literature review which explains the existing literature written by authors on the same topic which helps us find the aim, objectives and hypothesis of the research, then there is justification and contextualization which explains why this research is important, why is it important to find what we are trying to find, How will it build on the existing body of evidence and if it is timely. Then there is methodology which gives the brief information about the methods, philosophies, approaches, instruments and design used in this research, then methodology continues with the sample size, ethical consideration and limitation. Then the research contains Data analysis which exists of univariate analysis and after that findings are discussed and lined to draw conclusion. In the end, there is bibliography. This research will help us to explore the effects of leadership style on employee motivation in order to achieve the organizational goal and to investigate the relationship between the leaders and employees and their commitment to bring long term productivity.
My research is based on the business activities of Aaron Enterprise, New Delhi, India. It is an entity that manufactures all kinds of kitchen products. This is a company that deals in following sectors as Cookware, Enamelware, Thermoware, and Melamine. The company has a multinational workforce of skilled technician, workers and uses some of the most advanced manufacturing equipment and tools in the region to offer a comprehensive service. For the present research, I am conducting a survey which consists of a questionnaire for the employees working in Aaron Enterprise in order to find out the leadership style used in the enterprise and if the leadership style motivates the employee in order to get the results effectively and efficiently.
2. Theoretical background and research focus
Review of key publications and themes
Literature review:
It is the chapter that reviews the relevant literature written by authors over leadership style within enterprise. This is a method that aids to gather in-depth information about the impact of leadership style on employee motivation. Thus, leadership style aids to influence the productivity as it highly impacts the morale of employees.
Theme 1: Determination of leadership style.
Leadership is defined as a process that works towards organisational goal with confidence. It is an art of influencing people so that enterprise can perform its activities in order to have enhancement in profitability and productivity. According to the view of Philip Sadler, (2003) leadership is a powerful concept capable of motivating people towards the same organizational goal in order to bring effectiveness in the organization. Bhatti, et.al., (2012)stated that leadership is process that is derived as team of roles and responsibilities that aids to organisation and people working in it by serving the enterprise to grow business activities effectively and efficiently. Effective leadership is the term that has ability to create and sustaining organisation and its employees in order to promote better working environment. As per the view of Para-González and et.al., (2018) stated that great leaders are able to perform their work with practical application of skills and to develop better networking in terms to both internally and externally. Leaders must have proper skills as knowledge, ability, willingness and commitment towards the organisation. Therefore, encourage and motivation are both crucial factors that leads to conduct each work in better and effective manner.
McColl-Kennedy and Anderson, (2002) stated leadership is the process that is inclusive of things as encouraging innovation, team work, creativity and this all leads to increased performance of employees. Hence, leadership is the one of the crucial areas of management that support to perform each activity in cordial and efficient mode. According to the view of Sethibe, (2018)stated that leadership is the ability of firm management that set and achieve challenging goals and inspire other to take better and effective decision. Bhatti, et.al., (2012)stated that leadership strategy defined as map that align investment in process of leadership development with the help of strategy, goals and aspiration of the business. Hence, it can be stated that leadership is the process that aids to attract the individual outside the enterprise so that all things can be done effectively and efficiently towards the same organizational goal. However, Bhatti, et.al., (2012)stated that greater leader must have the responsibility to maintain a balance between short term performance and it works as to build better future. It is very effective term that aids to develop the integrity among the organisation and it is effective term that aids to enhance competition of organisation. Thus, strategic investments and long-term challenges ensures success so that better leader can conduct the working enterprise effectively and efficiently. According to the view of Bhatti, et.al., (2012) it can be said that effective leaders can also be seen as valuable assets to the enterprise. They perform their works as to serve as a role model and it also aids to inspire subordinates and also challenge them to take greater ownership of work. It is one of the leadership approaches that aids to achieve greater employee engagement in the workplace. Hence, Sethibe, (2018) stated that role model is also key motivator that influences people in order to reach their goals. Therefore, leader to the enterprise must perform their role as to specific, measurable attainable, realistic and time constrained. Therefore, leaders must work as to encourage team work and by undertaking win relationship can be built. Hence, leadership is the process in which ideas can be shared among the individual in freely and open manner. Therefore, better leadership is one of an effective term as it helps to have improvement in morale and make workers more committed towards the enterprise and aids to have enhancement in the productivity of the enterprise.
As per the view of Philip Sadler, (2003) stated that leadership is one of the crucial components that aids to maximise the efficiency and also supports to achieve long term organizational goals. With help of having core skills of leaders they can able to play their role in the significant and effective mode. Hence, it can be stated leadership is term that is expected to perform creative functional role to enhance the profitability of the enterprise. As per the view of Byun and et.al., (2018)it can be said that leaders aimed at improving their responsibilities in managing subordinates, job and leadership development capabilities as per the needs and development capabilities in accordance to the goal of the enterprise.McColl-Kennedy and Anderson, (2002) stated that effective leadership defined as process that works as to generates enhanced motivation efforts, greater motivation and this kind of factor lead to have effective organisational performance. Sethibe, (2018)stated that effective leader affects employee job satisfaction, productivity and commitment. Therefore, Byun and et.al., (2018)stated that the degree of effectiveness among the leaders must be measured by the effect of leaders on the behaviour of employees. Buil, MartÃnez and Matute, (2019)stated that effective leader is the one who has the skills and ability to influence working of individuals and it can be possible to main employee trust, retention and productivity. In order to be effective, it is critical for managers to influence their subordinates, peers in manner to assist and support plans to carry out the decision effectively. Therefore, Xie and et.al., (2018)stated that leadership style is term that aids to encourage employee commitment towards the success of enterprise and that can also work as to satisfy employee desires for empowerment and demand for commitment to organisational goals. Hence, it can be stated that team leaders play crucial role in order to execute the vision and to keep team moral remains high so that whole enterprise can perform their business activities in motivated manner.
Theme 2: Assessing the effects of leadership over companies' ability to retain employees, enhancement in morale and pro