Leadership Styles and Organisational Performance in Nigeria: Qualitative Perspective

Abstract

Organizations in different sectors of the Nigerian economy continue to record high cases of misappropriation, embezzlement, immoral and unethical practices, gratifications, high labour turnover, inability to meet basic required obligations, and employees’ dissatisfaction, which have further resulted in poor performance. The theoretical paper dwelled on the concepts of leadership styles as opined by several scholars in the literature and used these as springboards to arrive at elaborate ones that encapsulated all and introduced a range of common and contemporary models and approaches, including an addition of a cutting-edge competitive list to help managers discover, devise and adjust their individual management practice and style for navigation towards a sustainable organizational performance.

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“…Leadership is seen by some researchers as a key predictor of company performance; hence the researcher underlined the need of investigating its effect on organisational performance. Thus, leadership effectiveness is a powerful source of management growth and sustainable competitive advantage for organisational performance improvement (Victoria et al, 2021).…”

The Mediator Role of The Organizational Culture in The Relationship between Charismatic Leadership and Corporate Reputation

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Assessing the Impact of Leadership’s Style on the Performance of NASCON Allied Industries Plc., Lagos, Nigeria

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