Investigation Into The Relationship Between Leadership Styles And Organisational Performance

This work is an investigation into the relationship between leadership style and organizational performance a case study of Apaco form Nigeria Limited in Delta State. The work was guided by research questions, objectives and hypotheses. Descriptive research method is adopted and data were collected through questionnaire. The major activity of this work were directed by the hypothesis formulated in chapter one. The findings of this study pointed out that a serious relationship exists between leadership style and employees performance in the organization. The conclusion of this study, from the findings shows that leadership style is one of the several factors that affect employees’ performance in the organization. The following recommendations are made by the researcher. There should be training for manager and employees on some principles that are very important for effective productivity. And also those employees should be effectively motivated. Management should also create enabling environment and rules for both leaders and subordinates to carry out activities together as this will give all employee sense of belonging.