Diagnosis of Leadership Style of Mayors from the Wielkopolska Province – based on MLQ (Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire)

Abstract

The variety of tasks carried out by mayors and presidents of cities was the reason to use the multidimensional concept of leadership developed by Avolio and Bass. The purpose of this article is firstly identification of the leadership styles used by mayors from Wielkopolska and secondly the examination of the relationship between used style and positives outcomes. The research sample included 61 mayors and presidents from the Wielkopolska Province. To identify the elements of leadership styles a multi‑factor leadership questionnaire (MLQ‑5X) was used. The first research hypothesis saying that mayors more often use transactional than transformational style was confirmed. At the same time, the second hypothesis about a stronger relationship between transformational style and positives outcomes was not confirmed.