Abstract
In company management, several leadership styles are inherent and utilised by a manager or a leader. This study assessed the leadership styles of a manufacturing company manager and how the styles of leadership influence rank and file employees’ performance. In particular, it evaluated the manager’s leadership styles as affirmed by the rank and file employees, and how these leadership styles influence the performance of said employees from the viewpoint of work quality, work quantity, job innovativeness, customer service and team spirit. The study was carried out through a descriptive survey research design utilising a standardised survey questionnaire. Findings revealed that the branch Manager highly utilised transactional and transformational leadership styles in managing the manufacturing company. The Laissez-faire leadership style was only moderately utilised while the autocratic leadership was the least utilised style also at the moderate level. These utilised leadership styles manifested strong influence on the performance and productivity of rank and file employees of the manufacturing company under study. Accordingly, the employees exhibited outstanding performance towards the delivery of their works. It is concluded that managing the human capital of any company elicits full utilisation of good leadership styles supportive to the attainment of the company’s set goals and objectives and employees’ desired outputs and productivity. The company under study should continuously utilise and sustain the use of transactional and transformational leadership styles to keep employees’ productive performance, although there is always room for improvement. Other related studies may be pursued considering other variables or attributes of leadership styles not covered in this study.
 
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Highlights
Leadership signifies the process of influencing the behaviour of people and make them wilfully commit towards the accomplishment of organisational goals and objectives
1.1 Study Objectives This study investigated the leadership styles of the branch Manager of a manufacturing company in Tacloban City, Philippines and how such leadership styles influenced the performance of the branch company’s rank and file employees
In the light of the study findings, it is concluded that transactional leadership and transformation leadership styles highly utilised by the branch Manager in the company under study
Summary
Leadership signifies the process of influencing the behaviour of people and make them wilfully commit towards the accomplishment of organisational goals and objectives. Efficient and effective organisation takes off and progresses with excellent leadership. Successful organisation is a reflection of excellent leadership. A leader, with his leadership styles, needs to be able to maintain good rapport with his subordinates motivating and guiding them to achieve organisational goals, objectives and planned targets. One common attribute among effective leaders is that they are able to influence those around them in a positive way, by utilising or applying leadership styles, to maximise subordinates’ potentials for the benefit of the organisation as a whole (Nwokocha, 2014). Obiwuru et al, (2011) emphasised that the management’s ability to build solidarity and coordination within the organisation depends on the skills and styles effected by the leader
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