Abstract:
Leadership Style takes place in the way of utilizing
employees to achieve a specific goal/s. Performance
of employees is determined by many factors and
Leadership Style of the supervisor can be considered
as one of them. This study aims to identify the
impact of leadership styles of supervisors on the
employee performance of non-executive employees
in Tile Industry in Western Province, Sri Lanka. The
data were collected from a randomly selected sample
of 80 non-executive employees in two reputed Tile
Companies by using a structured questionnaire and
data analysis was done through regression analysis
and correlation analysis. The researcher found a
positive impact of leadership styles on employee
performance of non-executive employees in Tile
Industry in Western Province, Sri Lanka and findings
further confirmed that most effective leadership
style was transactional leadership style to enhance
employee performance. This study contributes to
literature in the fields of Human Resource
Management, Business studies, Entrepreneurship
and Strategic Business Management.
