The Impact of Leadership Styles of Supervisors on Employee Performance of Non-Executive Employees: Special Reference to Tile Industry in Western Province, Sri Lanka

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.