IMPACT OF COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP ON ORGANISATIONAL PERFORMANCE

This research study examines the styles of organizational leadership and evaluates them in terms of related measures of organizational effectiveness with the objective of exploring whether there is any relationship between leadership styles and organizational effectiveness. Since the undertakings chosen from Automobile Industry there are different categories of employees in the organization. These different categories are broadly classified into five categories namely workers otherwise called as Associates, Junior Management Cadre, Middle Management Cadre, Senior Management Cadre and Top Management. In the Managerial category there are different cadres, they are Junior Managers, Middle level managers and senior level managers. Since “the study is impact of leadership styles on organizational effectiveness” the associates category, staff and operators categories and Junior Managerial category are excluded from the purview of the study as these categories do not possess Decision Making Powers. A. INTRODUCTION It is generally accepted that leadership and types of leadership play a vital role in driving change, but that there are different sources of leadership and that the definition of leadership varies from situation to situation. Leaders do not exist in isolation and neither do their companies. Leaders who are as in touch with the macro environment in which their business executes, as its micro environment, and can adapt their direction to changing circumstances are more likely to continue as leaders of successful organisations. The ever changing business environment has created a need for leaders who can meet the demands and challenges of organizations functioning in complex and competitive situations, with the world open for trade. The discussion in this chapter initially describes the nature and definition of leadership, leadership types and organizational effectiveness. Good leaders are made not born. Besides personality traits, it has been assumed that the acquisition of certain skills on the part of leader has almost become a necessity for the successful performance of task. There are several types modeled from the three basic styles of Leadership namely Authoritarian type, Democratic / Participative type and Free-Rein type. B. REVIEW OF LITERATURE The insight of the study based on literature and earlier studies of Leadership Styles and Organizational effectiveness. Leadership Styles has assumed considerable importance in the 21st century, because of its impact on employee performance and organizational efficiency. all members of the organization in order to achieve desired results. Most of the authors opined that ISSN (Online): 2455-366 EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) Peer Reviewed Journal Volume: 6 | Issue: 7 | July 2020 || Journal DOI: 10.36713/epra2013 || SJIF Impact Factor: 7.032 ||ISI Value: 1.188 2020 EPRA IJMR | www.eprajournals.com | Journal DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.36713/epra2013 417 effective leadership is the capacity of manager to integrate efforts of First, when followers assess the strengths and weaknesses of their leaders, they may have difficulty in differentiating between the various transformation and transactional leadership behaviours. Mark A. Huselid, (1997), Conducted a study on “Technical and Strategic Human Resource Management Effectiveness as Determinants of Firm Performance” in study he evaluated the impact of human resource (HR) managers’ capabilities of leadership on HR management effectiveness and the latter’s impact on corporate financial performance. He observed that for 293 U.S. firms, effectiveness was associated with capabilities and attributes of HR staff leadership. He also found relationships between HR management effectiveness and productivity, cash flow, and market value. Elizabeth B. Bolton (2007), research article on “Leadership Styles and Leadership Change in Human and Community Service Organizations”, deals with leaders who must be able to adapt their style to the changing environment. C. NEED FOR THE STUDY Today organizations strive to link individual performance more closely to organizational goals. Employers want the employees to perform well in teams and leadership against both current and future objectives of the company. There is, therefore, a continuous enquiry so as to know what skills and competencies will be required to fill longer term goals of leadership. Competitive pressures have forced organizational changes in the areas of leadership styles, decision making and motivation etc. D. OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY  To study the influence of Leadership Styles on organizational culture.  To ascertain the environmental factors influencing the adoption of such leadership styles.  To assess the overall impact of leadership styles on organizational effectiveness.  To measure the influence of some selected behavioral factors of employees on leadership styles.  To suggest alternative strategies wherever necessary to improve leadership styles. E. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY i. Sampling: Keeping in of the above objectives and methods of study the sample is drawn from different categories of Auto Mobile Industry i.e,. 1. Executives 2. Staff 3.Workmen