An Investigation Into The Relationship Between Leadership Styles And Organisational Performance

1.2       Statement of Research Problem The role of organisational leaders in facilitating optimum or high performance in work organisations cannot be over emphasised. A number of studies that have examined the relationship between leadership styles and organisational performance had indicated that leadership behaviour and organisational performance are significantly related (Bass, 1990; Collins and Porras, 1996; Manz and Sims, 1991; Sarros and Woodman, 1993).  But some studies have also provided evidence that leadership styles may have a positive correlation or negative correlation with organ…