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The impact of leadership styles on organizational culture and firm effectiveness: An empirical study

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  • Klein, Andrew S
  • Wallis, Joseph
  • Cooke, Robert A.

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This research project seeks to contribute to the literature on management by presenting and testing a model of leadership linking leadership styles directly to culture type and indirectly to firm effectiveness. The authors selected a four-factor theory of leadership and examined how it directly impacted organizational culture, and indirectly impacted organizational effectiveness (via an organization's culture). Using surveys designed to measure attitudinal and behavioral indicators of organizational culture, leadership, and effectiveness, we collected data from 2,662 individuals in 311 organizations. The results generally support the hypotheses that organizational effectiveness is related to type of culture and that cultural norms are related to type of leadership styles. The results have implications for management and organizational development practices and processes. The results indicate that the leadership skills of managers and supervisors are critical factors in the creation and reinforcement of cultural norms. Furthermore, cultural norms seem to positively impact organizational effectiveness.

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  • Klein, Andrew S & Wallis, Joseph & Cooke, Robert A., 2013. "The impact of leadership styles on organizational culture and firm effectiveness: An empirical study," Journal of Management & Organization, Cambridge University Press, vol. 19(3), pages 241-254, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:jomorg:v:19:y:2013:i:03:p:241-254_00
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    1. Shafique Ur Rehman & Anam Bhatti & Naveed Iqbal Chaudhry, 2019. "Mediating effect of innovative culture and organizational learning between leadership styles at third-order and organizational performance in Malaysian SMEs," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 9(1), pages 1-24, December.
    2. Theodoros Stavrinoudis & Christos Kakarougkas, 2017. "Towards an innovative classification - grouping of variables that compose organizational culture," Tourism Research Institute, Journal of Tourism Research, vol. 17(1), pages 7-25, June.
    3. Domie, Godswill & Dodzi, Samuel. & Paul Senyo & Cardinal Newton, 2024. "The Effects of Organizational Culture and Organizational Leadership Styles on Organizational Performance and Success: A Case Study of Public Health Institutions in the Bono Region of Ghana," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 8(2), pages 1140-1164, February.

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