Managent styles

Leadership is an important element of the directing function of management. Whenever there is an organized group of people working towards a common goal, some type of leadership becomes essential. The power of leadership is the power of integrating. The leader stimulates what is best in us, he unites and concentrates what we feel only groupingly and scatterindly. He is a person who gives from to the unutilised energy in every man. Leadership is one of the most important as well as commonly debated subjects of the business world. Researchers have mentioned several forms of leadership styles in the business arena. In fact, autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire leadership/management  styles are the oldest and the most recognized leadership styles throughout the world. A number of researches indicated tremendous effects of different types of leadership styles on employees from various aspects. Studies suggests that employees work more effectively and productively when, their managers adopt a specific leadership style. Leadership style can be defined as the pattern of behavior that a leader apply to get the work done through his/her followers or it can be said that a leadership style is a method through which a leader puts his/her leadership practices in place to interact with his/her subordinates. It is obvious, that without desirable leadership style, it is almost impossible for firms to achieve their objectives. In fact, there are varieties of leadership styles used by different managers and leaders all around the globe. Researches argue that a leader’s power and behavior are the two main factors determining the leadership style of the leader.

The goal of the paper is to get acquainted with the management styles.

The tasks (objectives) of the paper are as follows:

1. To review the factors that influence management style

1. To discuss management styles and their features