Volume : 6, Issue : 2, February - 2017

RECONNAISSANCE OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON SELF-PERCEIVED OUTCOME BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS THEIR LEADER AND PERFORMANCE � AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH

Mr. S. Chandramouli, Dr. C. Madhavi

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<span style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">In the IT industry, accountability establishes a connection between the person and/or team and IT. No one person can do it all, and IT leaders surround themselves with people who are willing to share the burden to protect the integrity of the system, the security of the clients, and the droves of data collected within the system. The prime objective of this paper is to reconnoiter the relationship between the leadership styles and the employees&rsquo; self-perception towards their leaders&rsquo; performance and efficiency. The 300 samples were collected from the employees working in IT industry, Chennai. The hypothesized model was verified using and correlation a multiple regression analysis tools using IBM SPSS 22.0 software package. The results of the study indicate that there is a robust relationship exists between the leadership styles and the factors of self-perception outcome behaviour towards their leaders&rsquo; performance and efficiency. Based on the results of the research, the researcher recommends that the participative leadership style may be more suitable for IT Industry, however it is recommended that instead of practicing single leadership style, practicing combination of more than one leadership styles may yield better satisfaction of the subordinates about their leaders&rsquo; performance and effectiveness, which may result in improved organizational performance.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:&#10;normal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">&nbsp;</span></b></p>