THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE (A STUDY OF INNOSON TECHNICAL AND INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED, ENUGU)

This study is based on “the effect of leadership style on organizational performance (A study of Innoson Technical and Industrial Company Limited, Enugu)”. Leadership is an important aspect of management and the ability to lead effectively. It is also one of the keys to being an effective manager; the essence of leadership is fellowship. The statement of the problems is that productivity is decreased due to the workplace environment. The objectives of the study are to evaluate the roles of effective leadership in achieving organizational goals and objectives, to examine the effective leadership play in the achievement of organizational goals, to examine the factors that affect the roles of effective leadership in the achievement of organizational goals, to determine factors that affect manager’s choice of a particular leadership style in a manufacturing organization and to examine the effect of democratic leadership style on employee performance. Taro Yamane’s formular was used in getting the sample size. Instrument used for the study are questionnaire, observation and oral interview. The researcher carried out the study in Innoson Technical and Industrial Company Limited, Enugu and population of 317 and sample size of the study is 177 persons. In the course of the research, the researcher finds out that the roles of effective leadership have been very effective and efficient in the achievement of organizational objectives, we discovered that effective leadership play an important roles in the achievement of organizational goals, we discovered that poor planning and implementation are not the factors affecting the role of effective leadership in achieving organizational goals, it was found out that there are factors that is affecting manager’s choice of a particular leadership style in a manufacturing organization and it was observed that there are positive significant effect of democratic leadership style on employee performance while concluding that conducive working environment increases the workers level of productivity. Therefore the researcher recommended that the staff of Innoson Technical and Industrial Company Limited, Enugu should register and identify with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) to monitor their welfare accordingly, Adequate modern facilities should be brought into the organization so as to enhance the productivity of workers and also reduce burden or fatigue, Fringe benefits and incentive should be encouraged and the organization should have an official welfare package which will improve the moral and well-being of the employees.