Impact of Leadership Styles

Running head: BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
"A study on the impact of leadership styles on employee’s performance: A case study of Fonterra Co-
operative Group Limited, New Zealand"

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Table of Contents
The Issue.................................................................................................................. 3
Explanation of the facts............................................................................................. 3
Background of the organization................................................................................... 3
Setting out the issue for the business.............................................................................4
Research process......................................................................................................... 5
Research problem statement........................................................................................... 6
The role of an initial literature review............................................................................6
Research aim and objectives....................................................................................... 7
Research questions................................................................................................... 8
Information needs....................................................................................................... 8
Tools....................................................................................................................... 8
Methods for quantitative and qualitative data collection.........................................................9
Analysis of the data..................................................................................................... 9
Resources............................................................................................................... 10
Timeline................................................................................................................. 10
Recommendation...................................................................................................... 12
References.............................................................................................................. 13
Appendix................................................................................................................ 16

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The Issue
Explanation of the facts
The aim of this investigation is to research impact of leadership style on performance of
employees in Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited in New Zealand. Leadership is art for
persuading the individuals hence they would be making efforts for willingly concerning the
attainment of goals. It is identified that leadership plays significant role in terms of
developing enthusiastic environment and culture within firm (Baig, et. al., 2019).
It is identified that significant leadership style can endorse the superiority in creating
members of a firm. It is stated that leadership has contributed fundamental role since dawn of
history about the company. The significance of leadership style is not unidentified as well as,
it is shown through an effective amount of investigations that are conducted on leadership
style in developing as well as, developed nations (Asrar-ul-Haq & Kuchinke, 2016).
Lewin’s leadership style is showing an effective subject in which leadership style could be
identified as different investigations that have been done on the leadership style of Lewin. In
Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, New Zealand particularly, a similar type of
investigation has been conducted (Fiaz, Su, & Saqib, 2017).
Background of the organization
In Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, New Zealand, workforces particularly in this firm
are higher disapproved for inadequate accountability, inadequacy, inadequate flexibility,
inadequate performance, and red tape. Leadership in Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited,
New Zealand is associated with preference for relationship and hierarchy. In New Zealand,
leaders have most power together with authority, control, laws, as well as, regulations could
be developed through leaders, as well as, they are verdict maker (NawoseIng’ollan &
Roussel, 2017).

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New Zealand's workforces are regulated to follow, execute, as well as, do not permit
conflicting with their leaders. Top executives are obeyed, respected as well as, decision-
makers. In addition to this, subordinates are obliged for executing together with, societal
standards assert that juniors do not disagree to seniors. Therefore, hostility and anger in
against supervisors are relocated and tendency is to pacify superior (Hashmi, Rehman, &
Ilyas, 2018).
Setting out the issue for the business
This investigation focuses on assessing and comprehending the effect of several leadership
styles (democratic, autocratic, and laissez-faire) as well as, their impact on performance of
employees in firms. After completion of research topic, this investigation will be
advantageous for workforces to address which leadership style is good for them concerning
job satisfaction and the achievement of their careers (Bambale, Girei, & Barwa, 2017). It
could be advantageous for leaders in terms of comprehending which kinds of leadership
effects on workforce performance and how workforces could be endorsed via effective
leadership. Moreover, it is significant for the firm in New Zealand in terms of addressing
significant leaders that could enhance the performance of a firm and leads it in terms of
higher achievement (Ahmad & Akhtaruzamman, 2017).