Impact of Leadership on Workforce Performance

Running head: LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction..................................................................................................................................2
1.1 Aim of the research................................................................................................................2
1.2 Research objectives...............................................................................................................2
1.3 Research questions.................................................................................................................2
1.4 Research hypothesis...............................................................................................................3
2. Literature review..........................................................................................................................3
2.1 Motivation to the employees.................................................................................................3
2.2 Enhanced process design.......................................................................................................4
2.3 Understanding training needs of the employees....................................................................5
2.4 Conflict resolution in the workforce......................................................................................5
2.5 Monitoring over the operations processes.............................................................................6
3. Methodology................................................................................................................................7
3.1 Research Philosophy..............................................................................................................7
3.2 Research Approach................................................................................................................7
3.3 Research Design....................................................................................................................7
3.4 Data collection process..........................................................................................................8
3.5 Time frame.............................................................................................................................9
References......................................................................................................................................10
Appendix........................................................................................................................................13

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Topic name: Impact of Leadership on the workforce performance
1. Introduction
1.1 Aim of the research
The aim of undertaking the research is to examine the impact of leadership roles on the
workforce performance.
1.2 Research objectives
The research objectives for the study will be:
 To understand the different leadership roles
 To analyze the role played by the leaders in influencing the workforce performance
 To examine the correlation between leadership roles and workforce performance
 To suggest recommended activities for the leaders in order to enhance the rate of
workforce performance
1.3 Research questions
The research questions for the study will be:
 What are the different leadership roles?
 How do the leadership roles influence the workforce performance?
 How is leadership correlated with the workforce performance?
 What are the recommended activities that might be considered by the leaders for
enhancing the rate of workforce performance?

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1.4 Research hypothesis
H0 – The leadership roles does not affect the workforce performance
H1 - The leadership roles affects the workforce performance
2. Literature review
2.1 Motivation to the employees
Leadership is one of the major aspects, which contributes to the success of the
organizations while operating in diverse international markets. Al-Asfour and Lettau (2014)
stated that the development of positive leadership roles helps an organization in supporting the
enhancement in the performance of the workforce through motivation and conflict resolution.
Communicability of the leaders with the employees assists an organization in continuing the
effectiveness of the operations in accordance to the needs of the business (Shu 2015). Cooper
(2015) stated that enhanced communicability of the leaders assist the same in motivating and
empowering the operations that are undertake by the workforce. The sustenance of the
organizations is dependent on the uninterrupted functioning of the workforce while adhering to
the process design.
The managers or the leaders does not only communicate with the employees for
encouraging their involvement in the processes but also motivates the same with the view of
continuing the effectiveness of the operations that are commenced by the business
(Nasomboon 2014). İşcan, Ersarı and Naktiyok (2014) stated that the reward and recognition
related activities that are planned by the leaders assists the same in motivating the employees and
empowering their activities. Recognition for the efforts that are commenced by the employees
tends to provide them with a motivation and loyalty towards the processes that are designed by