Leadership Practice Impact on Multinational Company Growth Report

This report delves into the critical role of leadership practices in fostering the growth of multinational companies. It begins with an abstract summarizing the importance of leadership in achieving organizational goals, enhancing employee motivation, and improving performance. The report provides a detailed introduction, outlining the aim, objectives, research questions, and justification for the study. A comprehensive literature review explores the existing research on leadership styles, their impact on employee morale, and the overall growth of multinational firms. The research methodology, including the research type, approach, strategy, data collection methods, sampling techniques, and data analysis, is described in detail. The report utilizes a qualitative approach, employing a questionnaire method and thematic analysis to examine the significance of leadership and its influence on employee performance and organizational success. The findings are presented, followed by conclusions and recommendations, offering insights into effective leadership strategies for driving growth and achieving competitive advantage. The report underscores the need for leaders to possess various skills and adopt suitable leadership styles, such as transformational leadership, to meet organizational goals. The report emphasizes the importance of leadership in building a strong bond with team members, solving employee issues, and ultimately reducing employee turnover, which are critical for sustained growth.

The role of leadership
practice in the growth
of multinational
Company

ABSTRACT
In the present report leadership has bene considered as one of the most important aspect which
has assisted the multinational company in growing and achieving the goals and objectives. It has
also helped the various organizations in enhancing the motivation and morale of employees
which is really necessary for the growth of firm. It has been analysed from the report that
leadership has the huge impact on the performance level of employees by providing them with
proper guidance and support. This has also supported the leaders in achieving their personal as
well as professional goals and objectives. It has also helped the employees of multinational
company in enhancing their efficiency as well as performance level. Leaders have also solved
the issues and problems which has bene faced by the employees in company. This has assisted
them in reducing the employee turnover. Leaders has also impressed their subordinates with the
help of their abilities. They have been involved in making better bond with their team members
which was really necessary. It has also been analysed that there have been various skills possess
by leaders which was really necessary so that the morale of employees can be increased. This has
supported the multinational company in growing and achieving their set target and mission. It
has also been analysed that leaders have also made use of various styles such as transformational
and transactional. This has assisted the leaders in enhancing the performance level of business
and they have been able to gain competitive advantage. This has assisted the company in
increasing their productivity as well as operational aspects.

Contents
ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................................2
RESEARCH PROPOSAL...............................................................................................................2
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................2
Aim..............................................................................................................................................2
Objectives....................................................................................................................................2
Background of the research.........................................................................................................2
Research questions.......................................................................................................................3
Justification on chosen topic........................................................................................................3
Limitation of study......................................................................................................................3
Literature review..........................................................................................................................3
Research methodology.................................................................................................................4
Activity time scale.......................................................................................................................5
CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW..........................................................................................6
CHAPTER 3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY............................................................................12
CHAPTER 4 DATA ANALYSIS.................................................................................................15
CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................27
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................31
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Topic: “The role of leadership practice in the growth of multinational Company- A case study”
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Leadership can be defined as those skills which consists of the ability of an individual to
lead or to guide the other individual or the team member. It is basically the capacity of managing
the company resources so that the goals and objectives can be achieved and it will also help the
firm in growing. The leaders are basically engaged in analysing the challenges so that better
decisions can be taken. Leadership has the most significant role in the growth of multinational
company (Kiersch and Peters, 2017). The leaders are being involved in taking fast and decisive
action when the organization is being faced with any type of challenge. The good leaders in
multinational company are been engaged in enhancing the morale of employees. Leaders in
company is important as the leaders are being involved in guiding employees during the tough
time. They provide guidance to the work process and also help in building morale This assist in
increasing the productivity as well as operational efficiency. A leader is also responsible to set
the clear vision in the organization. Present report will lay emphasis on the role of leadership
practice in the growth of multinational organization. It will also provide the details about the
research methods which will be used in the report.
Aim
“To analyse the role of leadership practice in the growth of multinational Company- A case
study”
Objectives
 To analyse the importance of leadership in the multinational company
 To evaluate the benefits of leadership at workplace
 To assess the impact of leadership in growth of organization
 To evaluate various leadership skills required for the growth of multinational firm.
 To analyse the impact of different leadership approaches in the company.
Background of the research
Leadership in multinational organization is really important as it assists them with growth
and profitability. It has been analysed that leaders are been gifted with various skills which helps
them in making better decision and taking corrective actions. The leaders in multinational
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company have attributes like they are tech builders, problem solvers, action taker, decision
makers, honest and transparent. All these characteristics of leaders in organization assist them to
achieve the goals and objectives. It also helps them in growing and enhancing the productivity
aspects. Leaders are engaged in building confidence of employees; this can help them in making
organizations environment better. It assists in retaining employees.
Research questions
 What is the importance of leadership in the multinational company?
 What are the benefits of leadership at workplace?
 What are the impact of leadership in growth of organization?
 What are the various leadership skills required for the growth of multinational firm?
 What are impact of different leadership approaches in the company
Justification on chosen topic
Leadership in multinational company helps them to grow and increase the job satisfaction
level of employees. Good leaders are being involved in analysing the needs and demands of
employees which are really necessary for the growth of the firm (Huntrods, An and Pascarella,
2017). Leadership supports the business by motivating and influencing their employees so that
their morale can be build. They are also engaged in taking feedback from their workers about the
changes and strategies which has been used by them. This assists multinational company in
gaining success. It also helps the employees of firm in achieving their personal as well as
professional objectives. This can support in growth of company.
Limitation of study
There is various limitation of the study. The preparation of questionnaire took time which
can affect the data which has been collected by the researchers. The weakness of the study there
were various errors that were been made during the time of preparing the questionnaire. The
research was qualitative in nature so it was difficult to have control on the environment. There
were also some issues while doing the data analysis. All these are the limitations of the present
which can slightly affect the making of the research on subject matter.
Literature review
As per the view point of Komives and Wagner, (2016) leadership is really important in the
growth of multinational company. Good leaders are being engaged in analysing the issues and
problems faced by employees in firm and finding their ultimate solution. The leaders are really
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creative, innovative and full of new ideas which helps the firm in growing and increasing their
profit as well as revenue. Leadership is also responsible for the development of multinational
company. It boosts the morale of employees that supports the firm in enhancing their business
performance. It assists in maximising the efficiency so that the goals and objectives of company
can be achieved. Leaders set the vision and also share it with their team members. There are
various leadership styles which can be followed by multinational company in order to grow.
Transformational leadership is that in which leaders are involved in increasing the motivation
level of employees so that they can enhance productivity and achieve the organizational goals.
The motivation can be increased by providing employees with rewards and incentives. In this the
leaders try to increase the morale of workers through creating their self-interest, engaging them
more in the firm. This assist in increasing the growth of multinational company and also this it
helps organization in increasing their profitability.
In accordance with Fulton and et.al., (2019) The other type of leadership which can be
used by firm is transformational. In this the leaders are being engaged in increasing the morale
through rewards and punishment. Employees are being rewarded when they did something right
and are also been punished for the wrong doing. Leaders also have the responsibility to delegate
the responsibilities, this make the employees of multi-national company responsible which is
really necessary for the growth of firm. It assists in increasing the good will and brand reputation
of company has they are being able to retain the employees. It also supports the organization in
achieving their set target and mission. It can be said that without effective leadership no firm can
work effectively. So leadership is really important in the multinational company.
Research methodology
Research methodologies termed out as strategies, processes and techniques that can be
utilised in collection of data and also aids to create better understanding about the topic. These
are defined in following manner as are-
Research type: There are basically two type of research which can be used by researcher
in order to gain more information related to the subject matter. One is qualitative and another one
is quantitative. Qualitative study is based on theoretical aspects and even the data is being
collected from the human experience. In this the data is been collected by the researcher through
open ended and main communication. It is easy to collect qualitative data. Quantitative study is
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based on the numerical facts and figures. It means that the data which is gathered is quantifiable
in nature. For the present study qualitative study will be used by the researcher.
Research approach: It consist of the plan which help researchers in collecting and
analysing of data (Huertas-Valdivia, Gallego-Burín and Lloréns-Montes, 2019). There are two
type of research approaches that is inductive and deductive. Inductive is based on observations,
patterns and theory. It is based on the qualitative aspects while deductive is been based on
hypothesis, conformation or rejection. For the present study inductive approach will be used.
Research strategy: The research strategy consists of analysing, controlling and
monitoring the study (Fletcher, 2017). It assists in collection of the data. It helps researchers in
achieving the end results. For the present research descriptive design will be used. In this the
research is been made on the population which has already been studied. It forms a part of the
qualitative study. This design cannot provide information on the causes related to the study.
Data collection: There are basically two methods of gathering the information which is
primary and secondary. In the primary method of data collection, the data gathered is raw and
unpublished. It is basically the fresh data. In this the data can be collected with the help of
questionnaire, focus group, interview, observation method. The secondary method is basically
published data. In this the information is been collected through books, journals, articles,
company websites and blogs. For the present research primary data with the help of
questionnaire method will be used (Mohajan, 2018).
Sampling: For the present research simple random sampling will be used. This method is
being selected so that no biasness exists. In this the random employees will be selected for
process. The sample size will be 50 employees from multinational company.
Data analysis: This part summarises the collected data. In this part useful information is
been extracted from the collected data. For the present study thematic analysis will be used. It is
being used as the research is based on the qualitative study.
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CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW
Theme 1: importance of leadership in the multinational company
In the view point of Gandolfi and Stone, (2018) leadership is really important in the growth
of multinational company. It assists in analysing the needs and demands of employees. By this
leader come up with most innovative and creative ideas to fulfil those demands. This assist them
in creating employee loyalty which is really essential for the growth of firm. It also assists the
company in achieving their set target and mission. Leadership is also important in multinational
organization as leaders supports employees in solving the conflict. They motivate their sub-
ordinate to freely express their views and emotions, this assist them in reducing the issues faced
by workers. It also helps company in retaining employees. Leaders are also engaged in providing
the employees with ultimate solutions to their problems as they possess problem solving skills.
Leadership is important as it supports the firm in setting a clear vision. This helps the workers in
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understanding and accepting the future state. Leadership is really important to make the working
environment better and stable. In this the leaders are being involved in making sure that every
employee working on the same level has been provided with equal rights and responsibilities and
there is no biasness which makes the environment of multinational company better and stabilise.
Leadership is also important as leaders are being engaged in acting according to situation and
taking actions according to it. This has assisted them in overcoming from the circumstance of
threat as well as problem. It can also assist the organizations in enhancing their productivity as
well as efficiency. Leaders are being engaged in influencing the behaviour of people in that
manner which can assist them in changing and striving their behaviour. In the multinational the
leaders are been involved in showing right path to their team members so that they stay
motivated and enthusiast. Thus, it can help the company in enhancing their productivity as well
as efficiency. It has also been evaluated that Employees are being rewarded when they did
something right and are also been punished for the wrong doing. Leaders also have the
responsibility to delegate the responsibilities, this make the employees of multi-national
company responsible which is really necessary for the growth of firm. It has been analysed that
leaders assists the multi-national organization in achieving their set target and objectives which
is really necessary for the growth of frim. The right leadership also supports in bringing the
coordination among team members. Thus, it can help multinational organization in increasing
their brand reputation and value. They will also be able to gain competitive advantage which is
really necessary for their growth. Leaders are also being engaged in doing the planning and
controlling function in the multi-national organization which is important to save enterprise from
any type of threat and issues. It has also been analysed that the leaders are been engaged in
increasing the morale value of employees by providing them with rewards and incentives.
Theme 2: benefits of leadership at workplace
In the view point of Diebig, Bormann and Rowold, (2016) there are various benefits of
good leadership in the multinational organization, like for example it assists in increasing the
productivity as well as operational efficiency through providing better guidelines, suggestions
and support. This can help in growth of firm and it can assist the company in achieving their set
target as well objectives. It has also been analysed that leaders are been involved in increasing
the abilities of employees to work under pressure. They are also involved in growing the
confidence level of team by providing them with a better platform where they can show their
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skills and abilities. This can also support the leaders in making better bond with their team
members. It can help the multinational firm in growing and expanding their business in other
areas. This will also assist them in enhancing the morale and satisfaction level of workers.
Effective leadership brings together diverse people and helps them find common purpose and
work towards to achieve purposeful common goals. There are also various other benefits of the
leadership like they empower people to realise their fullest potential, this supports leaders in
multinational company in increasing the motivation level of employees. This also helps the firm
in growing and achieving the goals and objectives.
The organization can become more efficient. The good leadership in organization helps
in creating the employee engagement and increasing passion of them by building their
confidence up (Guhr, Lebek and Breitner, 2019). It has also been analysed that leaders help the
employees in creating higher level of employee loyalty. This is being created by providing the
employees with equal opportunities and also by providing them with better training and support
so that their efficiency can be increased. Leaders set the vision and also share it with their team
members. There are various leadership styles which can be followed by multinational company
in order to grow. It has also been analysed that leaders are been involved in making the
environment of organization better so that they can grow and also attract more talented and
skilled employees. Thus, it will help them in gaining competitive advantage and also it can
support the multinational company in increasing the revenue as well as profitability. It has also
been analysed that this can assist them in creating a better base for their company in market. This
can also help them in expanding their business in new market. This will support them in growing
and also multi-national company will assist them in achieving the set target and also their
mission and vision. The leaders are also being engaged in making sure that Morale denotes
willing co-operation of the employees towards their work and getting them into confidence and
winning their trust. It has also been analysed that in order to increase the morale of employee’s
leaders needs to be honest as well as transparent. This is really necessary for the growth of
multinational organization. It will also support the leaders in creating trust of their all stake
holders as well as team members.
Theme 3: impact of leadership in growth of organization
In accordance with Kanat-Maymon, Elimelech and Roth, (2020) the impact of good
leadership is positive in the growth of organization. If the leaders are not good enough then the
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growth of multinational company can be hampered. It can also affect their profitability as well as
revenue aspects. The leaders are being involved in the development of the firm by providing
training and support to workers. They have also been engaged in increasing the morale and
motivation level of employees so that they can create and increase employee belongingness as
well as loyalty. It has also been analysed that leaders also have an impact on the growth of
employees in the multinational organization. They make sure that skills and abilities of workers
have been increased so that the set target of company can be achieved and also it will help firm
in growing and achieving objectives. It has also been analysed that the impact of leadership can
be positive and negative. If the leaders are not good enough then it can lay, then the growth of
firm can hamper and also there are chances that they are not been able to achieve the goals and
objectives. Good leadership can also help in achieving the set target and mission.
This can also help in increasing the profitability and productivity. It has also been analysed
that leaders can impact their team members in positive way which can assist them in increasing
their skills and abilities. Motivated employees in multinational company can also be more
engaged and loyal towards the firm. It can help in growth of the organization and it can assist in
enhancing the productivity as well as managerial efficiency of the multinational firms. The study
among others things discovered is that participatory of leadership and delegation of duties
enhances the employee performance and attainment of corporate goals and objectives. It has also
been analysed that in multinational organization, the leaders also motivate the employees to
provide their ideas so that more creative and innovative ideas can be used for development of
organization. It also assists the firm in enhancing their business performance. Leaders are really
important for the growth of firm. They also make sure that no discrimination exist in the
company and every employee is provided with equal rights and opportunities. It means that they
have also been paid equal when they are doing the same job. This has helped the multinational
organization in increasing the motivation level of workers and also it has positive impact on the
development of employees as well as organization. They have been able to achieve their personal
as well as professional goals and targets. This has also helped in the growth of firm and
productivity has also increased because of it. Leaders also make sure that the issues which has
been faced by the employees are solved so that satisfaction level of employees can be increased.
This can lay positive impact on the development of multinational organization. They will also be
able to attract more skilled and talented employees.
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Theme 4: various leadership skills required for the growth of multinational firm
In the opinion of Fiaz, Su and Saqib, (2017) various leadership skills are required so that the
multinational company can grow and achieve their set target as well as mission. It has been
analysed that leaders needs to be creative and innovative. They must possess the skill of bringing
new ideas and implement it for the growth of their organization. This skill acquired by the
leaders can help organization in enhancing their brand reputation as well as equity. This will also
support in the growth of company. It has also been analysed that leaders also need to be
enthusiastic. They should possess passion for the work which they are doing. This will help them
in gaining respect and also it will be useful for their firm to gain success. The organizational
performance will increase by leaders being passionate and enthusiast. Leader also needs to be a
good communicator. This will assist them in effectively conveying the facts related to work to
their team members. This will also help in reducing down the miss-understanding and will help
leaders in reducing conflict which exists in multinational organization. It can also help them in
making better bond with their team members which is necessary so that they can be easily able to
work in team. This will help them in also increasing the productivity of team.
Dulewicz and Higgs, (2016) stated that It has also been analysed that leaders needs to also
possess technical skills so that satisfaction of consumers as well as employees can be increased.
They need to have knowledge related to all latest software which can be used by multinational
company. It will help the organization in gaining competitive advantage and they can also be
successful in near future. Leaders are also responsible for the training and learning of employees,
so training related to software also needs to be provided to workers so that their effectiveness can
be increased. Leaders in multinational firm also needs to be transparent and honest. They must
be involved in sharing all relevant information with team members. This can also support them
in increasing the trust level and also this can help the firm in growing and achieving the goals
and objectives. Leaders should also have made themselves available for discussing the issues and
must be engaged in active and concise learning. They also need to inspire the employees to go
extra miles so that company can grow and achieve their mission. They can also be involved in
motivating the employees through rewards and incentives. There are various ways in which
leaders in multinational organization can motivate workers like by recognising their work and
solving their employee concerns. All these tasks performed by the leaders can lay positive
impact on the growth of firm. Leaders also need to be involved in delegating task. Thus, after
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