Leadership Roles and Organizational Performance at University

This report investigates the critical relationship between leadership roles and organizational performance. It begins with an introduction that establishes the importance of leadership in maintaining organizational efficiency and outlines the research aim, objectives, questions, and problem. The study aims to identify the different leadership roles played by entrepreneurs and how they contribute to business operations. The research objectives include understanding leadership roles, examining metrics influencing performance, evaluating the relationship between leadership and performance, and suggesting leadership activities to enhance performance. The methodology section describes the use of interpretivism and a deductive approach to analyze existing theories and models, along with an explanatory research design to delineate the cause-effect relationship between leadership roles and organizational performance. The data collection will be based on secondary sources, including journals, blogs, and articles, to ensure the study's authenticity. The report concludes by referencing relevant sources that support the research findings and analysis.

Running head: LEADERSHIP ROLES AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ROLES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
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1. Introduction
1.1 Background of study
Leadership plays an important role in maintaining the efficiency of the operation in
adherence to the needs of an organization. Therefore, the research will identify the different
leadership roles that are played by the entrepreneurs and the manner in which it contributed to
the operations of the businesses.
1.2 Research aim
The aim of undertaking the research will be identify the relationship between leadership
roles and the manner in which it influences organizational performance.
1.3 Research objectives
The research objectives for the study will be:
 To understand the different leadership roles that is played by the entrepreneurs
 To examine the metrics that influence organizational performance
 To evaluate the relationship between leadership roles and organizational performance
 To suggest recommended leadership activities for enhancing the organizational
performance
1.4 Research questions
The research questions for the study will be:
 What are the different leadership roles that are played by the entrepreneurs?
 What are the metrics that influence organizational performance?

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 How is the leadership roles and organizational performance related?
 What recommended activities might be taken by the leaders for enhancing the
organizational performance?
1.5 Research problem
The research will evaluate the different leadership roles that are played by the
entrepreneurs while managing the operations of an organization. Wang et al. (2014) noted that
the leaders play an important part in designing the processes of an organization. The different
aspects of change that are undertaken by the organizations are dependent on the decisions that
are undertaken by the leaders. In this context, Miao, Newman and Huang (2014) noted that the
leaders undertake an assessment of the market situation of the business which helps the same in
guiding the operations of the venture. The different changes that are undertaken by the leaders
are dependent on the assessment of the needs of the customers and the market environment. Jyoti
and Dev (2015) stated that proficient decision making is one of the major qualities of a leader,
which assists an organization in enhancing its performance. On the other hand, Miao, Newman
and Huang (2014) opined that the vision of a leader helps an organization in developing the
future course of actions. Moreover, Zhu, Sun and Leung (2014) also stated that communicative
skills of a leader assists the same in identifying the issues faced by the organization and
motivating the employees to achieve the common goal. Communicability of a leader helps an
organizational entrepreneur in resolving conflicts in the workforce for the smooth functioning of
the systems. However, Wang et al. (2014) stated that the changing business environment has
brought about different modifications in the leadership roles. Therefore, the research will
examine the changes in the leadership roles and delineate recommended activities for the leaders
for enhancing the performance of the venture.

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2. Methodology
The research will be undertaken through the utilization of the interpretivism philosophy
which will help in delineating the experiences and behavioral patterns of the leaders while
maintaining the efficiency of the organizational performance. On the other hand, deductive
approach will be utilized for the study for scrutinizing the available theories and models based
on leadership structure and anticipate the effects of the same on the organizational performance.
The research will be undertaken through the utilization of explanatory research design which
will help in delineating the cause-effect relation between the leadership roles and the
organizational performance. The delineation of the cause-effect will help in justifying the
correlation between the factors of the current study. The data for the study will be gathered
through the secondary sources, which will help in scrutinizing the available models and theories
through different leadership based journals, blogs, articles and the like. It will help in
maintaining the authentication of the study.

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