Impact of Leadership Styles on Employee Motivation and Performance

This report examines the intricate relationship between leadership styles and employee motivation within an organizational context. It begins by exploring various leadership styles, such as Authoritarian, Participative, Transformational, and Laissez-Faire, and their direct impact on employee motivation. The report then delves into several key motivational theories, including Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, Vroom's Expectancy Theory, and Hertzberg's Motivation-Hygiene Theory. It analyzes how these theories can be applied to understand and enhance employee motivation levels. The report also evaluates the practical application of these theories, emphasizing their importance for managers in identifying and addressing employee needs to boost performance and productivity. It highlights how understanding these theories can help managers foster a more engaged and motivated workforce. This report provides valuable insights for students studying organizational behavior and leadership management, offering a comprehensive overview of the factors influencing employee motivation and performance.

Organisation
Behaviour
TASK 3

Table of Content
• Introduction
• Impact of different leadership styles may have on
motivation in firm
• Various motivational theories in the workplace
• Evaluate use of motivation theory
• References

Table of Content
• Introduction
• Impact of different leadership styles may have on
motivation in firm
• Various motivational theories in the workplace
• Evaluate use of motivation theory
• References

Introduction
Organisation behaviour is the examination of that way in
which people communicate with other or in group. The
organisation behaviour is scientific approach which can
implement to the management workers. This theory will used
for human resource main motive which help in maximise the
output from a single team member.

Impact of different leadership styles may
have on motivation in firm
There are various leadership styles which directly impact on
the motivation of the British airways employees for making
changes in thesis period. Mainly there are four type of
leadership styles that are as under:
 Authoritarian leadership
 Participative leadership
 Transformational leadership
 Laissez-Faire style of leadership

Various motivational theories in the
workplace
There are different motivational theories which can be
applied on staff members of British airways is to understand
the motivational levels. These are as follows:
 Maslow's hierarchy Theory
 Vroom expectancy Theory

Contd..
Maslow's hierarchy Theory- It includes Psychological
needs, safety needs, self actualisation needs, self esteem and
social needs.

Contd..
Vroom expectancy Theory- This will also includes three
stages such as Valence, expectancy and instrumentality.

Evaluate use of motivation theory
Motivational theory is very important for the managers of the
Brutish airways. This will assist in understanding the factors
which maintain employees level. They can easily identified
that what are the basic needs of the staff members and how
these needs are completed. It will help managers to motivate
their employees and increase their performance level in
proper manner.

Contd..
Hertz-berg motivation theory-
There are two types factors of theory which are discussed as
those factors which develop employees motivated and also set
other major factors which are present in the workers. These
are as follows:
 Motivator
 De-motivator

References
Lazaroiu, G., (2015). Work Motivation and Organizational
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Lu, X., (2014). Ethical leadership and organizational
citizenship behavior: The mediating roles of cognitive
and affective trust. Social Behavior and Personality: an
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Luthans, F., Luthans, B. C. and Luthans, K. W., (2015).
Organizational behavior: An evidence-based approach.
IAP.

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