Impact of Leadership Styles on Employee Performance in Public Sector Companies vs. Private Sector Companies
Anila Mohan, G. Jayalakshmi · Advances in computational intelligence and robotics book series · 2025
In this context, in part, as a reaction to the needs of public and private sector companies mentioned earlier about previewing employee layoffs, the authors investigate different leadership styles on employees' performance in both sectors. Leadership is crucial to organizational success, and knowing how different styles affect performance can aid in developing successful management strategies. This study compares and contrasts the effects of transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership styles on employee turnover intentions in the tourism industry. Surveys and interviews with employees and managers in both sectors were used to gather data. The transport sector and medical technology exhibited positive returns for transformational leadership over employee performance, yet transactional leadership presents a fragmented context across both sectors. Laissez-faire leadership often leads to lower productivity.