Impact of Leadership Style on Employees’ Performance: A Case of Private School in Peshawar

Abstract

The primary objective of the study was to explore the leadership style that best enhances workplace performance among employees, and concurrently, assess the influence of leadership styles such as Transformational and Transactional leadership on employee performance. Effectively managing an organization necessitates adept leadership, with various leadership styles associated with distinct outcomes. This investigation delved into the presence of leadership styles, their correlation with employee performance, and the effects of transformational and transactional leadership on concepts like organizational commitment, organizational behavior, and job satisfaction. The City Schools of Peshawar served as the case study. Initially, a questionnaire was distributed to teaching staff to gauge the impact of independent variables on the dependent variable. In theoretical framework, we placed transformational leadership and transactional leadership as repressors and a employee performance as regressends. The sample size comprised 140 respondents, with 104 questionnaires selected using the "Yamani" formula. Primary data was collected through a structured 5-point Likert scale questionnaire. Analysis, conducted using SPSS, involved correlation matrix, multicollinearity (VIF) analysis, heteroscedasticity analysis, and regression. The findings affirmed a positive impact of the tested leadership styles on employee performance. The research concluded by recommending that managers emphasize the use of transformational leadership to cultivate higher levels of organizational commitment, organizational behavior, and job satisfaction.