Leadership Styles, Motivation, Communication and Reward Systems in Business Performance

Galvão Meirinhos, António Cardoso, Maria Neves, Rui Silva () and Reiville Rêgo
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Galvão Meirinhos: LABCOM-IFP, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro—UTAD, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
António Cardoso: Department of Business and Communication Sciences (DBCS), University of Fernando Pessoa, Praça 9 de Abril, 349, 4249-004 Porto, Portugal
Maria Neves: Coimbra Business School Research Centre, Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administração de Coimbra (ISCAC), Polytechnic of Coimbra, 3045-601 Coimbra, Portugal
Rui Silva: CETRAD Research Center, University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro—UTAD, 5000-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Reiville Rêgo: Campus Tomé Açu Department, Universidade Federal Rural da Amazônia—UFRA, Tomé Açu 68680-000, Brazil

JRFM, 2023, vol. 16, issue 2, 1-30

Abstract: This research project aims to analyse the leadership and communication styles adopted by Angolan companies, particularly in Benguela province, and their impact on the results of these organisations. In Angola, and with the recent assimilation of the principles of market economy, the figure of the leader must abandon old management paradigms and integrate the modern principles of management of organisations into their functions, not only focusing on achieving the goals of the company but also on creating an environment conducive to the participation and involvement of employees, articulating strategies so that everyone grows in and with the organisation. Thus, the general objective of the research is to assess the managers’ perception of their leadership style (transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire) and its impact on the organisation’s performance. To this end, a quantitative study was carried out using a questionnaire, using, among other dimensions, the multifactorial leadership questionnaire (MLQ), distributed to a sample of 227 managers. Data were analysed using SPSS using descriptive statistics (frequencies, means, standard deviation) and inferential statistics ( t -test, ANOVA, Tukey’s test). The results show that the leaders perceive their leadership styles as transformational and recognise that communication, motivation, and the reward system strongly impact the organisation’s performance.

Keywords: leadership; transactional; transformational; laissez-faire; communication; motivation; reward system; small and medium enterprises (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C E F2 F3 G (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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