{"id":1158,"date":"2025-12-05T19:51:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/?p=1158"},"modified":"2025-12-05T19:51:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T16:51:53","slug":"leading-for-impact-exploration-of-leadership-styles-and-organizational-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/?p=1158","title":{"rendered":"Leading for Impact: Exploration of Leadership Styles and Organizational Performance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>\n<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><meta name=\"citation_title\" content=\"Leading for Impact: Exploration of Leadership Styles and Organizational Performance\"\/>Leading for Impact: Exploration of Leadership Styles and Organizational Performance<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h4>\n<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><strong>Author(s)<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><span style=\"font-family: georgia,serif;\"><meta name=\"citation_author\" content=\"Afrim OSMANI\"\/>Afrim OSMANI, <meta name=\"citation_author\" content=\"Ledia THOMA\"\/>Ledia THOMA<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><meta name=\"citation_publication_date\" content=\"2025\/12\/05\"\/><meta name=\"citation_journal_title\" content=\"Journal of Emerging Trends in Marketing and Management\"\/><meta name=\"citation_volume\" content=\"1\"\/><meta name=\"citation_issue\" content=\"4\"\/><meta name=\"citation_firstpage\" content=\"7\"\/><meta name=\"citation_lastpage\" content=\"16\"\/><meta name=\"citation_place_published\" content=\"Bucharest, Romania\"\/><meta name=\"citation_publisher\" content=\"The Bucharest University of Economic Studies Publishing House\"\/><meta name=\"citation_issn\" content=\"2537-5865\"\/><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h4>\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Classification JEL <\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><meta name=\"citation_classification_jel\" content=\"L26, M12.\"\/>L26, M12.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h4>\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Abstract<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><meta name=\"citation_abstract\" content=\"Numerous studies have shown that leadership style is a crucial factor in the success and growth of an organization in an environment as volatile as the current one. This study tests how leadership styles affect organizational effectiveness in Albanian agricultural enterprises. To determine this effect in a different context, the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ), a previously validated instrument, was used. Furthermore, managers and staff members from three different businesses participated in qualitative interviews to gain a deeper understanding and contextualize the results. According to these interviews, transformational leadership fosters an atmosphere that values creativity, strategic clarity, and employee empowerment. Individualized attention, inspired motivation, and idealized influence are among its key traits. On the other hand, stagnation, sometimes accompanied by a lack of creativity and a reduced sense of corporate responsibility, was commonly associated with passive leadership styles. In line with earlier work, this study, using both quantitative and qualitative evidence, supports the notion that transformational leadership has a positive impact on organizational effectiveness.  In developing nations like Albania, where inclusive and flexible leadership is essential for sustained success, this study has ramifications for performance evaluations and leadership development.\"\/>Numerous studies have shown that leadership style is a crucial factor in the success and growth of an organization in an environment as volatile as the current one. This study tests how leadership styles affect organizational effectiveness in Albanian agricultural enterprises. To determine this effect in a different context, the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ), a previously validated instrument, was used. Furthermore, managers and staff members from three different businesses participated in qualitative interviews to gain a deeper understanding and contextualize the results. According to these interviews, transformational leadership fosters an atmosphere that values creativity, strategic clarity, and employee empowerment. Individualized attention, inspired motivation, and idealized influence are among its key traits. On the other hand, stagnation, sometimes accompanied by a lack of creativity and a reduced sense of corporate responsibility, was commonly associated with passive leadership styles. In line with earlier work, this study, using both quantitative and qualitative evidence, supports the notion that transformational leadership has a positive impact on organizational effectiveness.  In developing nations like Albania, where inclusive and flexible leadership is essential for sustained success, this study has ramifications for performance evaluations and leadership development.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h4>\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Keywords<\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><meta name=\"citation_Keywords\" content=\"Transformational Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership Styles, Innovation, Organizational Culture.\"\/>Transformational Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership Styles, Innovation, Organizational Culture.<\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<h4>\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Full Text: <meta name=\"citation_pdf_url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/RePEc\/aes\/jetimm\/2025\/JETIMM_V04_2025_176.pdf\"\/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/RePEc\/aes\/jetimm\/2025\/JETIMM_V04_2025_176.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 205);\">download pdf<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<\/h4>\n<p>\n<span style=\"font-family:georgia,serif;\"><span style=\"font-size:12px;\"><strong>Cite: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etimm.ase.ro\/RePEc\/aes\/jetimm\/2025\/JETIMM_V04_2025_176.ris\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: rgb(255, 0, 0);\">download citation<\/span><\/a> (for EndNote, Reference Manager, ProCite)<\/strong><\/span><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title Leading for Impact: Exploration of Leadership Styles and Organizational Performance Author(s) Afrim OSMANI, Ledia THOMA Classification JEL L26, M12. Abstract Numerous studies have shown that leadership style is a crucial factor in the success and growth of an organization in an environment as volatile as the current one. 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