• Amol Joseph
• Dr. Puja Sareen

This study aims at understanding leadership styles and their effects on employee motivation. Three different leadership styles have been studied for the purpose of this research, primarily, Transformational leadership, Transactional Leadership, and Laissez faire leadership style. Leadership styles are important for the development and growth of the organisation. Each leader or manager in an organisation has a different style for leading and working with their subordinates. Undoubtedly, employees are the most crucial resource and competitive edge for any business. In every organisation, the success depends upon the employees and how they drive themselves through their efforts, commitment, and engagement practice. Therefore the motivation of employees is of paramount importance. Leadership being the most influential element of any business has the greatest impact on the employee motivation. A great leader truly mentors and coaches the employees and motivates them throughout their employee life cycle. The present research provides us an understanding on how the leadership style affects the employee's motivation and how an organisation can inculcate a healthy leadership style in the organisation in order to keep their employees motivated and boost the organisation’s productivity.

Leadership, transformational leadership, transactional leadership, laissez-faire leadership, employee motivation

"A Study on Leadership Styles and its impact on Employee Motivation", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no.359-364, April-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904L52.pdf

"A Study on Leadership Styles and its impact on Employee Motivation", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 4, page no. pp359-364, April-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1904L52.pdf