ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP STYLES IN ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE

The research investigated into the impact of leadership and organizational behavior on employees performance of Unilever. It tried to ascertain the type of leadership style obtainable in the organization, the impact on the employee’s performance and the impact of the organizational behavior on the performance of employee also. The research adopted a descriptive case study survey design to obtain data from the opinion of respondent staff of Unilever. A total population of only 72 was a adopted for the study. While the sample size of 61 was selected using a sampling technique (Taro Yamane). Leadership style in Unilever is the democratic leadership style, which is considered one of the best leadership practices. Leadership behavior has a relationship with leadership style as well as the general organizational behavior. Organizational performance and employee performance is influenced by leadership style and behavior. Employees’ performance is influenced by employees’ behavior that is also influenced by leadership style and behavior.