...Hod Anyigba; Robert Kofi Lartey Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between leadership styles and organizational effectiveness in the oil and gas industry, with a particular focus on the moderating role of knowledge acquisition capacity (KAC). Design/methodology...

... their followers depending on their human capital factors. Findings We found significant corresponding relationships between leadership styles and the selection of the followers' human capital factors. The passive avoidant style was found to select middle-age, long-experience and fully-trained followers...

...Rogers Mwesigwa; Immaculate Tusiime; Bob Ssekiziyivu Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between leadership styles and Organizational commitment among academic staff in Ugandan Public Universities, mediated by Job Satisfaction. Design/methodology/approach The study...

...Sophia Raquel Miranda Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine to what extent there were gender differences in leadership styles shown by leaders in mental health organizations (MHOs) in North Carolina, as expressed through transformational, transactional and laissez-faire leadership...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2016 Leadership Transformational leadership Leadership effectiveness Organizational commitment Leadership styles The past 50 years have witnessed extensive international research in the field of leadership. It is not surprising that there has been...

... knowledge managers within organisations adopt the Transformational and Transactional leadership styles, there is a notable increase in knowledge management activity. Given the results, the authors argue that organisations must be cognisant of the leadership style adopted by their knowledge managers...