Leadership behaviour in educational institutions - A study on select autonomous institutions in Hyderabad city

Abstract

The behavioural approaches of a leader to focus on motivating the employees with a satisfactory work environment and well-being and the tasks needed to be performed to meet goals or achieve certain performance standards refer to “relation-oriented and task-oriented leadership behaviours”. The need for effective leadership has become obvious in the workplace to meet the goals of an organization by satisfying and motivating the employees. The present research is aimed at measuring the significant differences between the employees on relation-oriented and task-oriented leadership behaviours reflecting in their leaders. The present study is conducted among the employees of select autonomous institutions located in Hyderabad City, Telangana State. The sample respondents (n=156) constitute the employees of select institutions, both in the in the teaching and non-teaching professions. The statistical results reveal that the employees of select institutions with respect to their age, designation, and gender have similar perceptions of the “relation-oriented and task-oriented leadership behaviours” of their leaders, whereas the employees of various experience levels have significant differences.