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Leadership in Public Sector Organisations; A Case Study In A Semi-Governmental Organisation In Mauritius
by Needesh Ramphul and Gaitree Ramgolam

Abstract:
The goal of the research is to come out the aspects distressing turnover tax gathering of category ?B? taxpayer in Leadership is considered as one of the most fundamental factor influencing the success of an organisation. However, there can be different leadership styles which are used in different sectors and they may not have the same impacts on the organisation in terms of motivation and performance of employees. Leaders can adopt the transactional, transformational and the laissez faire style. Each style of leadership may have different impact on the followers both in terms of motivation and performance. As such, the aim of this study is to make an assessment of leadership in a semi-governmental organisation. The study focused in defining leadership and its characteristics. It also sheds light on the impact of leadership on employee motivation, and employee performance. Moreover, this study was undertaken through questionnaire survey in order to collect data. The findings revealed that most of the respondents did not agree with the leading style of their leaders and the motivation level was very low. Employees were not provided with incentives to feel more motivated and efficient at work. Another finding is that the leadership style influenced the level of performance of employees in the organisation.

Keywords: Leadership, Leadership Styles, Motivation, Performance, Public Sector Organisations.

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