The relationships between leadership types and organizational structure: A research on SME at Düzce

The main purpose of the research is to determine which leadership style is more correlation-interaction with the organizational structure when the organizational structure is managed. The research population consists of senior and middle level managers at the SMEs (small and medium-sized) in Düzce. Quantitative research methods were utilized in the study and the data were collected by face to face interview technique, a total of 202 surveys were taken for analysis of the data. According to the research findings, senior and middle level managers at the SMEs located in Düzce mostly prefer servant leadership and transactional leadership style and they are most interested in the communication determinant while managing organizational structure. Transformational leadership is most related to the work sharing-authority and responsibility; Servant leadership is most related to the communication; Charismatic leadership and strategic leadership are most related to the decentralization; Transactional leadership is most related to the unity of management - hierarchical order determinant.