The effect of leadership style on organisational performance perception: A research in Azerbaijan telecommunication

The effect of leadership style on organisational performance perception has always been evaluated by several researchers. In modern management, an awareness of the importance of leadership style and understanding the possibilities to influence employees is of great practical importance. This explains the importance of studying the leadership style phenomenon. Leadership is simply the art of influencing people, so they willingly strive to achieve their goals ". Leadership plays an important role in creating an enthusiastic atmosphere and culture in an organization. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of leadership style on organisational performance perception in telecommunications companies in Azerbaijan. The most important aim of the study is to reveal the concepts of leadership style, organisational performance perception and reveal the effect of leadership styles on organisational performance perception. The universe of this study consists of telecommunication companies operating in Azerbaijan. The sample of the study is Azercell, Bakcell and Nar companies in Azerbaijan. In general, surveys were conducted for employees in these companies. Questions related to leadership styles were translated into Turkish based on Clark's 'Leadership Style Scale ve and presented to the participants. Questionnaire consisted of two parts which included judgements about the demographic characteristics of the participant and the leadership styles of the managers and consisted of 34 questions in total. The questions related to organisational performance were designed by utilizing the General Social Questionnaire module of the National Organizations Survey which was established by the National Science Foundation in 1991 and consists of 11 questions in total.