Exploring leadership style on managers at Muslim commercial Bank

Introduction
Leadership is generally defined as a dynamic relationship based on the mutual interest
and common target between leaders and actually people whom they are motivating
workers, in which both are moved to the higher level of motivation and development of
different essence as they effect change (Scholl, 2002). When leaders interact with the
followers they employ combination of traits, skills and behaviors that is called leadership
style (Lussier, 2004).
A leadership style is a narrow and specific behavior compared to a model or philosophy.
Leadership style may be strongly influenced by the leader's personality, the aims of the
leader, and relationship with followers. A style is a much narrower behavior, or a smaller
set of behaviors, than would be featured in a model. Leadership style is a relatively
tightly defined description of a particular type of leadership. Leadership styles vary from
person to person because it depends highly on nature of the person that what kind of
nature he/she has.
The aim of leadership styles is not to help individuals become better leaders; it is simply
to describe the main forms of leadership we see in the world, some of which can be
incorporated within models, although under slightly different names and with slightly
different features. There are different theories and assumptions that lead to a number of
different leadership styles that include transformational and transactional leadership,
charismatic,

narcissistic,

authoritarian,

democratic,

laissez-faire,

synergistic,

Machiavellian, Bureaucratic and Ethnocentric. It is true that some leadership styles work
better than others in a given situation it depends on a situation that what type of situation
the company is facing, for instance, if a situation in an organization is like that they need
coaching means they need to improve and want to overcome on their mistakes that they
have done in past so in this case the coaching leadership styles would be effective. On the
other hand if the situation demands immediate compliance then coercive leadership
would be effective. This does what I say is especially useful in turnaround situations,

and in a crisis, and with problem employees. However, using this style inhibits your
organizations flexibility and can moisten employ motivation.

Statement of the problem

This study was aimed at exploring the leadership style of bank manager at MCB bank.
Significance of the study
Leadership is more about the needs of the people and the organization. Leadership styles
are not something to be something to be tried on like so many suits, to see which fits.
Rather they should be adapted to the particular demands of the situation, the particular
requirements of the people involved and the particular challenges faces by the
organization. This study was conducted to help managers to manage employees
effectively and choose a leadership style that enables subordinate to meet challenges of
the current situations, because effective decision making ensures between leadership
styles and organizations capability to achieve strategic objectives. This research study
would be significant to:
Students who want to become bank managers and eager to know main forms of
leadership styles.
Managers who want to identify leadership style that enables subordinates to meet the
challenges of current situation.
Objectives of the study
The objectives of the study were to:
Explore leadership style of managers at MCB bank.
Measure the relationship of demographics with identified leadership styles of managers at
MCB bank.

Research design
This was a survey study. A structured questionnaire was developed to explore leadership
styles of managers at MCB bank. Data was collected from managers of selected bank.
The data was analyzed through frequencies, mean and t-test.
Delimitations
The research delimits the study follows:
Managers at MCB bank in Lahore.
Leadership styles
Research Questions
The following research questions were formulated to address the research problem.
What are the leadership styles of managers at MCB bank?
How can be measured the relationship of demographics with identified leadership styles
of managers at MCB bank?

Overview and index of different leadership theories

Leadership models

Leadership philosophies

Trait-Based - Carlyle and Galton, Stogdill, Servant Leadership

Kouzes and Posner
Authentic Leadership
Behavioural Ideals - Blake and Mouton's
Managerial Grid
Ethical Leadership
Situational/Contingency -

Values-based Leadership

Kurt Lewin's Three Styles model

Sources of Power

Tannenbaum & Schmidt's Leadership

Continuum

Leadership styles

Fiedler's Contingency model

Transformational Leadership

House's Path-Goal Theory

Transactional Leadership

Hersey and Blanchard's Situational

Leadership model

Charismatic Leadership

Bolman and Deal's Four Frame model

Functional
John Adair's Action-Centred Leadership
model
Kouzes and Posner's Five Leadership
Practices model
Integrated Psychological - James
Scouller's Three Levels of Leadership

Narcissistic Leadership

Blake
and 1.Country
Mouton's
Club Style
Managerial Grid

2.Impoverish
ed Style

3.Middle-ofthe-Road
Style

4.Produce or
Perish Style

2.
Participative

3. Delegative

Taskorientated
leaders

Relationshiporientated
leaders

2.Supportive

3.
Participative

4.
Achievementorientated

2.Selling

3.
Participating

4. Delegating

1. Structural

2. Human
Resource

3.Political

4.Symbolic

1. Task

2. Team

3. Individual

5.Team Style
Kurt Lewin's Three 1.
Styles Model Authoritarian
Two Forces of
Fiedler's
Situational
Contingency
idea

1.Leadership
Style

1.Directive
House's Path-Goal
Theory
four
leadership styles
Hersey
Blanchard's
Situational
Leadership

& 1.Telling

Bolman and Deal's

Four-Frame
Model

2.Situational
Favorableness

Adair's
ActionCentered
Leadership
Kouzes and
Posner's
Five
Leadership
Practices

1. Model the 2. Inspiring a 3. Challenge 4.

Enabling
Way
Shared Vision the Process
Others to Act

5. Encourage
the Heart
James
Scouller's 1. Motivating
Four-Dimensional
Purpose
Leadership
Scouller's
Levels
Leadership

1. Public
Three Leadership
of

James MacGregor
Burns
leadership
styles
Bernard Bass four
keys
successful
transformati
onal
leadership

2. Task,
Progress,
Results
2. Private
Leadership

3. Upholding
Group Unity

4. Attention to
Individuals

3. Personal
Leadership

1.
Transforming
Leadership

2.
Transactiona
l Leadership

1. Trust

2. Inspiration 3. Creativity

4.
Personal
growth