The Influence of Education and Work-Experience on the Leadership Styles

Abstract

The study investigated the different leadership styles of the workers in the Chittoor Sugar factory located at the Chittoor town of South India. It was also studied how the factors such as work experience and education influence the leadership styles of the workers. The study mainly concentrated on the three interesting leadership styles that are at the top, middle and the bottom of the leadership authority hierarchy, namely the autocratic, democratic and the laissez-faire leadership styles respectively. Upon study it has been understood that the democratic leadership style is more dominant among the workers. The study indicates that education and work experience both have their respective influence on the worker's own leadership styles. The study reveals that with increase in any one of the two variables, relatively lesser authority is exhibited by the workers.