Are labour relations and leadership styles significantly associated? An empirical study in ten manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka

It was theoretically argued that Labour Relations (LR) and leadership styles of managers were associated. An empirical study was conducted to test whether the variable of leadership style of managers was significantly associated with the variable of LR in manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka. The study...

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Main Author: Opatha, H.H.D.N.P.
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Published: Sekolah Pengurusan, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2003
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spelling my.uum.repo.3612010-08-29T02:00:47Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/361/ Are labour relations and leadership styles significantly associated? An empirical study in ten manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka Opatha, H.H.D.N.P. HD Industries. Land use. Labor It was theoretically argued that Labour Relations (LR) and leadership styles of managers were associated. An empirical study was conducted to test whether the variable of leadership style of managers was significantly associated with the variable of LR in manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka. The study was conducted in ten Sri Lanka manufacturing firms, which were listed unionised companies. The unit of analysis of this study were manager. The results indicated that leadership styles of managers and LR were not significantly associated suggesting that LR is independent of leadership styles of managers in the manufacturing firms studied in Sri Lanka. Sekolah Pengurusan, Universiti Utara Malaysia 2003 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/361/1/H.H.D.N.P._Opatha.pdf Opatha, H.H.D.N.P. (2003) Are labour relations and leadership styles significantly associated? An empirical study in ten manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka. Utara Management Review, 4 (1). pp. 9-19. ISSN 1511-7170
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Are labour relations and leadership styles significantly associated? An empirical study in ten manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka
description It was theoretically argued that Labour Relations (LR) and leadership styles of managers were associated. An empirical study was conducted to test whether the variable of leadership style of managers was significantly associated with the variable of LR in manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka. The study was conducted in ten Sri Lanka manufacturing firms, which were listed unionised companies. The unit of analysis of this study were manager. The results indicated that leadership styles of managers and LR were not significantly associated suggesting that LR is independent of leadership styles of managers in the manufacturing firms studied in Sri Lanka.
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author Opatha, H.H.D.N.P.
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title Are labour relations and leadership styles significantly associated? An empirical study in ten manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka
title_short Are labour relations and leadership styles significantly associated? An empirical study in ten manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka
title_full Are labour relations and leadership styles significantly associated? An empirical study in ten manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka
title_fullStr Are labour relations and leadership styles significantly associated? An empirical study in ten manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka
title_full_unstemmed Are labour relations and leadership styles significantly associated? An empirical study in ten manufacturing firms in Sri Lanka
title_sort are labour relations and leadership styles significantly associated? an empirical study in ten manufacturing firms in sri lanka
publisher Sekolah Pengurusan, Universiti Utara Malaysia
publishDate 2003
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/361/1/H.H.D.N.P._Opatha.pdf
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