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The objective of this study was to identify the Adoption Levels of Leadership Factors and
Leadership Styles by the Hierarchy of Managers. These Adoption Levels were used to assess
whether they prevented a company from moving forward, or whether they created motivational
problems within the employees of the organisation. The first Research Question investigated
whether the Adoption of Leadership Factors by the Hierarchy of Managers prevented the
organisation from moving forward. The second Research Question investigated whether the
adoption of Leadership Styles by the Hierarchy of Managers created motivational problems
within the employees of the organisation. These two Research Questions were investigated
further via questionnaires distributed to a population that was segregated into the two
levels of managerial hierarchy.
A Qualitative approach was used in the analysis of the findings, supported by Reliability
and Descriptive Statistics. The results obtained from the first part of the study dealt with the
adoption level of Bass and Avolio’s Leadership Factors. Top Managers adopted about 70
of the questions asked, versus the 30 adoption level scored by MiddleFirst Level
Managers. In the second part of the study, we investigated the adoption level of Blake and
Mouton’s Leadership Styles. Top Managers and Middle First Level Managers were found
to be Team Players, although the Top Managers were found to be less People Oriented, and
more Task Oriented. As a result of the study, a set of guidelines were generated that would
be the basis for the Top Managers and MiddleFirst Level Managers to teach themselves
leadership skills. The research has demonstrated that the adoption of leadership factors
and leadership styles is an observable and learnable set of practices. The specific skills
and behaviours that need to be adopted to assume transformational leadership roles were identified via the questionnaires. It has demonstrated that leadership is not something
mystical that cannot be understood by ordinary people.