The impact of learning and leadership management styles on organizational outcomes: a study of tyre firms in Thailand

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Michie, J. (2013), "The impact of learning and leadership management styles on organizational outcomes: a study of tyre firms in Thailand", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 27 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/dlo.2013.08127caa.003

The impact of learning and leadership management styles on organizational outcomes: a study of tyre firms in Thailand

Article Type: Abstracts From: Development and Learning in Organizations, Volume 27, Issue 3

Michie J. and Zumitzavan V.Asia Pacific Business Review, October 2012, Vol. 18 No. 4, Start page: 607, No. of pages: 24

This study examines the relationship between managers’ learning and leadership styles on the one hand, and organizational outcomes on the other. Small retail tyre firms in north-east Thailand are taken as a case study. Questionnaires were distributed to managers covering demographics, learning styles, leadership styles and organizational effectiveness. Follow-up interviews gathered further, more detailed, data. The questionnaire results suggested that leadership styles do indeed impact upon organizational outcomes. Learning styles were also found to impact upon organizational outcomes. Specifically, the reflector and pragmatist learning styles and the transformational and transactional leadership styles were found to be the most effective. The impact of learning styles was found to be mediated by leadership styles.ISSN: 1360-2381Article type: Case study Reference: 41AY639 (Permanent URL)

Keywords: High commitment, Work systems, Leadership, Learning