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Impact of Leadership styles on Information Technology

(IT) in India

Purvi H. Krishnan
International Management Institute (IMI), Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi, India

Nirvik Singh
International Management Institute (IMI), Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi, India

Salil Sharma
International Management Institute (IMI), Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi, India

Ruchir Parekh
IILM Institute for Higher Education, New Delhi, India

Abstract

This paper examines an experimental research went for distinguishing effective leadership styles for supervisors of
Information Technology/Systems ventures. The examination analyzed the appropriateness of transformational
Managers related to other basic achievement factors. The outcomes demonstrated that a mix of transformational and
specialized initiative practices increase the viability of value-based authority prompting high venture achievement.
While perceiving that there is no leadership style that is powerful in all undertaking circumstances, the examination
suggests a basic yet adaptable style described by hierarchical impetus, scholarly incitement, conduct appeal, and
unforeseen reward practices for upgraded leadership in IT projects.

Doi: 10.31219/osf.io/ftqk8
© 2019 The Authors. Published by ISJ.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

Keywords: Leadership, Transformational leadership, Teamwork, Project performance,& IT.

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