(b) Professionally - managed Indian organisations and Foregin - owned organisations There are many organisations in the private section owned by Indian or multinationals who have
appreciable degree of participation like the democratic leadership.The reason is that multinationals
bring not only thier technology but also the work culture which is more permissive and conducive for
the application of modern approach of management. As such the degree of participation is very high
in such organisation.
(c) Public sector organisations Owing to the work culture inherited by public sector managers, bureaucratic style is more prevalent
in the public sector organisations. Initially, public sector organisations were manned by civil servants
who brought a lot of bureaucratic culture with them. The net result is that all of the organisational
processes are governed by the bureaucratic model. Its implications are: status differentials, class
distinctions, and impersonal relationships which work against the participative style.
Most Indian top managers are relatively authoritarian in their relationship with lower management
and labour. They are also employee oriented on account of Indian cultural and religious pattern.
Then, what is the right leadership style for Indian managers is something that is difficult to answer. It
all depends on numerous variables such as superiors, subordinates, and the situation under which a
partiuclar style is followed.
17.9 SUMMARY Leadership refers to the quality of the behaviour of individuals, where by they guide people on their
activities in organised efforts. Leadership must have the “Do as you say” which requires motivating
effects on the part of the leader. Competent leadership can help in integrating the human effort and
thier utilisation for constructive purpose. Autocratic, Consultative and Free-Rein are the three basic
leadership styles. In nutshell, it can be said that it is an inter-personal, social and continuous process
which influences group of persons towards a desired god.
