A Critical Analysis of the Best Leadership Style for Small Medium Enterprises in Malawi

Author(s)	Geofrey Joseph Mfuni
Country	Malawi
Abstract	Leadership is key to the success or failure of any organization. In fact, everything starts and falls on leadership. Small, Medium Enterprise (SMEs) have a long history in Malawi. They have proven to be a source of economic development and employment for a majority of Malawians. Unfortunately, most SMEs do not make it beyond one or two years in operation due to poor leadership of its top management teams. This study seeks to answer the question what is the best leadership style for SMEs in Malawi. The study data was collected through expensive review of literature on the topics of leadership and enterprise. The results show that the best leadership style is contingency or situational leadership. This type of leadership takes advantage of the prevailing situation and hence make use any type of leadership style suitable at the moment. This could be transformational, transactional, democratic or autocratic leadership style.
Keywords	Leadership, Enterprise, SMEs, Management, Leadership Styles
Field	Business Administration
Published In	Volume 6, Issue 1, January-February 2024
Published On	2024-02-15
Cite This	A Critical Analysis of the Best Leadership Style for Small Medium Enterprises in Malawi - Geofrey Joseph Mfuni - IJFMR Volume 6, Issue 1, January-February 2024. DOI 10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i01.13378
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2024.v06i01.13378
Short DOI	https://doi.org/

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