A Comparative Study of Leadership Styles Between Public and Private Sector

Abstract

This dissertation project is a descriptive research, it focuses on the differences in leadership styles between public and private sector, also examining whether leaders learn more towards being people oriented or task oriented. Task-oriented leaders prioritize towards goal achievement and tend to adopt more hands off approach when it comes to managing people. In contrast, people oriented leaders demonstrate concern for subordinates exhibiting warmth and support, but are less involved in task management. The project starts with the study of three banks of each public and private sector and taking interview given by 5 leaders from each bank to know about what kind of leadership style they possess based on which it could be determined how close they are with people and how much importance they give to the achievement of task.