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Influence of Leadership Styles on Staff Retention: A Review of Literature
Article Number: SIS814260AI050623
5th June, 2023
Author(s):
Evelyn Asianab
Abstract:
Prior to the 1970s and the beginning of the
1980s, the majority of people joined organizations and stayed for a very long time,
sometimes for the duration of their working lives. This study is a review of
the literature on leadership styles and how well they foster staff retention in
organizations. The literature review further looks at the relationship between
leadership styles and employee retention, which is positively and significantly
impacted by leadership style. It is worth noting that, the more effective a company's
leadership style; the more motivated the employees will be to stay there. The non-physical
work environment amplifies the influence of leadership style on employee
retention. It was found among other things that job mobility and voluntarily
changing jobs started to rise sharply, employers started to face the issue of
employee turnover, and a corresponding management tool known as employee
retention started to be developed. The purpose of the study is to determine how
leadership styles affect an organization's ability to retain employees. A leadership style that encourages staff
retention should be adopted because of the review of several empirical studies,
which revealed a substantial relationship between leadership style and
employees' intentions to leave. These
findings, together with earlier research, support the assertion that leadership
styles have a significant impact on employee retention. This review paper
possesses the potential to aid HR managers and other decision-makers in
organizations to develop leaders through training and development programmes with
the goal of increasing job satisfaction as well as reducing staff turnover
rates.