Montshonyane, Ramosiako2024-09-102024-09-102022Montshonyane, Ramosiako. (2022). The impact of leadership on productivity at Harmony Kalgold operation [Master’s dissertation, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg]. WireDSpace.https://hdl.handle.net/10539/40645https://hdl.handle.net/10539/40645A research report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, Wits Business School, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 2022Background: The significance of good leadership styles in respect of productivity cannot be overemphasised in the modern world of global change. The change in leadership and their diverse styles has affected the rate of production at Harmony Kalgold Operation. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the impact of leadership styles on productivity in the case of Harmony Kalgold Operation in Mahikeng-Kraaipan, South Africa. Setting: The research study was undertaken in South Africa and particularly focused on the Northwest Province. Only a quantitative research method was employed with a sample size of 50 members selected from the organisation of study. Methods: The positivist and quantitative approach through a questionnaire survey was employed to collect data for the research study. A quantitative research methodology was adopted through a random sample of 50 employees. Results: Within the company, there are four main types of productivity. Democratic leadership is directly correlated with productivity. Authoritarian leadership style has a strong negative correlation with productivity. Charismatic leadership style has a positive correlation with productivity. Similarly, transformational leadership style was found to relate more with productivity and the leadership style should be developed by modern leaders. Transactional leadership style had a little negative relationship with productivity and entails a carrot and stick method to accomplish organisational goals. Conclusions: There are at least five most common leadership styles which influence Harmony Kalgold operation 's productivity. These are autocratic, democratic, laissez- faire, transactional, and transformational leadership. There are at most four measures of productivity at Harmony Kalgold. These are capital, physical, labour, and total productivity. Indeed, leadership styles influence productivity in diverse ways. Each situation requires each own leadership style to improve productivity. However, the situational theory of leadership suggests that no single leadership style is best.en2022 University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.LeadershipLeadership stylesLeadership theoriesProductivityTypes of productivityUCTDSDG-12: Responsible consumption and productionDissertationUniversity of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg