Organizational Climate and Leadership Style among Sugar Mill Managers of Gopalganj, Bihar

Abstract

The present study examined the relationship between organizational climate and leadership style among sugar mill managers in the Gopalganj district of Bihar. A correlational research design was adopted, and data were collected from 55 managers working in four sugar mills. Leadership style was assessed using the Leadership Style Questionnaire developed by Peterson (1977), while organizational climate was measured using the Organizational Climate Scale developed by Chattopadhyay and Aggarwal (1988). Karl Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient was used to analyze the relationships between two dimensions of leadership style and eleven dimensions of organizational climate. The results revealed significant positive as well as negative relationships between selected dimensions of leadership style and organizational climate. The findings indicate that leadership behavior plays an important role in shaping managerial perceptions of organizational climate in sugar mill organizations. The proposed hypothesis was partially supported. The study contributes to the limited empirical literature on leadership and organizational climate in Indian agro based industries and offers practical implications for leadership development and organizational policy.