The Impact of the leader’s leadership style on the succession of the business

This research aimed to analyse the effect of the leader's leadership style on the succession of the business. For this, this research used mixed method design and deductive and inductive approaches for data analysis. The sample was collected by conveyance sampling technique. The secondary data was collected from the ten published articles and the other relevant websites. The findings highlighted that effective leadership enhances succession planning which increases the availability of skilled employees. It is also about enhancing the procedure for identifying the curial positions within the business and making action plans for individuals to assume the positions. Therefore, this research focused to explore the impact of the leader's leadership style on the succession of the business. The Pearson correlation analysis explored that leadership style has a major impact on the succession of the business. It provides succession planning and develops a sense among the team members for assigning different roles in the organisation. Different leadership styles such as transactional, transformational leadership, and delegate leadership affect the succession in the business. The results of the model summary explored that Transactional, transformational, and delegate leadership style is a predictors of business succession. In this workers need some motivation because they are not self-motivated. Morever, with the improved vision and awareness of the business succession, the leader may enhance their leadership skills and adopt different styles which increase the growth and productivity of the organisation.

Keywords: LEADER'S LEADERSHIP STYLE, BUSINESS SUCCESSION