Leadership styles in public and private organizations

Abstract

Leadership plays a very significant role in the modern world. Leadership style is normally explained by the features of the manager, the workers, and their job. Comparing public and private leadership styles is a major subject in the public administration literature, yet there have been only a few empirical studies of the differences in their respective leadership styles. The aim of this paper is to discuss the differences between the leadership styles in the public sector when compared to the private sector. The theoretical background concerning leadership styles and leader behaviour will be examined and presented. Further, the comparison will be applied to examples of leadership styles in Saudi Arabia.

Keywords

• leadership
• private sector
• transformational leadership
• leader behaviours
• saudi arabia