ESTILO DE LIDERAZGO DE LAS EMPRESAS AGROPECUARIAS PYMES DEL CANTÓN QUEVEDO.

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to identify the leadership style applied in the SME agricultural companies in Quevedo, highlighting the importance it has in management administrative practices, necessary to ensure the achievement of objectives. The research was conducted using a survey called MLQ, multifactorial leadership survey of Bass and Avolio, in its short version which contains 45 items, which analyze 9 factors on three types of leadership: transformational, transactional and laissez faire. For the sample, the entire available population of the 6 SME agribusiness companies of the city chosen for the study was considered, with a base of 70 people, of operational and administrative levels. The conclusion of this research was that transformational leadership is the most important type of leadership applied in the companies surveyed, because it is based on trust and empowerment given by the leaders to their employees, which also renders motivation and personal inspiration, obtaining immediate results by promoting organizational objectives and goals.