Exploring Leadership Styles in Tea Garden Management

This study analyzes the leadership styles adopted in tea garden management in the well-known tea-producing centers in the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam. This study analyzes the influence of leadership styles on labour relations, productivity, sustainability of the organisation, and employee well-being in the tea plantation industry. The study uses a mixed-method research methodology to evaluate transformational, transactional, participatory, and situational leadership styles among tea estate managers. A survey-based technique was employed with 200 respondents from tea estates in Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Jorhat, Golaghat and Sivasagar. The results reveal that transformational leadership makes a major contribution to enhancing staff motivation and productivity in the tea garden management

Estate · Leadership style · Productivity · Situational ethics · Sustainability · Tea garden · Transformational leadership · Belt and Road Initiative · Fisheries and Aquaculture Studies · Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior