20.500.12556/ReVIS-12236 The Role of Effective Leadership on the Employees of Small and Medium Enterprises in Ghana Vloga učinkovitega vodenja pri zaposlenih v malih in srednje velikih podjetjih v Gani Purpose: Leadership style is one of the most crucial human resource-related outcomes and one of the most studied topics in management. The study assessed the role of effective leadership on employee performance on the small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) in the Cape Coast Metropolis in Ghana. Study design/methodology/approach: A descriptive research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study constituted 480 SME’s but 205 participants responded to the questionnaire. Microsoft Excel was used to analyze and present the data in tables and chart for easy interpretation. Findings: The findings indicated that, transformational, transactional, democratic, laissez-faire and autocratic are some of the leadership styles exhibited by the SME operators in the Metropolis. It was revealed that, the factors influencing employee performance were planning and controlling ability, role model and self-confidence, standards of performance for group members, rewarding achievement and influence by subordinates. Finally, it was disclosed that, leadership styles exhibited by the SME operators positively influences employees’ performance. Originality/value: This study is useful to the SMEs operators and the National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) in Ghana to create policies on the leadership styles that will increase employee engagement and performance which will improve the economy growth in the country.   Namen:Slog vodenja je eden najpomembnejših izidov, povezanih s človeškimi viri, in hkrati eno najbolj preučenih področij v managementu. Raziskava je ocenjevala vlogo učinkovitega vodenja pri zaposlenih v malih in srednje velikih podjetjih (MSP) v mestu Cape Coast v Gani. Zasnova/metodologijapristopštudije:Za raziskavo je bil uporabljen deskriptivni raziskovalni načrt, pri čemer je na vprašalnik odgovorilo 205 udeležencev. Za analizo in predstavitev podatkov v tabelah za lažjo interpretacijo je bil uporabljen programStatistical Package for Social Science (SPSS). Ugotovitve:Rezultati raziskave kažejo, da med slogi vodenja, ki jih izkazujejo lastniki MSP v mestu, prevladujejo transformacijski, transakcijski, demokratični, laissez-faire in avtoritarni slog. Nadalje so sposobnost načrtovanja in nadzora, zgled, samozavest, starost, nagrajevanje dosežkov ter vpliv podrejenih dejavniki, ki motivirajo vedenje zaposlenih na delovnem mestu. Nazadnje je raziskava pokazala, da so koristi, ki jih imajo zaposleni od učinkovitega vodenja, naslednje: všeč jim je bilo njihovo delo, redno so prejemali povratne informacije o uspešnosti, verjeli so, da je ocenjevanje njihovega dela pravično, imeli so letni nabor standardov uspešnosti, počutili so se varne in imeli tudi priložnosti za napredovanje na svojem področju dela. Izvirnost/vrednost:Raziskava je koristna za lastnike MSP ter za Nacionalni odbor za mala podjetja (NBSSI) v Gani, saj lahko oblikujejo politike o slogih vodenja, ki bodo povečali zavzetost in motivacijo zaposlenih ter s tem prispevali k gospodarski rasti države. effective leadership employees SME’s cape coast metropolis Ghana true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2025-09-19 13:01:30 2025-09-19 13:01:30 2025-10-01 14:25:59 0000-00-00 00:00:00 0 0 0 no. 2 Vol. 14 2025 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2025-09-08 2232-5107 2232-5697 https://doi.org/10.53615/2232-5697.14.300-311 https://toknowpress.net/submission/index.php/ijmkl/article/download/214/142 1 fffec504-9547-11f0-9bb7-001a4af901a5 https://revis.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=14292 https://toknowpress.net/submission/index.php/ijmkl/article/download/214/142 1 001ce5be-9548-11f0-9bb7-001a4af901a5 https://revis.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=14293 RAZ_Arthur-Sam_Jane_0.pdf RAZ_Arthur-Sam_Jane_0.pdf 1 3DB246A9EF10C2C3208BE234A6E8CA39 9080d3f842b9b876c2dc8f39c028166e63cafee6286d361f193e47e5bd4c2a3c 291f69ed-9548-11f0-9bb7-001a4af901a5 https://revis.openscience.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=14294 Mednarodna fakulteta za družbene in poslovne študije 0 0 0