Influences of leadership styles on organizational and management performance: Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs

This study, based on individual interviews of 51 Vietnamese SMEs managers, reports on their perception of leadership styles influencing managerial and organizational success and benefits to organizational operations. Not only the close relationship between leadership styles and SME business performance but also the suggestions with regard to the effective leadership styles are reflected in this paper. The study has practical and theoretical implications in that it examines leadership styles in the context of SMEs.