The effect of leadership styles and motivation on employee performance in public institutions: evidence from Ghana

The purpose of this study is to find out whether effective leadership styles and motivation has brought about any significant impact on the level of employee performance of Research Institute as a whole. The result of this study is expected to help the management of the Institute and all stakeholders, farmers, pubic and, private institutions, NGOs, and the government at large. Leaders have always existed and the act of leading is as old as humanity. The literature on leadership is vast and a great deal has been written on this subject in the last twenty five years. Many definitions, explanations, and proposals on styles and models, have been presented by academicians, authors, and institutions. The necessity of leaders and the concept of leadership are receiving special emphasis in this business world. “Leadership is a reciprocal relationship between those who choose to lead and those who decide to follow”. “Leadership is not something you do to people. It’s something you do with people”. In view of the benefits derived from effective leadership and motivation in every organization, literatures have also been reviewed about its importance in every organization of which CSIR – Oil Palm Research Institute is no exception. Leadership and motivation has become very important in every organization and the quest of management to achieve the very best of investments, there is the need to pay attention to how effective leadership can be practiced in their organizations.