Harleen Kaur
Education
November 2025
This paper examined how leadership styles impact the strategic decision-making in school management through policy implementation, resource distribution, conflict management and innovation. The research design adopted was descriptive and correlational, and the data were gathered using 150 respondents (school administrators and teachers) through a structured questionnaire that was based on Leadership Style Inventory (LSI) and a Decision-Making Scale (DMS). Analysis of variance (ANOVA), descriptive statistics, and Pearson correlation were used to examine the data. Compared to autocratic and laissez-faire leadership styles, results showed that transformational and democratic leadership styles significantly influenced the efficacy of decision-making, resulting in cooperation, innovation, and participatory governance. Results from statistical analysis show that there is a high positive correlation between leadership style and the efficacy of decision making (r = 0.68, p < 0.01), and that there are significant variations across the leadership styles (F = 9.72, p < 0.01). The findings highlight the value of visionary and participatory leadership practices in improving decision-making and paving the way for schools to achieve sustainable growth.
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