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Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on various industries on a global scale. The disruptions have severely affected employee performance in the organization, leading to a series chain reaction such as factory closures, disrupted supply chains, and financial strain, etc. In the content of this situation, leadership styles which considers as one of the important factor that could contributed to the employee performance in the organization. It has intensified the need for novel leadership strategies to address the pressing performance-related challenges that the organizations faced. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to investigate the impact of leadership styles (autocratic leadership, democratic leadership, transactional leadership and transformational leadership) on employee performance during crisis situation. Besides that, this study has enriched the existing literature on leadership styles and employee performance. It also provides support for the policy makers and practitioners in to improve their efforts in enhancing employee performance, as well as provides new ideas for organizations on how to manage employee performance in times of crisis.
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