SYNOPSISThe project entitled a study on leader ship style in Apollo tyres ltd ,kalamassery. Leader ship is an important element of the directing function of management.The power of leadership is the power of integration .The term leadership style refers to the consistent behavior pattern of a leader as precieved by people around him. Every leader develops a pattern in the way he handles his subordinates or followers in various situation

INTRODUCTIONIn India whenever people think of the word Leader or Leadership They generally tend to view only social and contexts. But here we shall discuss it in all the contexts more so in administrative and managerial contextsTHE CONCEPT OF LEADERSHIPLeadership has been defined on twin basis qualities possessed by leader and influence the activities of followers through the communication process and towards the attainment of some goal or goals. This definition stresses on two aspects. Firstly, leadership involves the use of influence and thus relationships can involve leaderships. Secondly, it also involves the importance of communication affect the behavior and performance of follower. Similarly, Koontz and Weihrich have defined leadership. As influence the art or process of influencing people so that they will strive willingly and enthusiastically towards the achievement of group goals. It means that the leader is one who inspires the group to work hard willingly and enthusiastically towards the achievement of goals.

LEADERSHIP THEORIESVarious approaches to leadership can be classified into two brand heading ; Universalistic Contingency. This can be discussed as follows:UNIVERSALISTIC THEORIESThese theories over the years suggested the one best way of leading subordinates. Following are the most popular universalistic theories 1. Trait theories2. Leadership behavior and styles theories1. TRAIT THEORIES This approach is based on the assumption that leader have got certain physical, mental and personality traits which make them leaders. This is a traditional approach and is based on the assumption that leaders are born and not made. This approach started with the great man theory and explains leadership in terms of personal abilities.

A] INTELLECTUAL TRAITSDecisiveness, judgemental ability, knowledge and verbal, abilities have been associated with leadership effectivenessB] PERSONALITY TRAITSPersonality traits such as altertness, originality personal intergrity and self confidence are associated with effective leadership. However identify creativity , emotional balance, non-conformity, and diplomacy as essential traits for effective leadership.C] PHYSICAL TRAITSEnergy, appearance and height are some of the physical traits which have been associated with effective leadership2] LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOUR AND STYLE THEORIES 1) Leadership styles based on use of authority2) Lickerts four systems of managing and3) The managerial grid.

1) LEADERSHIP STYLES BASED ON USE OF AUTHORITYLeadership styles on the basis of authority have been classified under following three categoriesAuthoritic , Democratic , Laissez faire

a) Autocratic leadership style:This style of leadership is based on rigid control over the subordinates .Here the leaders initiates and plans. He expects compliance and full implementation of his ideas and plans .He direct and control them. He of course rewards the subordinates for their performance. At the same time, he punished them and with holds the rewards, if the performance is not his satisfaction. This way he exercises strict discipline. control authority over the subordinates. It useful in difficult situation when the subordinates. It useful in difficult situation when the subordinates have not developed to desirable levels.b) Democratic leader ship style;In contrast to the authoritarian style, in this style the leader involves all the members of the group in decision making. He regards them as equal partners and values their participation. He considers the participation by the nates in essential element for the success of the organization. As opposed to authoritarian leader who generally practices both way communication i.e., upward communication as well as downward communication.c) Laissez faire leader ship style;In this style the leader exercises minimum power control over his subordinates. He gives them maximum freedom to work and set their goals according to their wishes. He should give his own suggestions when wanted by the subordinate.2) Lickerts four system of management;System no;1;In this system has little confidence in his subordinate. He doesnt involve the in decision making. He used prize & punishment to motivate the subordinates. Authority is highly centralized in the manager.System no:2In this system manager adopts what is known as benevolent authoritive style .He adopts patronizing confidence and trust in subordinate. He uses a few rewards and occasional punishment to motivate workers. Some participation in decision making is also allowed. Most decision continues to be taken by manager himself.System no:3Manager in this system adopts participative approach. He has substantial but no complete confidence and trust in subordinate. Broad policy decision are made at top. Specific decision, however are allowed to be taken at the lower levels also System no:4Managers in this system, adopts participative approach. He has complete confidence and trust in this subordinates. He involves them in decision making. The rewards are given according to their participation. Lickert found the system no 4 approach leaders. Lickerts systems 4 has got its own limitation. Empirical support for the theory has been generated almost exclusively by Lickert and his associates. They have ignored the impact of situational variables on management.

HISTORY OF APOLLO TYRESIncorporated In 1972, Apollo tyres has a network of 119 officers across and 5500 employees across location. Its manufacturing units are located in perambra in Kerala, limda in Gujarat and Rajasthan in Maharashtra. The company exports tyres to the USA, Europe, china, Africa, the Middle East, Pakistan & south East Asia through the Apollo tyres international. The European rubber journal has rated Apollo tyres as the sixth fastest growing tyre company in the world.In November 2003, Apollo tyres entered into a joint venture with Michelin the world number one tyre manufacture with operations in over 170 countries. The JV, called Michelin Apollo Tyre Pvt,Ltd, will be the vehicle for the manufacturing marketing and sales of truck and bus radial tyres.There is a power in your neighborhood thats unstoppable, a power that shines like the sun and a power you can trust when an the road, always. A power that is leading the way for all tyre manufacturing companies in India and across the globe. Join us in the journey to the world of Apollo tyres.

GENESISThere lies a legend behind every success story and ours goes back a long way to ancient Greece. Named after the Greek sun god, Apollo has created a niche for itself in the tyre market. After three decades of consistent growth today, Apollo shines as India premier tyre manufacturing and Distribution Company. The history of Apollo as a company goes back to the early seventies, when hardnosed MNCS and Indian tyre majors dominate the tyre industry. Despite incurring heavy losses in the initial year, mainly due to the fact that all tyre major in those days had light production capacities as compared to the market demand, Apollo came back as strong player backed by strong production and marketing strategies.Thank to its state of the art technology goal oriented people and clear adventurous vision of the top management, Apollo is today a name to reckon.

COMPANY PROFILE Company visionTo be a leader in the Indian tyre industry and significant global player, providing customer delight and enhancing share holder value.Core valuesC - Care for customerR - Respect for associatesE - Excellence through teamworkA - Always learningT - Trust mutuallyE - Ethical practice

INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION HISTORY OF THE CONCERNApollo, named after the Greek sun god has created a remarkable identify for itself in the tyre market so that the name itself has become synonymous with brand, in its constant pursuit of excellence, Apollo has come a long way up of the corporate gradient. The history of Apollo the company can be tracked back to the seventies, when hardnosed MNCs and Indian tyre majors dominated the tyre Industry.Since its incorporation in 1972, Apollo has suffered huge losses in its infant years, owing to the fact that all tyre majors had high production capacities as compared as compared to the market demand. Within a decade through backed by its strong production and marketing strategies, Apollo had catapulted itself among the top tyre companies of the country. Thanks to its state of art technology, goal oriented people and clear adventures vision of the top management.Apollo has become a name to reckon with not just in the nylon but also in the radial tyre segment. Change is something Apollo as a corporation has always been comfortable with and never feared years ago, with a view of position itself in the perineum tyre segment, Apollo decided to price its brand reasonably higher than its brand reasonably higher than its competitors. It thus targeted a customer segment for which price was almost a non-issue. The key criterion was product benefit. Premium branding led to the development of the niche that composed those who looked from the best tyre and not necessarily the best bargaining. This made the company less vulnerable to reversionary trends in the year to come.MISSIONA major focus would also be on exports, which are taken care by Apollo Tyre International. Apollo tyres limited are a high performance company and the leading Indian tyres.APOLLO TYRE LTD A PROFILE Apollo tyres Ltd, incorporated in the year 1962 in collaboration with general tyres International Corporation USA (Now owned by M/s continental AG Germany the fourth largest tyre company in the world.) is one of the fastest growing tyre companies in India. The co-operate head quarters is located at New Delhi and its registered office is at Cochin.Near Cochin and in Linda near Baroda. The company also has a tube factory installed at Rajangaon near Pune in the state of Maharashtra.The first manufacturing unit, which is located in perambra, at trichur district, Kerala, commenced commercial production of automatic tyres, tubes and flaps in the year 1977. The company was bagged down by a loss of Rs. 27.8 crores form 1977 to 1981. It was in 1982 that Apollo formulated and put into action series of pragmatic project generation policies geared towards turn around.A dynamic news manager team under the leader ship of vice chairman MD Mr. Omkar S. kanwar took over the helm of commercial affairs. The objectives were redefined with emphasis growth through quality product and services, aggressive market penetration and expense containments.in1984 Apollo tyres ltd wipe out entire accumulated. Loss even posted a {project of RS.57 lakhs BIFR banded over premier tyres ltd (the plant is situated at kalamassery near cochin) to Apollo tyres Ltd on the 17th April 1955 and products are being made in Apollo brand name with this achievement the company has expected its management base to emerge as the No;1 tyre company in India. In 95-96 apollo clocked turnover Rs. 1250 crores.Today an Apollo tyre Ltd is the fastest growing and most profitable tyre company in India. The Co. manufactures and sells wide range of tyre and tubes and also flaps. Apollo tyres is the No;1 truck and passenger tyres in India.The company is also a major manufacture of light commercial vehicle and tractor tyres. The company produced the to branch like storm XTT and mile star XTT which spell quantity and quality, which is a reflection of class to serve the needs of the customer Apollo tyre has been ranked ax the 16th larger and 7th fastest growing company in the world by the European* rubber journal, considered as an international authority.Board of/Directors Onkar S Karvvar -K.Jacob Thomas -Chairman & managing/Directors Kerala Govt. NomineeL. radha KrishnanMRB punja Neeraj kanwar - Chief operating officer and whole time DirectorNimesh N. Kampani O.P GuptaRaja R.S, Kanwar Shardul S. shroff - Kerala Govt. NomineeV.S Oberoi - Chief manufacturing & SPC) whole time director P.N. Wahal - company secretary Fraser and Ross - AuditorsEmployee Strength of the Company After the takeover of premier tyre Ltd., Atl ceased former marketing decision as well as its sales depose. Present employee strength of the company is 1400.Management of Apollo Tyres Ltd The major tyre manufacture with the largest no; of management. Professionals in India have been India have been in path of exercising a never management is always alert take any challenge in the environment. Because of their efficient marketing dynamism and Strategies they could freely float in the market despite of cyclical depression in the industry.ManufacturingTyre is high performance composite product. The raw materials used for its management are rubber, nylon, steel, tyre, cord fabric, carbon black and composed mix where rubber is mixed with required additives. After so many process like fabric clipping, calendaring, squeegee applications, bead preparations etc, it assembles all the compounds into semi finished products into semi finished products called green tyres. Tyres after press writing are kept under high pressure to help shape retention and to reduce growth in service.

Human Resource The ATL is well equipped with [personnel having skills at all levels enough to meet competitive challenges. The management to cope up with changing scenario conducts training programmers. Company is providing all faculties fir metal and physical vigor of the employees. There are about 1400 employees working in Apollo tyres Ltd.Apollo tyres aims to achieve a turnover of $ 1 billion by 2005-2006 our corporate objectives n support of this are; Employees SatisfactionCustomer delight Revenue growthOperating margin improvement SWOT analysis of Apollo tyres strength Industry leader in trade and bus tyre segment Superiors product quality Strong brand equity Over 500 qualified professional with y employees age of 35 years . Superior under standing of market. Largest distribution network in the industry Quick response to market needs Bench mark for managing efficiencies in Indian industry Managing facilities near major markets.WeaknessLow pressure in radial market Opportunities Estimated 12% growth in annual demand Opportunities for low cost capacity enhancement through take over and mergers. Threats External Introduction of truck radicals in the market Cheap imports from china and south East Asian countries.Internal Rising cost of inputs.INDUSTRY PROFILEGrowth of tyre industry in India the tyre industry began to grow in India may divide into three phases. In the first phase multinationals came to India &started selling tyre. The first among them was fire store, followed by either multinational like good year, dunlop etc.In the second phase the multinational started their production in India & they became first generation tyre manufacturer in India. Among the first generation tyre, dunlop was the first company that started their domestic production at Calcutta.The third phase of India tyre industry began when Indian companies started producing tyre, which came to be called as second generation tyre the important among them are MRF tyres, PREMIER tyres, good year tyres, CEAT tyres etc. they started production in the sixties later in the 1970 s he third generation tyres started their production. The main third generation tyres are Apollo, VIKRANT, JK MODI tyres etc. all the tyre companies, which started operation after70s and the tyre companies which are yet to start production are classified under the leadership style of fourth generation. Notable among them are S.KUMAR, RADO, SREECHAKARA, BIRLA tyres etc. market leaders in the Indian tyre industry are MRF, JK, CEAT, APOLLO, GOODYER tyre. They are updating their strategies in order to hold market shares & invade others. INDIAN TYRE INDUSTRYTyre made in india can be broadly classified as cross play & radial. The body of a tyre called carcass on casting is made up of layers of rubber coated nylone on rayon fabric called plies the main difference between these two types is the direction is which the ply cords are arranged and the type of reinforcement medium used. In a cross ply tyre the, cords run across each other or diagonally to the outer surface of the tyres. On the other hand in a radial tyre the cords done radically from bead to bead at 90 degree angles to the rim or along the out of surface of the tyre. In a cross ply tyre the major reinforcement materials used are rayon & nylon tyre lords. In a radial tyre the reinforcing medium are polyester, nylon, fiber glass & steel. As such there is a substantial price difference between cross ply and radial tyre. Radial tyres are 10-15% costly compared to the cross ply ones & naturally, in india they sell less than the cross ply ones. The radial tyre provide certain advantage like better vehicle control, longer tyre life, cooler running and better road holding & lower fuel consumption. They even reduce the occurrence of flat. Even then radial tyres have not really caught on these because road condition are unsuitable for radial tyres.More over as against radials the cross plies can be retreated twice during the life time of the tyre and given the cost of a new tyre it comes cheaper. The over loading conditions in the truck light at & heavy commercial vehicles is one of the factors responsible for none popularity of radial is these segment. Radial tyres account his only 5% of the total Indian tyre production as against 60-80% is the development countries. The extent of radialicaton is highest , at almost in the truck tyre segment which constitute about 75% of the total value in production. The industry is looking at radializaton as one of the ways to service in this falling market conditions. They are expecting 55-60% radicalization is expected to attain only 13-15% by that time. THE RAW MATERIALSThe type industry is material intensive raw material accounts for almost 70% of the production cost. The main raw materials for tyre are rubber [natural & synthetic], carbon black, and nylon tyre cord& rubber chemicals.The tyre segment accounts for a major chunk of total rubber consumption, and is increasing, its share whereas, is developed nations, the highly radicalized tyre industry consumer more of synthetic rubber than natural rubber [the ratio is 80:20 ]in India it is just the opposite .The important raw materials used are: Natural rubber Synthetic rubber Nylon tyre cord[NTC] Carbon black

STORAGE MATERIAL IN APOLLO TYRES LPG, naphtha, diesel, furnace oil, rubber processing oil, sapphire, carbon black, rubber.QUALITY STANDARDSISO 9001Is an international standard on quality management system issued by ISO [International organization for standardization] head quartered at Geneva?This, model is an exhaustive quality standard that describes the quality assurance systems in design, development production sales and servicing of products QS 9000Defines the fundamental quality systems expectations of CHYSLER, FORD, GENERAL MOTORS or other OEM customers subscribing to the document for their internal and external suppliers of productions and service part and materials.The seven documents needed for the QS 9000 program are QS 9000 Quality System Requirement[QSR] Advanced products Quality planning [APQP Failure Mode and Effects Analysis [FMEA] Measurement System Analysis [MSA] Statistical Process Control [SPC] Production Part Approval process [PPAP] Quality system assessment [QSA]

GoalDevelop fundamental quality system that provide for continuous improvement emphasizing defect prevention & of variation and waste is the supply chain so as to ensure customer satisfaction

Shift SystemThere are three shiftsGeneral shifts -9 AM to 5PMA shift -7AM to 3 PMB shift -3 AM to 11 PMC shift -11 PM to 7 AM Saturday 9AM to 1PM

Awards;First tyre company in the company to get ISO 9001 Certification October 94 one of the few tyre manufactures with QS 9000 Certification march 2001

1.4 PRODUCT PROFILE Product range Apollo tyres established itself as a manufacture of tyres of the highest quality in India; the company has always concentrated on high performance passenger, truck and tractor tyres. Today it supplies to niche markets of all types of tyre for trucks, tractors, buses, light commercial vehicles and passenger car. Domestic product range1. Truck tyresa) Hercules load starb) Haw lugc) Load star super d) Mile stare) Hum safer XC plus f) XT-7, XT-9g) Flashh) Amari) Amar premiumj) Amar express2. Passenger car tyre

a) Amazer steelb) Storm c) Armourd) Grippere) Celebrityf) Pantherg) Hunterh) Radial tyre3. LCV Tyre a) Load star b) Lancer 4. Two wheeler tyresa) Black catb) Ace5. Anima driven vehicle[ADV]a) Bhimb) ADVc) ADV PLUS 6. Tractor tyres a) Krishak .Eb) Krishakc) Power haul d) Sarpanch TFe) Kissan TF7. Tractor trailer tyresa) Rider T.Tb) Super amar T.Tc) Truck plus T.Td) Dhruv T.Te) Haul track T.T

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART APOLLO TYRES LTDKALAMASSERY

Unit head

Group manager HRAssociation manager

Association managerAssistant manager security

Executive reception

Associate manager safety

FLOW CHART OF PRODUCTION PROCESS

Raw materials

Fabric dippingCompound mixing

Ageing

coolingExtrusion

calendaringCooling

Ply cutting/bias cutting

FG storesBeed rolls Squeegee calenderingInspection Post curing inflationTyre curing/pressTyre buildingBeed windingBeed filteringSqueegee applicationRolling

OBJECTIVES 1. Study on the leader ship style in Apollo tyres 2. To find the effectiveness of leader ship in Apollo tyres 3. Workers role in decision making. 4. To analyze which type of relationship establish between the leadership and subordinates

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Research in common parlance refers to search for knowledge .one can also define research as a scientific and systematic search for pertinent information on a specific topic. In fact research is an art of scientific investigation. The advanced learners dictionary of current English lays down the meaning of research as a care full investigation or inquiry especially through search for new fact in any branch of knowledge. In short, the search for knowledge objective and systematic methods of finding solution to a problem to research.RESEARCH DESIGNa research design is the arrangement of condition for classification and analysis of data in a manner that aims to combine relevance to the research purpose with economy in procedure. In fact, the research design is the conceptual structure within which research is conducted. A constitutes the blue print of the collection, measurement and analysis of the data.

DESCRIPTIVE RESARCH DESIGN In this research, the researcher used descriptive research design. A descriptive research design is concerned with the detail description of certain functional variables and characteristics of a problem situation. The major purpose of this research is the description of the state of affairs and its exists in present.SOURCES OF DATASources of data can be classified into two ways, Primary data Secondary dataBoth primary and secondary data collected for the purpose of study.

PRIMARY DATA It refers to the first hand information which is original in character that an investigator himself collected from the respondent.Primary data required for the study where generated from individuals, structures, questionnaire and also from the discussion made with people.In this research the researcher collect primary data through interview and questionnaire method.

SECONDARY DATA The secondary data are those which have already being collected by someone else, so which have already passed through the statistical process. The main source of secondary data collection is a) Books b) Journalsc) InternetSAMPLING

If the information is collected only from a representative part of [sample] the population/universe, we can say that the data are collected through sampling.SAMPLING TECHNIQUES In this project convenient sampling method is used for selecting respondent. In this method the investigator choose the sample unit on the basis of accessibility.CONVENIENT SAMPLING The convenient sampling techniques used in this project. A convenience sample is obtained by selecting a convenient population unit. As the name implies in this method, the researcher choose the sample units on the basis of convenience or accessibility. This form of sampling is commonly using the man of the street form for interviewing at time his associates may be interviewed sample because they are accessible. It is one of the important non random sampling.SAMPLE SIZE A sample size of 100 samples is selected for the study.TOOLS OF DATAThe researcher obtained the response from these respondents by using structured and open and closed ended questionnaire. The techniques used for analysis and interpretations are percentage analysis pictures, graphical representation like bar diagrams, pie diagrams, column graph, pyramid chart etcDATA PROCESSING AND ANALYSING INSTRUMENT The data collected has been tabulated and the percentage of the respondents for each factor has been calculated using tally mark operation. Datas collected has been converted into quantitative figure. The percentage of analysis has been done to draw the conclusion.PERCENTAGE ANALYSIS Percentages refer to the special kind of ratio. Percentages are used in making comparison between two or more series of data it can also used for compare the relative terms, the distribution of two or more series of data. The easy and simplicity of calculating the general understanding of its purpose and the universal applicability of the percent statistic have made it most widely and standardize tool researchers. Since the percentage reduced everything to a common based and thereby allows meaningful comparison to make with the data. The percentage analysis is conducted by dividing number of respondents with tool population of sample.Percentage = No. of respondent Total no. of population 100

DATA ANALYSIS1) Table shows the opinion about the leader ship style in the Apollo tyresTABLE-1NO.ParticularRespondentPercentage

1Satisfactory2687

2Highly satisfactory0413

3Poor00

Total30100

InferenceFrom the above table we can inference that 87 percentage of workers are highly and No. employer and dissatisfied.This shows that the leader ship style followed by leaders and superiors of Apollo tyres is effective and efficient the supervisors lead their subordinate feel good about the working condition and their organization.

2) Which type of supervision in provided by the superiors

Table-2NOParticularRespondentPercentage

01Strict0826

02Mild2274

Total3010

InferenceFrom the above diagram we can understand that 26% workers get strict supervision $74% workers gets Mild Supervision.26% of the employees that is 8 people said that the supervision in strict they believe that the supervision and leaders are trying to implement strict leader ship in order to bring out the efficiency of the workers. But the majority of employees think that the leader ship style mild leadership that enables the supervisors to establish control co-operation co-ordination and discipline.

3) The supervision invites you to participate in decision making.Table-3NO.ParticularRespondentPercentage

01Yes0723

02No2377

30100

Inference From the above diagram we can concluded that 23% workers say that their superior invite them to participate in decision making.Among the employee said that worker do have participation in management they believe that in the matter which direct affects they are asked for their suggestion.

4) Do you like to participate in decision making activities rating to your work.Table-4NOParticularRespondentPercentage

01No2790

02Yes0310

Total100

Inference From the above we can on that 90% workers like to participate include decision making but 4% dont like.90% 20 workers would like to participate in decision making especial the decision relating them the 10% who are not that interest to participated as decision believes that the process of decision making is not their cup of tea.

5) Is your relationship with your superior satisfactory?Table-5NoParticularRespondentPercentage

01Yes2996

02No0104

Total30100

InferenceFrom the above diagram can conclude that 96% workers have good relation with superior but 4% workers dont on have a good relation with their superior.

6) According to your manager effective in leadership style.Table-6NO.ParticularRespondentPercentage

01Young managers0620

02Aged managers2480

Total30100

Inference From the table we can see that most of the employees are satisfied with the managerial style aged managers among the 30% employees interviewed 24% respondent in favor of aged managers.This shows that in the present scenario aged managers are likely to have much better managerial skill than the young managers. The aged managers have more experience to their merit are performing much better than the youngsters, considering their relations with our employees and their performance.

7) Do you think that whether the superior has the power to influence you Table-7NO.ParticularRespondentPercentage

01Yes2067

02No1033

Total30100

InferenceThe above table shows superiors have the power to influence them among the 30 interview 20 employees respondent that the superiors has the power to influence them.This clearly shows that they superiors with efficient managerial skills and good interpersonal relation can influence the managers.

8) What is your opinion about charging leader ship style according to the situation.Table-8NO.ParticularRespondentPercentage

01Supporting2273

02Not supporting0827

Total30100

InferenceRegarding the change in leadership style according to the situation 22 respondents are said to have a supporting attitude towards to the topic only 8 respondent said that a change in leader ship style in not quite effective in all the situation.Leadership style of the superiors is expected to have the quality of the adaptabacility. The managers should change themselves according to the situation.22 respondents agree with this argument.

9.Does your manager consider your complaints and suggestions forwarded by you?Table No.9 NO. Particular RespondentPercentage

01 Yes 28 93

02 No 2 7

Total 30 100

InterpretationThe above table shows that 28 of the employees responded positevily that the manager considered complaints and suggestion still to respondence said that the managers present always considered the complaints of suggestions.This shows that most of the employees at APOLLO are satisfied regarding the manager considering the complaints.

LIMITATION OF STUDY1) The findings of the study are based on the assumptions that respondents have given true opinion.2) Lack of time was one of the major limitations for conducting this study.3) The study is restricted only to few executives and workers in the organization and their opinion need not be the opinion of the majority.A certain degree of reluctance was shown by some of the employees in revealing their opinion. Due to the fear of disclosure

FINDINGS1) The employees are satisfied with the leadership style at Apollo tyres2) The supervisors are following a mild style of leadership style of Apollo tyres.3) The managers have schemes to consider employees grievances and suggestions.4) The employees at Apollo tyres play a part in the decision making5) The under relationship between the employees and in good.6) The employees are satisfied of the managerial style.

SUGGESTIONS1) Success doesnt mean the absence of failures; it means the attainment of ultimate objectives. It means winning the war, not the every battle. This wise saying must be follow to make success in their career.2) Leader should not be influenced by interpersonal stress; it will lead them to unsuccessful leader.3) Manager should have a strong desire for accomplishment of goal set then only a leader ship should be success full in his filed.4) Participation of workers should not be in writing it should be practical.5) Managers have to give reward for the good work or appreciate them. Feeling of importance makes the workers to do their work better than before.6) Give due consideration to the workers complaints. The complaint boxes should be checked on a weekly basis & timely remedial Measures should be taken.

CONCLUSION The one month project work in Apollo tyres Ltd., Kalamassery was very informative & gives me a wide exposure to the various leadership style followed by the executives in the company. In this big organization its difficult to understand the leadership style of all the executives. However I have taken opportunity to utilize it to our level best. I sincerely believe that the project would be of immense use in our future endeavour. I once again give sincere thanks to the management & workers who helped to do my project work in Apollo tyres ltd kalamassery.

QUESTIONAIRE AGE SEX EDUCATIONAL QUALIFIACATION DESIGNATION MARITIAL STATUS WORK EXPERIENCE MONTHLY INCOME1) What is your opinion about the leadership style at Apollo tyres?Good Satisfactory poor 2) Which type of supervision is provided by the superiors?Strict mild3) Does the supervisors invites you to participate in decision making? Yes no 4) Do you like to participate in decision making activities rating to your work?Yes no 5) Is your relationship with your superior satisfactory?Yes no6) According to you which managers are effective in their relationship style?Young manager aged ones7) Do you think that the superior has the power to influence you?Yes no8) What is your opinion about changing leadership style according to the situation?Supporting not Supporting 9) Does your manager consider your complaints and suggestion forwarded by you?Yes no

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