Leadership is a complex concept that involves a process of different types of actions and developing several styles. It plays an important role in organizations. It is a type of power that has the ability to influence someone’s behaviors or attitudes. In order to achieve organizational goals, leaders are expected to lead their employees toward a great performance, therefore they utilize different leadership styles depending on the situations that they face. This study focuses on three types of leadership styles: democratic, autocratic, and laissez-faire and how they can impact or influence the job performance of employees. The study has the objective of examining the impact of leadership style on employee performance. It shows the objectivism perspective and the validation of the framework based on numerous observable facts and figures. The research perspective is required to focus on human behaviors that could result in a rational explanation of observable phenomena and provide recommendations on employee job performance. The evaluation of the aforementioned criteria shows a suitable mix of positivist and interpretative approaches because the philosophy of the study correlates with the philosophical belief of observable experiences when generalizations are produced while focusing, simultaneously, on subjective experiences.
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