20.500.12556/DKUM-95660 Leadership styles and generational differences in manufacturing and service organizations Stili vodenja in generacijske razlike v proizvodnih in storitvenih organizacijah Background and purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine generational differences and leadership style preferences in service and manufacturing organizations in south-eastern (SE) Slovenia. The focus was on preferred leadership approaches and generational differences. Methods: Quantitative research was conducted using the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) to collect data on a sample of 208 employees in manufacturing and service organizations in SE Slovenia. The questionnaire was distributed online and responses were analysed using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Shapiro-Wilk test, and the Kruskal Wallis test. Results: The results showed that the transformational leadership style was most preferred by the respondents, followed by the transactional and the least preferred was the laissez-faire style. A significant generational difference was found in the preference for the transactional leadership style, with Baby Boomers showing the highest preference and Generation Z the lowest. Conclusion: Although the study was limited to SE Slovenia and generalizability is limited, the results suggest that organizations should provide leadership training adapted to generational preferences to promote effective leadership. Future research should consider longitudinal and sector-specific studies, as well as the inclusion of variables such as cultural background and organizational culture. Ozadje in namen: Namen te študije je bil preučiti generacijske razlike in preference stilov vodenja v storitvenih in proizvodnih organizacijah v jugovzhodni Sloveniji. Osredotočenost je na prednostnih pristopih vodenja in na generacijskih razlikah. Metode: Izvedena je bila kvantitativna raziskava z vprašalnikom multifaktorskega vodenja (angl. MLQ - Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire) na zbranih podatkih vzorca 208 zaposlenih v proizvodnih in storitvenih organizacijah jugovzhodne Slovenije. Vprašalnik je bil razdeljen preko spleta, odgovori pa so bili statistično analizirani s Kolmogorov-Smirnovovim testom, s Shapiro-Wilkovim testom in s Kruskal Wallisovim testom. Rezultati: Rezultati so pokazali, da transformacijski stil vodenja je bolj zaželjen med anketiranci, sledi mu transakcijski, najmanj naželjen pa je stil vodenja brez vajeti. Pomembna generacijska razlika je bila ugotovljena v prednostih do transakcijskega stila vodenja, pri čemer so Baby Boomerji izkazali najvišjo naklonjenost, generacija Z pa najmanjšo. Zaključek: Čeprav je bila študija omejena na jugovzhodno Slovenijo in je posplošljivost omejena, rezultati kažejo, da bi morale organizacije zagotoviti usposabljanje vodenja, prilagojeno generacijskim preferencam za spodbujanje učinkovitega vodenja. Prihodnje raziskave naj upoštevajo longitudinalne in sektorsko specifične študije ter vključijo spremenljivke, kot sta kulturno ozadje in organizacijska kultura. management generational cohort leadership style leadership employees organization management generacijska skupina stil vodenja vodenje zaposleni organizacija true true true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Neznano 2025-10-07 09:01:13 2025-10-07 09:01:13 2025-10-08 03:23:36 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2023 0 0 str. 221-232 iss. 3 Vol. 56 2023 0000-00-00 NiDoloceno NiDoloceno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 2023-01-01 005:658.5 162376195 10.2478/orga-2023-0015 1318-5454 https://organizacija.fov.um.si/index.php/organizacija/article/view/976/1782 1 6a43e599-a34b-11f0-b73b-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=199642 RAZ_Molek_Nadia_2023.pdf RAZ_Molek_Nadia_2023.pdf 1 1D17B3242B05C18CBA606CFD2FFA9C53 1342845d6fa44be52662f37e8bfab8df5df77c17a4d53e76d13a828a0c94d771 9c5a10c8-a34b-11f0-b73b-00155d000105 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=199643 Fakulteta za organizacijske vede Organizacija 0 0 0