Study Regarding the Leadership Styles Practiced in Catalan SMEs during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This paper’s aim is to study the leadership styles practiced in Catalan SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research focuses on three leadership styles (autocratic/transactional, democratic/transformational and laissez-faire/liberal) and how these styles are influenced by Hofeste’s cultural dimension and other variables such as the SMEs’ maturity level and the respondents’ gender.