Leadership Styles and Their Place in Managing the Enterprise Activities

The development and efficiency of the enterprise’s activity in modern conditions directly depend on the style and efficiency of management activities. In view of this, the purpose of the study is to generalize scientific opinions on the interpretation of the concept of «leadership style», to closer define the essence and content of this term; systematization of scientific views on the selection of management styles according to behavioral and situational approaches. As a result of the study, it was found out that the definition of «leadership style» is reduced to a set of techniques, methods, mechanisms of influence for solving management problems. A style generates a stable behavior of the manager according to his individual psychological characteristics. Using the method of classification and the system approach, scientific views on the selection of management styles in accordance with behavioral and situational approaches are systematized. It is emphasized that with a behavioral approach, effective management depends not so much on the individual characteristics of the manager as on the compliance of his behavior with a certain situation, the level of his qualifications and the actions taken. Proponents of the situational approach point out that different situations and circumstances require different leaders with qualitatively different traits, resulting in team members who have the most necessary qualities for certain circumstances and will show themselves as leaders. The article proposes to single out separately such a leadership style as «chaos management». The main factors influencing the choice of leadership style are identified: personal and emotional composition; educational and cultural levels; the level of maturity of the team and its cohesion; circumstances that have developed; experience and cultural level of the manager, etc. Prospects for further research can be aimed at analyzing the features of chaos management and developing practical recommendations for changing this management model to more efficient ones.