Leadership Styles in Projects Implemented in Organizations – Model Approach vs. Results of Empirical Research

The aim of the article is to present the relationship between the practice of managing project teams and preferences of team members in this area and a model approach to management styles in particular project phases, based on the concept of J.R. Turner and R. Müller. The research process was based on literature studies and empirical research. The Authors evaluated current achievements regarding to the topic analyzed. The results of empirical research indicate that the most preferred leadership style is the democratic one. On the other hand, in the practice of project management, project teams’ members point out the use of democratic style and autocratic style. Both the respondents’ preferences and the practice are not coherent with the model approach.