INFLUENCIA DE LOS ESTILOS DE LIDERAZGO EN DESEMPENO EXPORTADOR

This article takes as a starting point the theory of leadership traits to analyze the influence of the type ofleadership of Colombian companies on their export performance. To achieve this objective, a databaseof 306 Colombian exporters is used and by means of a biphasic cluster analysis, the different types ofleadership are analyzed: democratic, autocratic and liberal. The results identify a cluster of companieswith high export performance combining liberal and democratic leadership, while the second clusterconsists of companies with low export performance assuming a liberal leadership. We conclude that,in order to achieve higher performance levels, Colombian managers exercise leadership as a balancebetween freedom and control