The study looked at how different leadership styles affect how well public universities in Uganda work. They focused on three types of leadership: transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire. They surveyed 93 university managers from Busitema and Kyambogo Universities. Results showed that transformational and transactional leadership styles help make universities more effective, while laissez-faire leadership doesn't have much impact. This means that leaders should focus on using transformational and transactional styles to improve how well universities work.