ABSTRACT
This research thesis is about
the impact of leadership style and employees performance in the organization.
The objective of this research work is to create knowledge about the
relationship that exists between leadership styles and employees performance in
the organization. Descriptive research method is adopted and data were
collected through questionnaire. The major activity of this thesis were
directed by the hypothesis formulated in chapter one. The findings of this
study pointed out that a serious relationship exists between leadership style
and employees performance in the organization. Also that most of the employees
in APACO Foam are satisfied with the leadership style that exists in their
organization because they were paid promptly and incentives are always given to
them as bonuses. The conclusion of this study, from the findings shows that
leadership style is one of the several factors that affect employees’
performance in the organization. The following recommendations are made by the
researcher. There should be training for manager and employees on some
principles that are very important for effective productivity. And also those
employees should be effectively motivated. Management should also create
enabling environment and rules for both leaders and subordinates to carry out
activities together as this will give all employee sense of belonging.
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 CONCEPTUAL
FRAMEWORK
The conceptual framework for
this study is done from management and organizational behaviour theory.
The focus of this study is on
leadership styles and their impact on employees’ performance. Leadership is a
function of management leadership styles has their effect on group within an
organization. Leadership is the process of initiating group activities toward
goal setting and goal attainment.
1.2 BACKGROUND
OF RESEARCH STUDY
This research study is on
leadership style and employees’ performance. Leadership style is important in an
organization, and leading a group is not easy because they can resist
leadership.
During the last few decades
hundred of laboratory and field studies were conducted to investigate the
nature of leadership styles that exists in organizations. Example Ohia state
university, Michigan University, managerial grid, etc.
Leadership style indicates
the pattern and behaviours adopted by the leader during the process of
directing and influencing the group member. The choice of a good leadership style can be said to be determined by many variables
amongst which are the leaders motivational structure, good interpersonal
relationship or location of decision making function, whether simple or complex
effects the systoles to be used.
1.3 STATEMENT
OF PROBLEM
The statement of problem in
this study is to investigate leadership style and employees’ performance; the
knowledge gain from this study, recommendation shall be made on how to improve
leadership ability in the organization.
1.4 OBJECTIVE
OF THE STUDY
The
following are the objective of the study;
(a)
To describe pattern of leadership
styles in organization
(b)
To find out the perception of
employee on leadership style
(c)
To investigate if leadership
styles have any relationship with employee performance
(d)
To find out if leadership style
improve organizational performance
(e)
To make recommendation on how to
improve leadership ability in the organization.
1.5 HYPOTHESES
FOR THE STUDY
HYPOTHESIS
I
There
is no relationship between Democratic or Supportive leadership style and the
employee performance.
HYPOTHESIS
II
There
is no relationship between autocratic or task related leadership style and
employees performance.
HYPOTHESIS
III
There
is no relationship between great man leadership style and employees
performance.
HYPOTHESIS
IV
There
is no relationship between leadership style and organizational performance.
1.6
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The
significance of this research work are as follows:
(a)
It will provide guideline to improve
relationship between leaders and subordinates.
(b)
It will put an end to the
misconception that organization’s success has no bearing or relationship with
leadership styles.
(c)
It will reduce/eradicate the
misdirection and failure in leadership in our organizations.
(d)
It will provide guideline for
duties and responsibilities for both leaders and subordinates.
1.7 MOTIVATION
FOR THIS STUDY
The researcher was motivated
to carry out this investigation because he wanted to investigate leadership
styles and employees performance.
Also this study will help the
researcher to identify pattern and behaviour leaders associated with the
follower satisfaction and effective group performance and to influence group to
take best line of action to attain the organizational objective.
1.8 FORMAT
OF THE STUDY
This
study is divided into three parts
PART
I
Chapter
One: Introduction
Chapter
Two: Theoretical framework and review of literature
PART
II
Chapter
Three: Research design and methodology
Chapter
Four: Data presentation and analysis
PART
III
Chapter
Five: Discussion from finding
Chapter
Six: Summary, Finding, conclusion and recommendations.
1.9 DEFINITION
OF CONCEPTS AND TERMS LEADERSHIP:
Process of directing and inflecting task related
activities of group members (Stoner 2005).
Leadership Styles: This is the
various patterns of behaviours favours by leaders during the process of
directing and influencing workers. (Anayo 1991)
Leader: A leader is one
who is given an authority by the organization to lead the subordinate to
ward achieving a predicted goal (Codor 1995).
Followers: There is no
leader in isolation or absence of followers. Followers are people being
lead by the leaders who voluntarily relinquish to the leader their right to
make certain independent decisions.
GROUP: A group is a
number of people who communicate with one another often over a period of
time or span of time and who are few enough so that each person is able to communicate with all others not as at second hand, through
other people, but face to face. Group can be defined as two or more people who
interact and influence each other towards a common purpose.
GOALS: Goals are the
ends toward which organizational actions are directed. Goals are desired
and pursued by an organization. (Onwuchekwa C.I 2002).
MOTIVATION: Motivation is
that which causes an individual to change his or her behaviour in a
directed end. It is also that which causes an individual to forget his or her
own interest and to pursue the interest of an organization. Stonner, Freeman
and Subret (2005).
PRODUCTIVITY: Measure of how
well an operation’s system functions and an indicator of the efficiency
and competitiveness of a single form or department.
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