EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE ON EMPLOYEES' PERFORMANCE (CASE STUDY OF SELECTED WATER FACTORIES IN ADO EKITI)
Abstract
This study examined the effect of leadership style on employees' performance. The objectives of the study include; to determine the effect of autocratic leadership style on employees' performance, to ascertain the effect of democratic leadership style on employees' performance and to examine the effect of laissez faire leadership style on employees' performance. This study adopted the survey research design. Convenience sampling technique was used to select 50 respondents in this study. Data were collected using questionnaires and was analyzed using percentage table. The result revealed that Autocratic leadership style, democratic leadership style and laissez faire leadership style have significant effect on employees' performance, Therefore, the study recommended that managers and supervisors in organizations must employ different behaviours of transformational leadership and not laissez-faire style. This would lead to improvement in employee productivity and quality of performance.
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