The Effect of Leadership Style on Employee Motivation: The case of Goh Bethoch Bank S.C
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2024-10
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Addis Ababa University
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This study's primary objective is to examine how leadership style affects worker motivation. In order to conduct this study used simple random sampling method 133 respondents were randomly selected from a total of 200 populations. From this, 124 questionnaires were collected. The multifactor leadership questionnaires adopted from Bass and Avolio (1992) and Tremblay, Blanchard, Taylor, Pelletier, and Villeneuve (2009), Work Extrinsic and Intrinsic Motivation Scale (WEIMS) was used to study this research . To adopt this research, both descriptive and explanatory research approach was used. The primary data used as an open ended questionnaires interpret by using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25. The survey was done in Goh Bethoch Bank S.C Head office and all nine branches in Addis Ababa and out line. The statistical analyses indicate that transformational and transactional leadership style was significant effect and laissez faire leadership style has no significant effect on employee motivation. Accordingly, this research investigates the interaction between transformational, transactional, and lassies fair leadership styles on employee motivation. Leadership style and motivation require a deeper understanding of the techniques needed to improve the inspiration and motivation of employees. Therefore, this study should analyze the relationship between leadership styles that may be employed to promote motivation in employee performance.
Keywords: Leadership Style, motivation, transformational, transactional, and lassies faire leadership style.