The Impact Of Leadership Styles On Employee Performance: The Case Of Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Sh.Co, (Epharm)
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
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A study was conducted with aim of identifying the impact of the three leadership style on employee performance. The target population of this study was those who are permanent full-time employees of EPHARM. The researcher used Survey instrument type of design. Data was generated using standard Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) and the performance of employee measured based on self-rating questionnaire. Stratified random sampling technique was used based on the population size N=427, the final required sample size obtained was 72, which is more than 10% of the total population. Descriptive frequency tables, the statistical tools Spearman's rank-order correlation and Pearson correlation model were used. The result of the study found out that as there is strong positive and statistically significant relationship between transactional leadership style and employee performance. But transformational and laissez-fair leadership styles did not have any significant impact on the employee performance. Based on the result, transactional leadership style is recommended to bring a positive impact on employee performance at EPHARM
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transformational leadership style, transactional leadership style, laissez-fair leadership style