The Effect of Leadership Style on Employee Performance of Medtech Ethiopia
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2020-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Leadership is important to noble performance meanwhile it organizes both deployment of human and other resources in the organization, worthy leader inspires employees and encouraged employees does not only proliferate his or her job performance and assurance within an organization, but also drives beyond the job requests consequently increasing the organization’s overall performance and making it more profitable. The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of leadership styles on employees’ performance in Medtech Ethiopia Plc. To achieve this research objective both primary and secondary sources of data were utilized. The primary data were collected from managers, supervisors and workers of all operation and system units in the Medtech Ethiopia P.L.C. through standardized questionnaires of leadership style and employees’ performance. The survey instrument were adapted from previous standard questionnaire. The secondary data were collected through the review of previously established literature. The data were processed and analyzed using SPSS 26. The research design were both descriptive and explanatory and the research used quantitative approach. Through Simple random sampling technique a sample of ninety four was selected out of the total population. Both descriptive and regression analysis were applied. The descriptive statistics result shows that Medtech Ethiopia more practice democratic leadership style compare to autocratic and Laissez-faire leadership style. The result of the regression analysis also indicated that democratic leadership style has a positive and significant relationship with employees’ performance. The study concluded that the leadership style applied in the Medtech Ethiopia were significantly affects the employee performance.
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Autocratic leadership style, Democratic leadership style, Laissez-faire leadership style,