Effect of Leadership Style on Employee’s Motivation: The Case of Zeleman Communication, Advertising and Production
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2021-07
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Addis Ababa University
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A study was carried out with the goal of determining the effect of the three leadership styles on employee motivation. This study's population consisted of Zeleman's permanent full-time employees. In order to collect quantitative data, the researcher employed census technique to select participants of the study. Data was collected using the standard Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, and employee motivation was assessed using a self-rating questionnaire disseminated online through Google Forms. Cronbach's alpha was used to test the reliability of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and motivation items' validity and reliability. Descriptive statistics, inferential statistics, two-tailed Pearson correlation, and regression analysis were used in the study. The study indicate that transformational and transactional leadership styles are the most prevalent at Zeleman. The regression results also revealed that transactional leadership style affects employee motivation at Zeleman work places, followed by transformational leadership style and laissez-faire leadership style
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Leadership style, Employee Motivation, Laissez-faire leadership