The Effect of Transformational and Transactional Leadership Style on Employee's Work Engagement: The Case Of National Mining Corporation Plc(Nmic).
| dc.contributor.advisor | Zegeye Muluye (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Solomon Belay | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-02-23T11:44:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-02-23T11:44:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2022-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of the study is to assess the effect of leadership styles on employees’ engagement. The study adopted descriptive and explanatory research design with quantitative research approach. Multifactor Leadership Questionnaires (MLQ 5X) is used to measure leadership effectiveness while employee’s engagement is measured via Utrecht Work engagement scale (UWES). From a population size of 428, the sample size measured was taken by a sample formula to obtain the correct representative of the mass population and based on the result the study prepared 206 questionnaires and distributed to respondents. However only 196(95%) questionnaires were successfully filled and returned. Descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis used to analyze the data through SPSS version-22.The researcher found out that both of the Independent variable (transformational leadership, and transactional leadership style) have positive and significance effect on dependent variables: employees’ work engagement. Furthermore it was revealed that transactional leadership style is the most important factor having large positive and significant effect on employees work engagement followed by, transformational leadership style. Conclusively, the combination effect of transactional and transformational leadership styles will be appropriate leadership style for employees work engagement in the case area. Finally it is recommended that Transactional leadership components like: Financial rewards and punishments as an alternative leadership mechanism and transformational leadership like psychological benefits such as acknowledgment, appreciation, praise, and others should be given more weight whenever their subordinates perform well in order to achieve higher and longer-term employee engagement. Keywords: Transformational Leadership, Transactional Leadership, Employees’ work Engagement | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/1953 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.title | The Effect of Transformational and Transactional Leadership Style on Employee's Work Engagement: The Case Of National Mining Corporation Plc(Nmic). | |
| dc.type | Thesis |