The Effect of Leadership Styles on Employee’s Job Satisfaction in Ethiopian Airlines
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2022-03-16
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The study main objective was to examine the effect of transformational, transactional and laissez faire leadership styles on employees’ job satisfaction of Ethiopian airlines employees. The research includes participants from five departments from staff level employees, managers, team leaders and expert position working in Ethiopian airlines. The research approach used was qualitative both descriptive and explanatory research designs were used. Sample size was 369 determined from total population by yemanes (1967) sample size determination formula.340 response was able to be collected from participants by letting them to fill closed ended standardized questioner. Descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regression analyses used to analyze the data with SPSS version 26.0 statistical Package for Social Sciences. Correlation analysis revealed that there is positive significant relationship between transactional leadership, transformation and laissez fair leadership styles and job satisfaction. From the multiple linear regression analysis, it is found that dependent variable explains 63.5% of variance in the dependent variable. According to the finding individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation has greater impact on employees’ job satisfaction and the effect of idealized influence on job satisfaction was positive but insignificant relationship observed. Similarly, significant positive relationship is found among the dependent variable and Contingent reward and Management by exception (active). Management by exception (passive) and laissez faire found to have negative relationship. The study finding indicated that transformational leadership and transactional leadership and lassie fair leadership style practice in Ethiopian airlines. Hence, Ethiopian should follow specific leadership style that positively impact on job satisfaction like transformational. Study also recommends Ethiopian airlines should focus on influencing employees’ pride, important value and beliefs and they should consider the ethical consequence of decisions on employees to improve jobs satisfactions.
Key words; idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration, contingent reward, MBEThe study main objective was to examine the effect of transformational, transactional and laissez faire leadership styles on employees’ job satisfaction of Ethiopian airlines employees. The research includes participants from five departments from staff level employees, managers, team leaders and expert position working in Ethiopian airlines. The research approach used was qualitative both descriptive and explanatory research designs were used. Sample size was 369 determined from total population by yemanes (1967) sample size determination formula.340 response was able to be collected from participants by letting them to fill closed ended standardized questioner. Descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regression analyses used to analyze the data with SPSS version 26.0 statistical Package for Social Sciences. Correlation analysis revealed that there is positive significant relationship between transactional leadership, transformation and laissez fair leadership styles and job satisfaction. From the multiple linear regression analysis, it is found that dependent variable explains 63.5% of variance in the dependent variable. According to the finding individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation has greater impact on employees’ job satisfaction and the effect of idealized influence on job satisfaction was positive but insignificant relationship observed. Similarly, significant positive relationship is found among the dependent variable and Contingent reward and Management by exception (active). Management by exception (passive) and laissez faire found to have negative relationship. The study finding indicated that transformational leadership and transactional leadership and lassie fair leadership style practice in Ethiopian airlines. Hence, Ethiopian should follow specific leadership style that positively impact on job satisfaction like transformational. Study also recommends Ethiopian airlines should focus on influencing employees’ pride, important value and beliefs and they should consider the ethical consequence of decisions on employees to improve jobs satisfactions.
Key words; idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation, individualized consideration, contingent reward, MBEThe study main objective was to examine the effect of transformational, transactional and laissez faire leadership styles on employees’ job satisfaction of Ethiopian airlines employees. The research includes participants from five departments from staff level employees, managers, team leaders and expert position working in Ethiopian airlines. The research approach used was qualitative both descriptive and explanatory research designs were used. Sample size was 369 determined from total population by yemanes (1967) sample size determination formula.340 response was able to be collected from participants by letting them to fill closed ended standardized questioner. Descriptive statistics, correlation and multiple regression analyses used to analyze the data with SPSS version 26.0 statistical Package for Social Sciences. Correlation analysis revealed that there is positive significant relationship between transactional leadership, transformation and laissez fair leadership styles and job satisfaction. From the multiple linear regression analysis, it is found that dependent variable explains 63.5% of variance in the dependent variable. According to the finding individualized consideration, intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation has greater impact on employees’ job satisfaction and the effect of idealized influence on job satisfaction was positive but insignificant relationship observed. Similarly, significant positive relationship is found among the dependent variable and Contingent reward and Management by exception (active). Management by exception (passive) and laissez faire found to have negative relationship. The study finding indicated that transformational leadership and transactional leadership and lassie fair leadership style practice in Ethiopian airlines. Hence, Ethiopian should follow specific leadership style that positively impact on job satisfaction like transformational. Study also recommends Ethiopian airlines should focus on influencing employees’ pride, important value and beliefs and they should consider the ethical consequence of decisions on employees to improve jobs satisfactions.