The Effect of Leadership Style on Employee Performance in Case of Selected Information Technology Companies, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
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2024-02-03
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Abstract
This research has been done to examine the effect of leadership style on employee performance, It seeks to offer insightful explanations of how leadership practices can enhance or hinder
employee performance in IT companies. It examine the role of leadership style on employee
performance in selected information technology companies in Ethiopia.The research design is
institution based cross-sectional research with a quantitative research method. The research
employed a purposive sampling technique to select a representative sample of IT companies in
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Descriptive analysis including frequency, proportions, and measures of
mean was done using SPSS version 25.0. Cross tabulations made to calculate Crude and adjusted
odds ratio. The association between leadership styles and worker performance was predicted using
regression analysis and Pearson correlation analysis.The result shows Autocratic Leadership style
has a highly significant relationship with employee performance, with a significance level of 0.000. The odds ratio is 0.309, indicating that autocratic leadership is associated with lower odds of
employee performance. Transformational Leadership Style shows a highly significant relationship
with employee performance, with a significance level of 0.000. The odds ratio is 4.848, suggesting
that transformational leadership style is associated with higher odds of employee performance. The
95% confidence interval ranges from 2.863 to 8.209, emphasizing the positive influence of
transformational leadership style on employee performance