Leadership Styles and Attitude to Work in Formal Organizations: A Study of Universities in South-South Nigeria (Published)
The study examined leadership styles and attitude to work in formal organizations: A study of universities in South-South Nigeria. Two specific objectives and hypotheses were formulated for the study. The contingency and situational leadership theory was used to support the argument in the study. The cross sectional design was used for the study. The sample of 400 was derived from the population of 8054. Cronbach alpha was used to determine the reliability of the instrument with a reliability score of 0.59. The data were analysed through descriptive statistics such as mean and inferential statistics using the Pearson Product Moment Correlation (PPMC) to determine or establish the linear relationship between the independent and dependent variable in the study. The study revealed that autocratic leadership style does not elicit favourable attitude from workers toward work in Nigerian universities. The study also found that bureaucratic leadership style does not improve workers attitude to work in Nigerian universities. The study recommended that autocratic system of leadership should be discouraged from use in modern organisations as it has the capacity to de-motivate workers as established t=from the findings of the study. It also recommended that bureaucratic leadership style should be used in situational context and not as the only method in use to elicit a favourable attitude from workers.
Keywords: Formal organization, Leadership Style, South-South, University, Work, attitude
The Impact of Leadership Style on Organizational Productivity: A Cases Study of National Hospital, Abuja (Published)
This research study focused on the impact of leadership style on organizational productivity. This study looks forward to know that reactions of staff toward leadership and also about workers performance in a Hospital firm. The objective of this study includes but not limited to: To identify the various6 types of leadership styles adopted by managers. To ascertain the environment forces influencing the adoption of such styles. To determine the predominant leadership strategic adopted by manager and to determine the efficiency of such styles in achieving organizational objective in these organization. The study was carried out on two perspectives in the historical method involves oral interview and questionnaires to ascertain what motivated leadership style in a firm. To achieve these objectives, primary and secondary data were collected using well constructed questionnaire the analyzed data in tubular from showing response and percentage; the outcome discussed and summarized that research identified as one of its objectives. That auto star gallery has hierarchical leadership structure. It was discovered that leadership of whatever style has a great influence on the general performance of the subordinates. As part recommendations, researcher suggested that competent personnel should be appointed to handle any leadership position. Also appointment into leadership positions should be directly on. It should be on political influence and/ or nepotism. In conclusion since good leadership enhance the achievement of organizational goals and objective and attracts love and respect from the subordinates. Any person in leadership position should imbibed good leadership qualities. It is further recommended that they should avoid insignificant correlation between management practices of leadership planning and organizational effectiveness does not imply dysfunctional effect of these practices but suggests the need for effective planning and effective leadership to achieve the desired level of effectiveness.
Keywords: Laissez-Faire and Social Responsibility, Leadership Style, Transactional, Transformational