Leadership Styles and Employee Performance of Simad University in Mogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT 

The study investigated the relationship between leadership styles and employee performance at SIMAD University The following were the research Objectives of the study: The study was guided by four research objectives; To ~determine the profile of respondents in terms Age, gender, marital status and Educational level, To determine the relationship between autocratic leadership style and the performance of employee at SIMAD university, To examine how the democratic leadership style affects the performance of employee at SIMAD university, To identify if transformational leadership style is applied at SIMAD University. The researcher carried out this study using Correlation research design particularly simple correlation design. The data was collected using a questionnaire and was analyzed using frequencies, percentages, and Pearson’s linear correlation Coefficient (PLCC). The population size was 133 and a Sample size of the respondents was 100 and 75 of them was lectures and 15 middle section management deans and directors. The study found that employee at SIMAD do not participate decision making process which results lower performance. The study concluded that autocratic leadership style of an organization is negatively correlated to the employee performance Leaders in the organization should maximize employee input in the decision making of the organization and should not retain the decision making authority, this, could boost the morale of the employees and make them stay longer and not escape from the organization.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Declaration A II

Declaration B III

~ApprovalSheet -—

Dedication - V

Acknowledgement VI

Abstract VII

Table of Contents VIII

List of Tables

Chapter

One THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE

Background of thestudy 1

Statement of the problem 4

Purpose of the study 5

Research objectives 5

Research questions 6

Scope of the study 6

Significance of the study 6

Operational Definitions of Key terms 7

Two REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Introduction 8

Concepts, Opinions, Ideas from Authors! Experts 8

Theoretical perspective 10

Autocratic style and employee performance 11

Democratic style and employee performance 13

Transformational style 15

Employee employee performance 16

Three METHODOLOGIES

Research Design 18

Research population 18

Sample size 18

Sampling procedure 19

Research instruments 19

Validity and Reliability of instruments 20

Data gathering procedure 20

Data analysis 20

Ethical considerations 21

Limitations of the study 22

Four PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTREPRETAION OF DATA

Introduction 23

Presentation of the findings in relation to the study objectives 23

Profile of the respondents 23

Analysis and Interpretations of findings on autocratic style and Employee performance 26

Relationship between Autocratic style and employee Performance 33

Five FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

Introduction 34

Research findings 34

Conclusions 37

Recommendations 38

REFERENCES 39