Abstract
This study examines the
impact of leadership on employees performance in an organization. The view of
the research work is to bring to limelight the importance and role of leaders
to their workers or employees in an organization. Questionnaires and interview
method were used to collect data. The secondary source which entails the use of
published materials were also used for data collection. The random sampling was
used to select the respondents for the study while the chi-square method was
used to test the validity or otherwise the hypotheses formulated. Findings
revealed that employee
satisfaction with his boss leadership will motivate him to performance. It was
recommended among others that leaders should ensure that their behavior is
tailored to meet the needs of the subordinates in the organization.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title Page
Certification
Dedication
Acknowledgement
Abstract
Table of Contents
Chapter One:
Introduction
1.1 Background
to the Study
1.2 Statement
of Research Problem
1.3 Objectives
of the Study
1.4 Research
Questions
1.5 Research
Hpotheses
1.6 Scope
of the Study
1.7 Significance of the Study
1.8 Limitations
of the Study
1.9 Operational
Definition of Terms
Chapter Two:
Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Definition of Leadership
2.3 Theories of Leadership
2.4 Qualities of a Good Leader
2.5 Types of Leadership
2.6 Leadership Styles
2.7 Effect of Leadership on Employee’s
Performance
2.8 Summary of the Chapter
Chapter Three:
Research Method
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research Design
3.3 Population of the Study
3.4 Sample/Sampling Procedure
3.5 Methods of Data Collection
3.6 Instrument of Data Collection
3.7 Method of Data Analysis
Chapter Four: Data
Presentation, Analysis and Interpretation
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Data Presentation and Interpretation
4.3 Data Analysis and Hypothesis Testing
4.4 Discussion of Findings
Chapter Five:
Summary, Conclusion and Recommendations
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Summary of Findings
5.3 Conclusion
5.4 Recommendations
5.5 Suggested Area for Further Study
References
Appendix I
Appendix II
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background to the Study
Organization exists in order to achieve
some goals in the society and for the organization to be able to achieve these
goals, the organization needs leaders that can be able to put these materials
and human resources effectively and efficiently to achieve the set goals.
Leaders are meant to help organization,
achieve its objectives or goals by coordinating, in away if the subordinates
see their leaders as a bas leader, it can affect performance in the
organization, that is when subordinate see their leaders in a bad light. But if
they see their leaders as a good leader, then this helps employees to improve
in their performance in achieving the organizational goals (Zimmere & Scorborough, 2009).
This project is about leadership in
organization, the primary focus is managerial leadership as opposed to parliamentary
leadership in a peer group. The research presents a broad survey of theory and
research on leadership in formal organization. The topic of leadership
effectiveness is of special interest because it can help organization to
achieve its objectives.
It has already been pointed out,
leadership is important in the attainment of organizational objectives. This is
because, it is the leaders that are coordinating the activities of people in
the organization and ensuring that the purpose of the organization is achieved.
The way subordinate sees their leaders can affect their performance in
organization. Thus, when the subordinate see their leaders in bad light such
perception will affect their performance accordingly. It is in view of this
that the study wants to look at the impact of leadership on workers using
Dangote Flour Mills Plc, Lagos State as a case study.
1.2
Statement of Research Problem
Leadership is an essential phenomenon in
any organization. Leaders are meant to help the organization to achieve its
objectives by coordinating people and resources. Organization exists in order
to achieve some goals in the society. And for the organization to be able to
achieve the resources (both human and materials) are needed.
These human and material resources can be
used optimally when they are properly coordinated and controlled. Leaders are
very essential in an organization. This is because the employees or
subordinates perception of the leaders can affect their utilization of the
resource in the attainment of the organizational goals.
Thus, if the subordinate is satisfied with
their leaders, they will perform optimally in the utilization of the
organization resources. On the other hand, if the subordinates are not
satisfied with their leader in the organization, such dissatisfaction affects
their performance negatively. It is in view of this fact that the study wants
to look at the impact of leadership on workers performance by using Dangote
Flour Mills Lagos State as a case study.
1.3
Objectives of the Study
The following are the objectives of the study.
i. To find out if employee satisfaction with his boss leadership
will motivate him to performance.
ii. To examine if leadership geared towards
the needs of the employee will motivate them to performance.
iii. To ascertain if workers perception of their fairness in dealing with
subordinates will motivate them to performance.
1.4
Research Questions
The following research questions shall direct the
study:
i. To what extent does employee satisfaction with his boss leadership
will motivate him to performance?
ii. To what extent does leadership geared
towards the needs of the employee will motivate them to performance?
iii. To what extent does workers perception of their fairness in dealing with
subordinates motivate them to performance?
1.5
Research Hypotheses
Hypothesis
I
Ho: Employee satisfaction with his boss leadership will
not motivate him to performance.
HI: Employee satisfaction with his boss leadership will
motivate him to performance.
Hypothesis
II
Ho: Leadership geared towards the needs of the employee
will not motivate them to performance.
HI: Leadership geared towards the needs of the employee
will motivate them to performance.
Hypothesis III
H0: Workers perception of
their fairness in dealing with subordinates will not motivate them to
performance.
H1: Workers perception of
their fairness in dealing with subordinates will motivate them to performance.
1.6
Scope of the Study
Dangote Flour Mill Plc, Lagos State is a
large organization questionnaire will be distributed to the different
categories of employees ranging from top, middle and lower management in all
the departments.
1.7
Significance of the Study
The significance of the study can be subdivided into
two broad categories, namely theoretical significance and practical
significance.
Theoretical
Significance: This study can enhance
people’s understanding of leadership as an important phenomenon. This is
because the postulations and generalization of this study regenerate
researcher’s interest into looking at the various aspects of leadership in the
organization; such researcher’s interest is generated by the postulation of
this study which can help enrich the literature on leadership understanding
concept.
Practical
Significance: This study is a case
study. As a study, the postulation and findings of the study can be used by the
organization in order to enhance its quality of leadership. Also other
organization can take lessons from the recommendation of this study to enhance
the qualities of their leaders and optimally utilize them towards the
attainment of the organization objectives.
1.8
Limitations of the Study
The researcher in the course of this study
encountered a lot of problems, out of the problems the researcher was language.
It was difficult communicating with the respondent due to language barrier.
Another problem encountered during the
research work was poor responses from the inventory manager due to lack of
proper inventory control of raw materials.
Respondent apathy: This is as a result of
respondent withholding information or giving wrong information because they are
not willing to disclose the organization strategy.
Finally, was the attitude of the
respondents most especially in the logistics department, many of the
respondents in that section were skeptical of the intention of the researcher
and refused to cooperate. The attitude of these respondents can be seen from
the fact that more than half of the questionnaires distributed by the
researcher were not returned.
1.9
Operational Definition of Terms
The following terms were defined as used in the study.
Leadership: This is the act of including people to do what one
wants them to do.
Organization: This is the structural process in which people
interact for objectives.
Management: This simply means the act of getting things done
through people, hence management may be defined as a social process of planning,
coordinating, directing, supervising, communicating, staffing and controlling
of all resources in order to achieve organizational objectives.
Employees Goal: This is the desire or objective which employees
strive to attain.
Organizational
Goal: This is the benefit
which the employees get for the contribution towards the attainment of the
organizational goal.
Perception: This refers to the way, the employees view things in
the organization.
Leadership Style: This is the way of leading subordinates which is
adopted by the leaders.
Motivation: These are the forces that determine the direction of
an employee’s behviour, his level of efforts and persistence in an
organization.
Work: This is a means in which an employee takes to satisfy
the needs or to obtain a reward in an organization.
Participation: This is the involvement of leaders and subordinate in
order to attain the organizational goals.
Performance: This is the execution, achievement and accomplishment
of both leaders and subordinate in the organization.
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