ABSTRACT
This
study examined Impact of Leadership
Style in Organizational Growth and Development.. The main objective was to
examine the impact of leadership styles on the performance in organizational
growth. The study adopted the descriptive
survey design using percentages and chi-square (X2) on
hypothesis and question formulated. The study revealed that good leadership
style enhances employee morale and that there is what is known as participatory
leadership style of management where both employees and employers take
decisions that have positive impact on the growth of the organization and good welfare
facilities for the employee.
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Title page
Certification --- --- --- --- --- ---- --- --- i
Dedication --- --- --- --- --- ---- --- --- ii
Acknowledgement --- --- --- --- --- --- iii
Table of Contents --- --- --- --- --- --- --- iv
Abstract --- --- --- --- --- ---- --- --- vii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background to the Study --- --- --- --- --- 1
1.2 Statement
of the Problem --- --- --- --- --- 2
1.3 Research
Questions --- --- --- --- --- 2
1.4 Objective
of the Study--- --- --- --- ---- --- 3
1.5 Statement
of Hypotheses --- --- --- --- --- 4
1.6 Scope
of the Study--- --- --- --- ---- --- 4
1.7 Significances
of the Study--- --- --- --- --- 5
1.8 Limitation
of the Study--- --- --- ---- --- 6
1.9 Operational
Definitions of Terms --- --- --- --- 6
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE
REVIEW
2.1 Concept of Leadership ---
--- --- ---- --- 8
2.2 Theories of Leadership --- --- -
-- --- --- 9
2.3 Qualities of a Leader --- --- --- --- --- 14
2.4 Style of Leadership --- --- --- ---
--- --- 16
2.5 Problem of Leadership in Organizational
Growth
and
Development --- --- ---
--- --- --- 21
2.6
Impact of Leadership Style on Organization
Growth
and
Development --- --- ---
--- --- --- 23
2.7 Function of Leadership --- --- ---
--- --- 26
2.8 Qualities of a Good Leadership --- --- --- --- 28
CHAPTER THREE: RESEARCH
METHOD
3.1 Research Design --- --- --- --- ---- --- 30
3.2 Population of the Study --- --- --- --- --- 30
3.3 Sample and Sampling Technique --- --- --- --- 30
3.4 Instrumentation --- --- --- --- --- --- 31
3.5 Method of Data Collection --- --- --- --- ---- 31
3.6 Method of Data Analysis --- --- --- --- --- 31
CHAPTER
FOUR: DATA PRESENTATION ANALYSIS AND
DISCUSSION
4.1 Data Presentation --- --- --- --- ---- --- 32
4.2 Test of
Hypotheses --- --- --- --- --- --- 34
4.3 Discussion of Findings --- --- --- --- --- 35
CHAPTER
FIVE: SUMMARY CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
5.1 Summary --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 37
5.2 Conclusion --- --- --- --- --- --- 38
5.3 Recommendations --- --- --- --- --- --- 38
References
Appendix
CHAPTER
ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1
Background to the Study
Leadership is one concept that has
continued to evolve in successful relationship between groups and the society
at large. The ability of an organization to achieve its objectives depends on
the direct induced of an organization. Organization exists in order to render
services in the society for the benefits of mankind, people need to be employed
in the organization to be directed towards the realization of the
organizational goals are leader. He needs to be articulated to co-ordinate the
affairs of the people and organization.
In fact, the leaders ensure that the
behaviours of the subordinate is directed towards the realization of the goal
of the organization. This can only do by providing an enabling environment for
the subordinate to achieved their needs. Good leadership can energize and
motivate their subordinate to enhance their performance. There is no genuine
saying that leadership is control to all activities in an organization. This
study looks at the impact of leadership style in organization growth and
development.
1.2
Statement of the Problem
Many industries today, whether
profit-oriented or social depend on how well they are being managed and
controlled. Workers are difficult to manage and leading them effectively
presents a tremendous challenge. Good leadership entails getting the best
performance from their subordinates leadership should direct the behaviour of
their subordinates towards the realization of the organizations objectives.
This can be done by providing the subordinate with basic needs. Workers with
optimize their performance in the organization. However, it is not worthy that
must leaders do not often motivate their subordinate in organization lack; the
charismatic leadership style to manage and direct the affairs of employees in
the organization for an in-depth study.
1.3
Research Questions
The
research has adopted the following research question for the study.
1.
Does the leadership style adopted by the
leaders motivate the subordinates towards performance?
2.
Does workers perception of their leaders
motivate them toward better performance?
3.
Does workers satisfaction with boss
leadership style increase organizational growth?
4.
Does your satisfaction with your
leadership style promote staff development and training in the organizational
growth?
1.4
Objectives of the Study
The concept of leadership is prevalent in
most literature of management. This is so because it has attracted many export
in management science. This research will also contributes tremendously to the
growing literature in the field primarily, this study will achieve the
following purposes:
1)
To enhance people’s understanding of
leadership as an important concept in organizational behaviour and management
2)
To look at the various problems by leaders
in organizational and suggest ways to resolve such problems
3)
To look at the relationship between
leadership style and workers performance.
4)
To look at the relationship between
leadership style and workers performance.
5)
To examine the quality of leader needed in
the organization.
1.5
Statement Of The Hypotheses
1.
The leadership style adopted by the
leaders motivates the subordinates towards performance.
2.
Workers
perception of their leaders motivates them toward better performance.
3.
Workers satisfaction with boss leadership
style increase organizational growth.
1.6
Scope Of The Study
Leadership is a common phenomenon in
organization. The study is an explanatory research involving the activities of
their member. This study which is explanatory is designed to investigate on the
leadership style in organizational growth and development. In order to achieve
the designed objective, the research critically examines the concept of
leadership, sources of leadership power, leadership and leadership styles.
1.7
Significance Of The Study
The significance of the study can be
subordinated into two broad categories namely: theoretical significance and
practical significance.
1)
Theoretical Significance:
This study can be used to explain the relationship between leadership process
and workers performance in the organization. The study can also help to
generate other researcher interest generated by the study can lead to more
researchers on relationship between leadership process and workers performance.
The study can enrich literature on the leadership and enhance peoples
understanding of the concept.
2)
Practical Significance:
This study will be useful to the organization. The management of a can use the
finding and recommendation of the study to improve the qualities of it
organization leadership for the purpose of the subordinate performance. Other
organization not included in this study can also draws vital lessons from the
findings and recommendation of the study in improving the leader subordinate
relationship in the organization.
1.8
Limitations of the Study
In the course of this study the problem
encountered by the researcher was the attitude of the respondents was skeptical
of the researchers intention and refused to co-operate. Finally there was one
problem of finance, the finance the researcher has a student was inadequate to
meet the requirements of the project, in doing this research, the researcher
adopted some technical terms for a clear understanding of the terms by its
potentials users.
1.9
Operational Definition of Terms
The
following terms are defined as they are used in this study:
Leader:
One who directs the behaviour of other group members and gives instruction on
how a task is to be done.
Leadership: A process whereby a person in directing and
influencing people towards realization to the organizations goals.
Subordinate:
A person who is working under someone else or inferior in the official
hierarchy
Goal:
This is the aim and objectives of an organization or individual
Power:
This is the ability of a person’s to make other do what one want them to do
Perception:
This is the way the people view things in the organization
The
organization: This is the structured process in which
people have interest for objectives
Satisfaction:
This refers to a person contentment with his job what be get in the
organization.
Management:
This is the process of planning, directing, controlling and coordinating human
and material resources in order to achieve the organizational goal. Stephen
(2009).
Labour:
Is the process of getting work done by a worker through reward, the wages paid
to an employee by an employer is called reward. The work done by an employee is
amount to the reward (wage) paid by the employee of the labour.
Unskilled
Worker: This is an individual that does not possess their
required skills or special training in an organization.
Skilled
Worker: Is an individual that posses or demonstrate the
accomplished skills of special training required in an organization.
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