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Leadership Management Styles: An Imperative for Employee Motivation Among GSM Service Providers in Port Harcourt
Corresponding Author(s) : Rotimi Akinnuoye
American Journal of Economics and Business Management,
Vol. 4 No. 8 (2021): AJEBM
Abstract
The aim of this research was to empirically unravel the strategic prowess of leadership management styles employee motivation issues, as it concerns GSM operators in Port Harcourt. The study used cross-sectional survey design in structured questionnaire to collect data from 400 employees of GSM firms. A total of 3 hypotheses were proposed and statistically tested with Spearman’s Correlation Coefficient tool, aided by SPSS version 23.0. Results revealed that participatory leadership has a positive and significantly relationship with employee motivation. However, autocratic leadership had a positive but weak relationship with employee motivation. Based on these findings, this research concluded that participative leadership is a veritable management tool that can help in the motivation of employees of the organization. In this light, the research recommended that management and staffs of GSM operators, especially those in the position of leadership should embraced participatory leadership management style as strategy of employees’ motivation. Also, strategists of telecommunication firms should be less or if possible, circumvent autocratic leadership management style in order to sustain employees’ motivation.
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- Ali, M.A and Meshal, A.(2016). The Impact of Leadership Style on Employee’s Motivation.
- International Journal of Economics and Business Administration 2(5),37-44.ISSN: 2381-7356
- (Print); ISSN: 2381-7364 (Online) http://www.aiscience.org/journal/ijeba.
- Avolio, B.J., Waldman, D.A & Yammarino, F.J. (1991). Leading in the 1990: The four I’s of
- transformational leadership. Journal of European Industrial Training 15(4).
- Badubi, R.M. (2017). Theories of motivation and their application in organizations: A risk
- analysis. International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development, 3(3):44-51.
- Çelik, H. (2017).The Relationship Between Employee Motivation and Leadership, Balkan and
- Near Eastern Journal of Social Sciences Balkan ve Yakın Doğu Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 3(3),
- – 102.
- Chua, J, Basit, A & Hassan, Z. (2018).Leadership style and its impact on employee
- performance. International Journal of Accounting & Business Management, 6(1):81-94.
- David, A. & Anderzej, A. (2010). Organisational Behaviour. 7th ed. London: Pearson
- Publisher.
- Ebrahim, H. A. (2018). Impact of leadership styles on organizations’ performance. Journal of
- Human Resources Management Research, 6(3), 56-75.
- Gordon, G. (2013). School leadership linked to engagement and student achievement.
- Washington, DC: Gallup.
- Herzberg, F. (1966). Work and the Nature of Man. 6th ed., New York: John Wiley,
- p.32.
- Ismail, A., Mohamad, M., Mohamed, H., & Zhen, K. (2010). Transformational and
- transactional leadership styles as a predictor of individual outcomes. Theoretical & Applied
- Economics, 17(6), 89-104.
- Iqbal N, Anwar, S & Haider, N (2015). Effect of Leadership Style on Employee Performance.
- Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review, 5(5),14-24.
- Jaskaran, S.D & Sri-Guru, G.S. (2014). Challenges of Organizational Behavior: Leadership and
- its Impact on Performance of Employees: A case Study of a Public Sector Bank in Mohali.
- Journal of Business Management & Social Sciences Research, 3 (11):33-50.
- Kanyabi, Y. & Devi, S. (2011). Use of professional accountants’ advisory services and its
- impact on SME performance in an emerging economy: A Resource- based view. Journal of
- Management and Sustainability, 1(1), 43-55.
- Locke, E, A & Schweiger, D, M (2002). Participation in Decision- making: One
- More Look. New York: McGraw- Hill Inc.
- Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50, 370–396.
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Ali, M.A and Meshal, A.(2016). The Impact of Leadership Style on Employee’s Motivation.
International Journal of Economics and Business Administration 2(5),37-44.ISSN: 2381-7356
(Print); ISSN: 2381-7364 (Online) http://www.aiscience.org/journal/ijeba.
Avolio, B.J., Waldman, D.A & Yammarino, F.J. (1991). Leading in the 1990: The four I’s of
transformational leadership. Journal of European Industrial Training 15(4).
Badubi, R.M. (2017). Theories of motivation and their application in organizations: A risk
analysis. International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development, 3(3):44-51.
Çelik, H. (2017).The Relationship Between Employee Motivation and Leadership, Balkan and
Near Eastern Journal of Social Sciences Balkan ve Yakın Doğu Sosyal Bilimler Dergisi, 3(3),
– 102.
Chua, J, Basit, A & Hassan, Z. (2018).Leadership style and its impact on employee
performance. International Journal of Accounting & Business Management, 6(1):81-94.
David, A. & Anderzej, A. (2010). Organisational Behaviour. 7th ed. London: Pearson
Publisher.
Ebrahim, H. A. (2018). Impact of leadership styles on organizations’ performance. Journal of
Human Resources Management Research, 6(3), 56-75.
Gordon, G. (2013). School leadership linked to engagement and student achievement.
Washington, DC: Gallup.
Herzberg, F. (1966). Work and the Nature of Man. 6th ed., New York: John Wiley,
p.32.
Ismail, A., Mohamad, M., Mohamed, H., & Zhen, K. (2010). Transformational and
transactional leadership styles as a predictor of individual outcomes. Theoretical & Applied
Economics, 17(6), 89-104.
Iqbal N, Anwar, S & Haider, N (2015). Effect of Leadership Style on Employee Performance.
Arabian Journal of Business and Management Review, 5(5),14-24.
Jaskaran, S.D & Sri-Guru, G.S. (2014). Challenges of Organizational Behavior: Leadership and
its Impact on Performance of Employees: A case Study of a Public Sector Bank in Mohali.
Journal of Business Management & Social Sciences Research, 3 (11):33-50.
Kanyabi, Y. & Devi, S. (2011). Use of professional accountants’ advisory services and its
impact on SME performance in an emerging economy: A Resource- based view. Journal of
Management and Sustainability, 1(1), 43-55.
Locke, E, A & Schweiger, D, M (2002). Participation in Decision- making: One
More Look. New York: McGraw- Hill Inc.
Maslow, A. H. (1943). A theory of human motivation. Psychological Review, 50, 370–396.