ASSESSMEN THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE ON EMPLOYEES’ JOB SATISFACTION: THE CASE OF KIRKOS SUB CITY EDUCATION OFFICE ADDIS ABABA

Abstract

The main objective of this paper is to examine the effect of leadership styles on employee’s job satisfaction the case of Kirkos sub city education office. This study depends on data gathered from managers through interview and workers of all operation and system units in the kirkos sub city education office. To achieve the objective of this study, descriptive method was used, selfadministered questions were distributed to 87 respondents and all respondents returned the questionnaires. The respondents were selected using simple random sampling technique. Secondary data were also extracted from prospectus and other published materials of Addis Ababa education office. The data collected from the questioner were analyzed using statistical tools such as mean and standard deviation. This study will look at the relationship between leadership styles and job satisfaction of employees in the kirkos sub city education office and discovers the effect of leadership styles on employee job satisfaction. A 33 item Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire were used to measure leadership styles and job satisfaction. Information gathered from respondents was analyzed using descriptive and correlation analysis. The study uncovered that leadership styles were fundamentally related with job satisfaction. The findings of the study demonstrated that there was a huge relationship amongst transactional and transformational leadership style and employees' job satisfaction. The discoveries likewise uncovered that employees favored transformational leadership style over transactional leadership style subsequently the most astounding mean score of the worker job satisfaction measurement went to transformational leadership style. The result of the present study proposes the significance of transformational leadership style that ought to be advanced through the organization's strategies and representative assessments.