Leadership Styles and Its Effect on Employees
Jasiri Daire
Grand Canyon University: RES-811(RES-811- TEM 101)
January 9, 2012
This paper will compare three journal articles written on the impact of leadership styles on employees and organizations. I will examine and compare the research methodologies of each of the three articles. The comparison will include a descriptive detail of the research questions, sample populations, and limitations of each study. The goal of this writing is to analyze and understand the three articles and how the respective research affects the overall results of the studies. The articles will simply be referred to as articles one, two, and three.
The first article, Transformational Leadership in the Public Sector: Does Structure Matter?, by Wright & Pandey, tests the theory of whether or not the structure of an organization can determine the effectiveness of transformational leadership. The authors delve into the idea that public organizations, being perceived as bureaucratic institutions still have a high level of transformational leadership traits in their performance measurements. The study defends the theory that in order for a leader to transform employees there needs to be a certain level of willingness and flexibility by the employee. This flexibility will allow the leader to motivate the employee beyond the status quo. The argument is also made that while the bureaucratic structure of public organizations may hinder transformation leadership to some extent it will not extinguish it entirely.
The second article, The Effect of Transactional and Transformational Leadership Styles on the Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction of Customer Contact Personnel by Emery & Barker, analyses the effects of transformational and transactional leadership on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The authors argue that customer satisfaction levels are directly impacted
Grand Canyon University: RES-811(RES-811- TEM 101)
January 9, 2012
This paper will compare three journal articles written on the impact of leadership styles on employees and organizations. I will examine and compare the research methodologies of each of the three articles. The comparison will include a descriptive detail of the research questions, sample populations, and limitations of each study. The goal of this writing is to analyze and understand the three articles and how the respective research affects the overall results of the studies. The articles will simply be referred to as articles one, two, and three.
The first article, Transformational Leadership in the Public Sector: Does Structure Matter?, by Wright & Pandey, tests the theory of whether or not the structure of an organization can determine the effectiveness of transformational leadership. The authors delve into the idea that public organizations, being perceived as bureaucratic institutions still have a high level of transformational leadership traits in their performance measurements. The study defends the theory that in order for a leader to transform employees there needs to be a certain level of willingness and flexibility by the employee. This flexibility will allow the leader to motivate the employee beyond the status quo. The argument is also made that while the bureaucratic structure of public organizations may hinder transformation leadership to some extent it will not extinguish it entirely.
The second article, The Effect of Transactional and Transformational Leadership Styles on the Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction of Customer Contact Personnel by Emery & Barker, analyses the effects of transformational and transactional leadership on job satisfaction and organizational commitment. The authors argue that customer satisfaction levels are directly impacted
References: Wright, B., Pandey, S. (2010). Transformational Leadership in the Public Sector: Does Structure Matter?. Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory, 10, Vol. 20 Issue 1, p75-89, 15p. Emery, C., Barker, K. (2007). The Effect of Transactional and Transformational Leadership Styles on the Organizational Commitment and Job Satisfaction of Customer Contact Personnel. Journal of Organizational Culture, Communications & Conflict; Jan2007, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p77-90, 14p Rus, M., (2012). Transformational Leadership Type in Public and Private Organizations European Integration - Realities and Perspective.