MANAGER S LEADERSHIP STYLES AND EMPLOYEE S JOB SATISFACTION

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Vol. 1, No. 2 (2013), 139-144
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Human and Social
Science Research
HSSR
Vol. 1( 2), 139-144

ORICPublications www.oricpub.com MANAGER’S LEADERSHIP STYLES AND EMPLOYEE’S JOB
SATISFACTION
Abstract

Correspondence:

Sumbal Maqsood
Hailey College of commerce, university of the Punjab,
Lahore, Pakistan.

Leadership style is one of the factors that help in achieving the organizational goal. The purpose of our study is to explore the relationship between managers leadership style and employees job satisfaction. In order to collect data 100 questionnaires were distributed among the employees of telecommunication sector. A sample of 15 questions was used to conduct pilot study. The dominant leadership styles of managers in our study are directive, democratic and bureaucratic.
We have considered only three significant leadership styles and only one sector that is telecommunication which may affect the generalizability of our findings.
Keywords: Leadership, Job satisfaction, Directive leadership style, Democratic leadership style, Bureaucratic leadership style.

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Received: 29 Mar 2013
Accepted: 23 Apr 2013

Sumbal Maqsood
Hailey College of commerce, university of the Punjab, Lahore,
Pakistan.

Hira Bilal
Hailey College of commerce, university of the Punjab, Lahore,
Pakistan.

Sadaf Nazir
Hailey College of commerce, university of the Punjab, Lahore,
Pakistan

Ramla Baig
Hailey College of commerce, university of the Punjab, Lahore,
Pakistan.

INTRODUCTION

For proficient management of an organization human resources are paramount essentials. Efficient leaders and subordinates contribute to achieve organizational goals. It’s impossible to get success without managerial effort and dedication.
Leadership is all about the practices of envisioning, enabling and energizing the employees (Rad,

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