THE
EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP ON EMPLOYEE JOB PERFORMANCE
(A
CASE STUDY OF XYZ COMPANY)
A
RESEARCH PROJECT
WRITTEN
BY:
YOUR
NAME
MATRIC
NO:
SUBMITTED
TO THE FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT FOR THE AWARD OF
DEGREE OF B.SC BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION -------- UNIVERSITY
MARCH
2014.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
Leadership
plays vital roles in the life of every organization. The success or otherwise
of an organization in todays dynamic business environment filled with
globalized competition, depends so much on the caliber of leadership such
organization has. no matter how vast your financial resources are, no matter
how sophisticated your machineries may be, it is the entrepreneurial capability
and leadership ability in your organization that will put these resources to
fruitful use that will enable them to achieve your corporate objectives.
As
Obisi (1996) puts it, Nigeria
is not so Lucky because she does not have many leaders of proven integrity. USA
can boost of such leaders like George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, John F.
Kennedy, Henry-Gerald, Ford, Andrew Carnegie, Rockefeller etc. Obisi further
noted economy is sick because we lack many leaders who are visionaries, who
care for the national interest. At a time when the fast developing countries of
South and South East Asia like China,
Malaysia,
India etc are reaping and enjoying the fruits of open and market economy, our
leaders are still bogged down with corruption, nepotism, tribalism and
red-tapism.
According
to George Terry, the will to do is triggered by leadership, and lukewarm
desires for achievement are transferred into a burning passion for successful
accomplishment by the skillful use of leaders. Nigeria connate hope that the
future would be better and more manageable than the past unless and until our
leadership and people of this country make amends.
J.L.T.
Fries, the company the researcher is using for her case study is presently
facing leadership problems. The working morale of employees are not committed
to their works and to the organization. Also, they do not obey laid down rules
and regulations that govern their organization the level of productivity is
very low. If nothing is done seriously and urgently too to salvage the
situation, the company shall go bankrupt and liquidate subsequently. it is on
this basis that the researcher had the urge to carry out this research work so
as to offer solutions to these leadership problems the organization is
currently facing.
1.2
STATEMENT
OF PROBLEM
As it
was stated above, the organization the researcher is using as a case study is
seriously having leadership problems that need urgent solution. These problems
are itemized below:
·
Poor working morale
·
Low productivity and return on investment
·
Tardiness
·
High rate of employee turnover
·
Non commitment to the organization
·
High level of indiscipline among the
employees
·
Frequency leadership tussle among managers.
1.3
PURPOSE
OF STUDY
The
following are the purpose of this study
1. To
highlight various roles that leadership play on employee job performance
2. To
identify the best possible ways to improve workers’ working morale and to
increase productivity.
3. To
identify the impact of various leadership styles on workers performance.
4. To
offer solutions to the current leadership problems that are facing J.L.T Fries.
5. To
meet one of the criteria for the award of a B.Sc in Business Administration.
1.4
SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE STUDY
In
the previous section, the researcher highlighted some leadership problems that
J.L.T. Fries are currently facing the researcher at the end of this study made
some recommendations which she hopes will help in solving those various
leadership problem that were itemized above which the organization is currently
facing.
Furthermore
detailed inquiry was conducted on the leadership styles open to organizations. Basic
leadership concepts were also discovered and these add more knowledge to the
concept of leadership.
The
researcher also hopes to publish/host this work on the internet to make the
study accessible to the internet users and students all over the world who may
like to make reference to this work in the future.
1.5
RESEARCH
QUESTIONS
1. Are
leaders made or born?
2. “Democratic
leadership style does not increase employees job performance”. Do you agree
with this statement?
3. Autocratic
Leadership style does not reduce employees working morale”. Do you agree with
this statement?
4. In
what ways can employees job performance be increased?
5. “There
is no relationship between high quality leadership and productivity”. Do you
agree with this statement?
6. What
are the qualities that successful leaders should have?
7. In
what way(s) do leadership contribute to employees job performance.
8. As a
leader, how can you improve on your subordinated work morale and therefore
reduce labour turnover.
9. \In
what ways do participative leadership style improve employees working morale.
1.6
RESEARCH
HYPOYHESIS
1.
H1: Democratic Leadership style increase employees Job performance.
Ho: Democratic
Leadership style does not increase employee job performance.
2. H1: Autocratic Leadership style reduces
employees working morale
Ho: Autocratic leadership style does not reduce
employees, working morale
3. H1: High quality leadership and productivity are
positively related.
Ho: There is no relationship between high quality
leadership and productivity.
1.7
LIMITATION
OF WORK
In
this study, the researcher examined the various leaders styles that Nigerian
organizations use in their various firms and the impacts that these have on
employees job performance. The researcher examined various tracts that calls
for successful leadership. The researcher also inquired whether leaders are
born or made. mention was also be made of how participative leadership improves
on employees working moral.
·
However, this study was limited due to:
·
Lack of finance to carry out this study
·
Shortage of personnel and other field
research assistance
·
Uncooperative behaviour of the respondents.
·
Unavailability of computer for data
processing and data analysis.
1.8
DEFINITION
OF TERMS
1. Effectiveness: Doing
the right thing at the right time. This denotes the extent to which objectives
are attained.
2. Efficiency:
Doing things right. This denote the extent to which resources are optimally
utilized.
3. Leader: One who directs the
behaviour of other group members and gives instructions on how a task is to be
done.
4. Leadership:
This is the ability to find solution to any problem. It is the position of a
leader and it is the act of influencing others to work cooperatively towards a
stated goal.
5. Organization:
This is a consciously coordinated social entity with a relatively identifiable
boundary that function to achieve some goals.
6. Performance:
The ability and the act of increasing in level of growth and achievement of
meaningful success and adapting to circumstance through human effort.
7. Power the s the ability to
control others, to hire, to fire, to determine who uses what resources. It is
the tool to influence one to behave in a particular way. The purpose of power
is to control and influence others to direct employees wills and to command
respect.
8. Productivity:
This is the ratio of output to the input of labour.
9. Subordinate: A
person who works under someone else. He
is inferior or a junior to a person above him in the organization hierarchy.
10.
Trait:
these are physical features of a person. These are those qualities of a leader
that are natural or in born which distinguishes him from others.
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