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Bukombe, Vicent, E. |
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2022-02-24T11:01:13Z |
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2022-02-24T11:01:13Z |
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2021 |
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2022-10-20T12:07:57Z |
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2022-10-20T12:07:57Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Bukombe, V. (2021). Leadership styles and employees’ job satisfaction in dodoma city council (master's dissertation). The University of Dodoma, Dodoma. |
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3334 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/3334 |
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| dc.description |
Dissertation (MA Public Administration) |
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| dc.description |
This study assessed the influence of the leadership styles on employees’ job satisfaction. The assessment was guided by four specific objectives. Specifically the study identified the types of leadership styles that are used in Dodoma City Council. It also assessed the leadership style that results in the highest increase in job satisfaction. Furthermore, it identified and assessed the employees’ indicators that determined their job satisfaction. It also investigated the leadership styles associated with high performance because of employees’ satisfaction with their jobs.
The study used a single case study and approached the entire study in Dodoma City Council. It also utilized both qualitative and quantitative strategies. Data were collected through survey, in-depth interview, Focus Group Discussion (FGD) and documentary review. In addition, the study applied both purposive and random sampling techniques in getting the respondents. The key informants were obtained by purposive technique and general information was gathered by simple random procedure. The study used 137 respondents. The study analysed data through quantitative and qualitative techniques with the aid of PC programming known as Social Science Statistical Package (SPSS) Version 21 and content analysis. The findings of the assessment discovered that leaders in Dodoma City council were utilizing several leadership styles. The most often utilized or favoured sort of leadership style was democratic. Likewise, the findings discovered that democratic leadership style improves the employees’ job satisfaction. In addition, the findings revealed that there were several indicators indicating that the employees in Dodoma City Council were satisfied with their job. However, some indicators had no correlation with the employee job satisfaction. Likewise, the findings revealed that the employees’ performance improved because of being satisfied in their jobs.
The study concludes that leadership styles have a great influence on employees’ job satisfaction whereby the democratic leadership style is ranked as the best style in improving employees’ job satisfaction. The study recommends that the leaders in the Dodoma City Council have to make sure that they use a leadership style that improves the employees’ job satisfaction. |
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en |
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The University of Dodoma |
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| dc.subject |
Leadership styles |
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Employees’ job satisfaction |
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| dc.subject |
Situational leadership model |
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Transformation leadership model |
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Dodoma |
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| dc.title |
Leadership styles and employees’ job satisfaction in Dodoma city council |
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| dc.type |
Dissertation |
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