scholarly journals The preferred leadership styles in vocational training corporations: Case of Jordan

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 545-555
Author(s):  
Akif Al-Khasawneh ◽  
Haitham Eyadat ◽  
Malek Elayan
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Institute Of Public Administration ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
Laissez Faire ◽  
High Level ◽  
Research Resources

The study aims to identify the leadership styles (democratic, authoritative, autocratic, laissez-faire, transformational, and transactional) practiced by trainers at the Vocational Training Corporation as perceived by the female trainees in Jordan. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the data collected by the questionnaire from respondents (n = 105 female trainees) selected by the simple randomization sampling and representing 50% of the population (n = 210). Among the questionnaires sent, only 104 were received and declared valid for statistical analysis. Major findings indicated that the democratic leadership style was mostly preferable by female trainees, where rated top by respondents (M = 4.50), followed by the transformational style (M = 4.23), and the authoritative style was rated the lowest (M = 2.58) compared with the autocratic, laissez-faire and transactional leadership styles. Thus, to keep increasing the development of training programs and obtain positive feedback for trainees, both trainers and managers of the Vocational Training Corporation necessarily need to practice appropriate leadership styles, develop a high level of learning and benefits. AcknowledgmentsThe authors would like to thank Al-Balqa Applied University in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Institute of Public Administration in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for all kinds of support and providing us with time and access to the research resources.

Principals’ leadership styles and teachers’ job performance: Evidence from Edo State, Nigeria

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (6) ◽  
pp. 909-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
OS Imhangbe ◽  
RE Okecha ◽  
J Obozuwa
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
Laissez Faire ◽  
Senior Secondary

This study investigated the relationship between principals’ leadership styles and secondary school teachers’ job performance in Edo Central Senatorial District, Nigeria. A correlational design was adopted for the study. Two adapted questionnaires titled “Principals’ Leadership Style Questionnaire” (PLESQUE) and “Teachers’ Job Performance Questionnaire” (TEJOPAQ) were administered to teachers and principals drawn from a population of 397 senior secondary school teachers and 69 principals in the Senatorial District respectively. The Cronbach alphas for the three sub-scales in PLESQUE were .710, .883 and .848 for democratic, autocratic and laissez-faire leadership styles respectively, while the Cronbach alpha for TEJOPAQ was .882 for teachers’ job performance. Percentages, multiple regression and Pearson product-moment correlation were used to test the hypotheses at the .05 level of significance. Results showed that democratic, autocratic and laissez-faire leadership styles jointly contributed about 68.3% variations in the job performance of teachers, while democratic and laissez-faire leadership styles had the most prominent positive influence on teachers’ job performance in the area of study. It was recommended, amongst other things, that the use of a democratic leadership style should be encouraged among the principals of senior secondary schools in the district.

scholarly journals Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Titin Ulandari
Keyword(s):  
Educational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
School Resources ◽  
Authoritarian Leadership ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
Laissez Faire ◽  
Role Of The Principal

This article aims to describe the meaning of educational leadership, principals' leadership and the variety of leadership styles applied by principals, as well as the situation in which the leadership style is suitable. Leadership is the ability to influence and direct a group to reach the target. The leadership of the principal means the role of the principal to direct school resources so that the achievement of school goals is achieved. There are at least three leadership styles, namely: authoritarian leadership, democratic leadership, and free leadership (laissez-faire).

Principal Leadership Style and Teacher Job Performance: Evidence from Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atif Saleem ◽  
Sarfraz Aslam ◽  
Junaid Rafiq ◽  
Prof. Congman Rao
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Principal Leadership ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
Principal Leadership Style ◽  
Autocratic Leadership ◽  
Laissez Faire

<p>The study intentions were to examine the correlation and impact of the style of leadership of the principals on job performance of the teachers of secondary school in private sector in Lahore district, Pakistan. It is correlational study in terms of research design. The data was collected from 106 principals and 543 teachers of secondary schools in private sector in Lahore district through adapted instrument. The first tool of the instrument “Principal Leadership Style Questioner (PLSQ) had cronbach alphas of 0.834 for autocratic leadership sub-scale, 0.764 for democratic leadership sub-scale and 0.861 for laissez-faire leadership sub-scale. The Second tool of the instrument “Teacher Job Performance Questioner” (TJPQ) had Cronbach alpha of 0.816. The research question and hypotheses were tested by using percentage, multiple regression, Pearson correlation at the level of p<0.05 significance. The statistics attesting 57.3% variation in teachers’ job performance was due to mutual contribution of principals’ autocratic leadership, democratic leadership and laissez-faire leadership styles. The most commonly employed principals’ leadership style was autocratic leadership in secondary school in private sector in the district. It had statistically significant and strong positive impact on teachers’ performance in the studied area. Whereas reciprocal impact in case of laissez-faire. The principal suggestion was that the school principals should be trained to learn the mixture usage of autocratic and democratic leadership styles wisely in diverse situations and work settings in secondary schools in private sector in the district Lahore, Pakistan.</p>

Principal Leadership Style and Teacher Job Performance: Evidence from Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atif Saleem ◽  
Sarfraz Aslam ◽  
Prof. Congman Rao ◽  
Junaid Rafiq
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Principal Leadership ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
Principal Leadership Style ◽  
Autocratic Leadership ◽  
Laissez Faire

<p>The study intentions were to examine the correlation and impact of the style of leadership of the principals on job performance of the teachers of secondary school in private sector in Lahore district, Pakistan. It is correlational study in terms of research design. The data was collected from 106 principals and 543 teachers of secondary schools in private sector in Lahore district through adapted instrument. The first tool of the instrument “Principal Leadership Style Questioner (PLSQ) had cronbach alphas of 0.834 for autocratic leadership sub-scale, 0.764 for democratic leadership sub-scale and 0.861 for laissez-faire leadership sub-scale. The Second tool of the instrument “Teacher Job Performance Questioner” (TJPQ) had Cronbach alpha of 0.816. The research question and hypotheses were tested by using percentage, multiple regression, Pearson correlation at the level of p<0.05 significance. The statistics attesting 57.3% variation in teachers’ job performance was due to mutual contribution of principals’ autocratic leadership, democratic leadership and laissez-faire leadership styles. The most commonly employed principals’ leadership style was autocratic leadership in secondary school in private sector in the district. It had statistically significant and strong positive impact on teachers’ performance in the studied area. Whereas reciprocal impact in case of laissez-faire. The principal suggestion was that the school principals should be trained to learn the mixture usage of autocratic and democratic leadership styles wisely in diverse situations and work settings in secondary schools in private sector in the district Lahore, Pakistan.</p>

Principal Leadership Style and Teacher Job Performance: Evidence from Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atif Saleem ◽  
Sarfraz Aslam ◽  
Prof. Congman Rao ◽  
Muhammad Junaid
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Principal Leadership ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
Principal Leadership Style ◽  
Autocratic Leadership ◽  
Laissez Faire

<p>The study intentions were to examine the correlation and impact of the style of leadership of the principals on job performance of the teachers of secondary school in private sector in Lahore district, Pakistan. It is correlational study in terms of research design. The data was collected from 106 principals and 543 teachers of secondary schools in private sector in Lahore district through adapted instrument. The first tool of the instrument “Principal Leadership Style Questioner (PLSQ) had cronbach alphas of 0.834 for autocratic leadership sub-scale, 0.764 for democratic leadership sub-scale and 0.861 for laissez-faire leadership sub-scale. The Second tool of the instrument “Teacher Job Performance Questioner” (TJPQ) had Cronbach alpha of 0.816. The research question and hypotheses were tested by using percentage, multiple regression, Pearson correlation at the level of p<0.05 significance. The statistics attesting 57.3% variation in teachers’ job performance was due to mutual contribution of principals’ autocratic leadership, democratic leadership and laissez-faire leadership styles. The most commonly employed principals’ leadership style was autocratic leadership in secondary school in private sector in the district. It had statistically significant and strong positive impact on teachers’ performance in the studied area. Whereas reciprocal impact in case of laissez-faire. The principal suggestion was that the school principals should be trained to learn the mixture usage of autocratic and democratic leadership styles wisely in diverse situations and work settings in secondary schools in private sector in the district Lahore, Pakistan.</p>

scholarly journals The effect of leadership styles on improving communication method among academic administrators

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 396-410
Author(s):  
Reema Mahmoud Abod AlOqlah
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Academic Administrators ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
The Third ◽  
Communication Method ◽  
Autocratic Leadership ◽  
Laissez Faire ◽  
Communication Methods

This study aimed at exploring the effect of leadership styles on improving communication methods in Saudi universities from the perspective of faculty members. Four-hundred questionnaires were distributed to faculty members in the Saudi universities, 313 questionnaires were valid for analysis. The results showed that the most common leadership style among academic administrators in Saudi universities is the democratic style, followed by the laissez-faire leadership style, while the autocratic leadership style came in the third and last rank. Also, the results showed that one of the most common methods of communication is non-verbal communication related to symbols, movements, and expressions. in addition, the results revealed a significant effect was found positive of democratic leadership style on a communication method and a negative significant effect was found of autocratic leadership style and laissez-faire leadership style on communication method.  Keywords: Leadership style, Communication method, Faculty Members, Academic Administrators

scholarly journals Leadership styles of the Nursing Directors at the Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Farhan Alshammari
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Organizational Outcomes ◽  
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia ◽  
Ministry Of Health ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Laissez Faire ◽  
Nursing Directors

Background: The need to define the leadership styles of the nursing directors is imperative as it gives the organization an insight of what to achieve. This study determines the leadership styles of the nursing directors in the Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This research aims to assess the association of the age, gender and year of employment of the nursing directors to their identified leadership styles. Methods: This research employed the correlational approach in probing the leadership styles of the nursing directors in the Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. There were 22 nursing directors (100 % response rate) participated in the study. The researcher used the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire, Form 6-S (MLQ- 6S) by Bass and Avolio. Results: The data suggests that nursing directors employed transactional leadership style in leading their subordinates. It is found out that age has a significant difference in the transactional leadership styles (.037>.05). However, gender and year of employment revealed no significant difference to transformational leadership (.792), transactional leadership (.857), and the laissez-faire (.346). Conclusion: Demystifying the leadership styles of the nursing directors and its variables can contribute to the understanding of the leadership needs to carry out towards organizational outcomes. The study implies a clear demarcation between an expectation of the leaders and the employees of how leadership and work shall be carried out in the organization. Keywords: Laissez-Faire, Leadership Styles, Transformational, Transactional, Nursing Directors

scholarly journals Kepemimpinan Kepala Sekolah

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Titin Ulandari ◽  
Hade Afriansyah
Keyword(s):  
Educational Leadership ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
School Resources ◽  
Authoritarian Leadership ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
Laissez Faire ◽  
Role Of The Principal

This article aims to describe the meaning of educational leadership, principals' leadership and the variety of leadership styles applied by principals, as well as the situation in which the leadership style is suitable. Leadership is the ability to influence and direct a group to reach the target. The leadership of the principal means the role of the principal to direct school resources so that the achievement of school goals is achieved. There are at least three leadership styles, namely: authoritarian leadership, democratic leadership, and free leadership (laissez faire).

Principal Leadership Style and Teacher Job Performance: Evidence from Pakistan

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atif Saleem ◽  
Sarfraz Aslam ◽  
Junaid Rafiq ◽  
Prof. Congman Rao
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Private Sector ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Principal Leadership ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
Principal Leadership Style ◽  
Autocratic Leadership ◽  
Laissez Faire

<p>The study intentions were to examine the correlation and impact of the style of leadership of the principals on job performance of the teachers of secondary school in private sector in Lahore district, Pakistan. It is correlational study in terms of research design. The data was collected from 106 principals and 543 teachers of secondary schools in private sector in Lahore district through adapted instrument. The first tool of the instrument “Principal Leadership Style Questioner (PLSQ) had cronbach alphas of 0.834 for autocratic leadership sub-scale, 0.764 for democratic leadership sub-scale and 0.861 for laissez-faire leadership sub-scale. The Second tool of the instrument “Teacher Job Performance Questioner” (TJPQ) had Cronbach alpha of 0.816. The research question and hypotheses were tested by using percentage, multiple regression, Pearson correlation at the level of p<0.05 significance. The statistics attesting 57.3% variation in teachers’ job performance was due to mutual contribution of principals’ autocratic leadership, democratic leadership and laissez-faire leadership styles. The most commonly employed principals’ leadership style was autocratic leadership in secondary school in private sector in the district. It had statistically significant and strong positive impact on teachers’ performance in the studied area. Whereas reciprocal impact in case of laissez-faire. The principal suggestion was that the school principals should be trained to learn the mixture usage of autocratic and democratic leadership styles wisely in diverse situations and work settings in secondary schools in private sector in the district Lahore, Pakistan.</p>

scholarly journals Contribution of Job Nature on Leadership Style among Academia

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Milan Shrestha
Keyword(s):  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Democratic Leadership ◽  
Research Philosophy ◽  
Laissez Faire ◽  
Effective Leadership Practices ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose- Effective leadership practices in schools are only possible while headmaster and teachers adopt suitable leadership styles. The main purpose of this study is to identify the leadership styles as well as determine the association of democratic, autocratic and laissez-faire leadership style with each other among school teachers. Design/Methodology- This study is based on post-positivist research philosophy and cross-sectional survey as the research design which is confirmatory and explanatory in nature. It gathered the data via self-administer questionnaire from 345 school teachers and analyzed through descriptive statistics and parametric test.  Findings- The researcher derived that school teachers adopted a more democratic leadership style and gave least prefer to the laissez-faire leadership style in schools. Meanwhile, the lacking of equal facility and access to power exercise contributes to making significant differences in leadership styles across the job nature of school teachers. Furthermore, this study assess that there is no relationship between autocratic, democratic and laissez-faire leadership styles. These distinct styles of leadership may develop the differences in work performances of school teachers. Practical Implications- This research provides the framework for another future researcher to investigate the input of job nature on leadership style among school teachers.

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