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ASSESSMENT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE ON ORGANIZATIONAL PRODUCTIVITY IN NIGERIA
ABSTRACT
The objective of this
research work is to examine An assessment of Leadership Styles on
Organizational Productivity in Nigeria. In study of Bash communication and Don
Investment. The research methodology used was survey research hypothesis were
formulated and one was tested based on the chi-square techniques to test the
significance of the hypothesis. More so, from the hypothesis, ti was found out
that leadership style have effect on productivity. This project work makes
constructive suggestions and recommendations based on the topic of the project.
It will be of great significance that leadership is any organization should use
a various leadership style that will be of advantage to the organization such
as democratic style among other so that the organization can achieve its goals.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 INTRODUCTION
The success or failure of any
organization is based on home level, private company, government or school
organization depends on how it is managed. This means that there must be
capable at the top management level to coordinate the effort of the subordinate
towards attainment of the individual or organizational goals. Coordination of
efforts is based on an effective system of communication which has to flow
freely within and between all sections of the organization.
Although, the people at the top are
addressed by different name like manager, directors, executives, sales
administrators to mentor but a few, yet their work remain the same, that is
management of available of human and material resources the attainment of a
specific goals. It is not an over statement to say that ‘’Bash Communication
and Don Investment’’ has contributed to the development of Kogi State by
employed those that has better skill and knowledge about the business.
The organization image may therefore
depend on how effective it is managed and administered. There is a need for an
authority structure defined according to the rules and objectives of the
organization.
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY
This study is concerned with an
assessment of leadership style on organizational productivity in Nigeria
without leaders, the productivity is impossible because leaders are those that
instruct and determines the success or failure of any organization. What give
birth to this research work is the realization of leadership style, how it
generates productivity.
Basically, no firm or organization or
centres want to run at loss. In order to realize organizational productivity,
managers must know the best strategies that can be used and how it can be used
effectively. ‘’Bash communication and Don Investment Lokoja, Kogi State has the
responsibility of providing quality of service to development of Kogi State.
Both leadership structure and
individual leader behaviours are determined in large part by the nature of the
organization in which they occur, leadership structure is related also the
population characteristics of the group or in order words the attitude and the
needs of the followers. Leadership inequitably embodies many of the qualities
of the disposed, despite the apparent power and record of successful and
accomplishment? How did certain rather undistinguished person and record of
success (Adolph Hitler, Clandisu Ceasar rise to the position of a great power
why do some managers or leaders have legal employees who are willing to
sacrifices their lives for their leaders in an organization and why some other
leaders so deposed that the employees conspire to murder them? These are many
other problems that will be unfolded in
this research work.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
The modern administration leadership
in any organization is involved in problems of vatrying degrees and magnitude
any organization whether public or private firms has problem like staff working
under the atmosphere of stress, threat, injustices and schedule of duties get
mixed up, indiscriminate transfer of staff, meeting harsh and punitive measures
on staff were there are light cases of commitment by staff. Leaders or managers
lack effectiveness due to some reasons. This reason can be attributed to
government and social constraints which pose serious of rules or law guiding
the establishment and operations of enterprise.
Further, more, the organizations have
a problem of in-effective leadership based on the fact that many of the
subordinates are not given formidable example to follow the problem also
increases where there is a lack of seriousness to responsibilities of officers
and improper guidance and supervision exercised on the subordinate under them
create problem for effective leadership.
1.3 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY
In a write up of this magnitude, it
will be of great importance that some aims and objectives are outlined to serve
as a guide and enable the researcher source of information that will enhance
the smooth conduct of the studies. The objectives are:
i.
To examine the leadership
style which could be used in running an organization?
ii.
To critically examine any
problems that may be inherent in the types of leadership style adopted
iii.
To test the effect of any
of the leadership style is on the productivity
iv.
To bring to the notice of
organization leader that their leadership style is determinant of any
organization level of productivity
v.
Evaluate the leadership
style of present and past manages of the authority.
1.4 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
The importance of the study is to
assist Bash Communication and Don Investment in using the appropriate
leadership style and its roles as well as for the workers at the right time and
getting the best of them and all the organization’s productivity in the
country.
i.
The study help us to know
fully on how their roles and duties they carry out
ii.
The study also helps in
diagnosing organizational challenges and also give chance for further study on
the relationship between organizational leadership and its productivity
iii.
The study also enables us
to correct some problems and imbalance in the leadership style and also improve
the way leadership work is carried out.
It is important to identify the
various styles of leadership and under which condition to use each. Leadership
should be able to identify by the behaviour and how the various theories of
leadership and leadership type should be best applied. Finally, it will help
management and administration to dealing with their employees to enhance the
productivity. It will also serve as a source of information to other people who
may want to delve into similar research.
1.5 RESEARCH HYPOTHESIS
A research hypothesis is a tentative
statement whose truth can be tested through a scientific method. It is a
declarative statement of prediction meant to help in the clarification of
research question. An hypothesis is a process by which research problems is
reduced in a testable form.
Two
types of hypothesis are:
NULL HYPOTHESIS:
Is the process whereby the researcher state that there is no relationship
between two variables. Null hypothesis is represented by Ho.
ALTERNATIVE
HYPOTHESIS: Is an hypothesis within specifies any
of the possible condition not anticipated in the null hypothesis. For example,
the null hypothesis (Ho) if the price of product X does not determine the sales
of product Y alternative hypothesis is represented by (Hi). There is a
relationship between price of product X and sales of product Y.
The hypothesis of this project are as follows:
Hypothesis
I
Ho: An assessment of
leadership style does not affect organizational productivity.
Hi: An assessment of
leadership style affect organization productivity.
Hypothesis
II
Ho: There is no
correction between organizational leaders and its level of productivity
Hi: There is
correlation between organizational leaders and its level of productivity.
Hypothesis
IV
Ho: There is no
leadership led relationship organisational productivity.
Hi: There is leadership
led relationship in organizational productivity.
Hypothesis
III
Ho: Effectiveness of a
leader cannot be traced to the organizational productivity
Hi: Effectiveness of a
leader can be traced to the organizational productivity.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
The study intends to cover an
assessment of leadership styles; specific study of organizational productivity
in Nigeria as it relates to Bash Communication and Don investment. The research
work anticipate to cover leadership styles on organizational productivity,
various sections, procedure, manpower planning and other areas as it relates to
the adhere to the scope as it relates particularly to the case study.
1.7 LIMITATIONS AND CONSTRAINTS OF THE STUDY
All human activities are characterized
by the series of constraints therefore, this research work is not an exception.
The researcher in the course of this study was fraught with the following
constraints.
a. Time frame: The researcher in the course of exercise faced
time limitation, this has in a way of minimized the extent the researcher would
have carried out this research work.
b. Other constraints:
Which the researcher faced was that of unwillingness of the respondents to part
with meaningful data and information which are relevant to the research work.
Some of the questionnaire distributed were not returned.
c.
The major constraints
faced by the researcher was that, the researcher lacked enough resource to
ensure a higher quality research.
1.8 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Assessment:
Are designed to measure the performance of an individual or product.
Leadership: Is
the art of influencing and inspiring subordinate to perform a group objective
Leader: A
leader is a person who led a group of people.
Organization: It
is a process of allocating human and economic resources to meet some specific
goals.
Productivity: Is
an average measure of the efficiency of production
Style: Is
a manner of doing something.
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