An Identification/Assessment of Dominant Leadership Style: A case study on AcmeEngineering & Trading Pvt Ltd Company. Acknowledgements i TabI es of Contents --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------i i List of Tabl ~ v Abbreviations and/or acronym v Abstract Keywo.rds: Leadership, Leadership style Chapter 1. 1. INTRODUCTION This chapter presents back ground of the study, objectives of the study, research question and scope & limitation of the study and operational definition of terms. 1.1 Background };.,- Back ground of the study: In today's fast changing business environment, effective management of human capital is very important to keep pace with the changes as well as to have effective and sustainable performance through tomorrow. In other words, having ample resources by itself unless supported by the necessary qualities of leadership doesn't guarantee success at individual, social, national as well as international level. Thus, as different leadership style bring different results in an organization, identifying and applying effective leadership style is one of the factors required for the proper functioning of the Company. This issue was put by J.Gonos, P.Gallo (2013) as "What leadership style work best for me and my organization Managers, therefore, need to know how to effectively manage; they must select the appropriate style of leadership, but particularly make sure the enterprise constantly improves its performance. Management, Vol. 18, 2013, 2, pp. 157-168 J. Gonos, P. Gallo: Model for leadership style evaluation)". Therefore purpose of this study was to assess the leadership styles practiced in the case company, to identify the dominant style and to recommend the effective one based on the factors affecting leadership style. >-" Background of the study CaseCompany: The case Company, Acme Engineering & Trading Pvt Ltd Company, was established in Ethiopia in 2003 E.C and have been engaged in areas of energy, water supply and Engineering Laboratory. It supplies wide range of engineering goods and undertakes turnkey projects. In addition it imports and distributes electro-mechanical and solar products. The company has 48 permanent employees out of which, 15 are experienced engineers, 13 are technicians and 20 are supporting staffs. 1.2 The objectives, research question significance and scope of the thesis, and Limitations of the study };.,- The objective of the study is: ./ To assess the leadership styles frequently practiced in the case company and to 157-168 J.. agree./ Leadership is a dynamic process of influencing people which.. }./ Primary data was collected/gathered from the case company using questionnaire method of data collection. with the aim of meeting the objectives of the group (Vol. Agree=3. Stephen P./ Leaders: refers to those leaders of the college who are directly responsible for directing the case company and directly coordinating the academic affairs ... can have an effect on other members.:. And two types of survey questionnaire with 20 statements were used one for employees and the other for leaders... Therefore. The respondents were required to rate/choose the level of agreement to the statements.. can be used as starting point for further study in the area with different dimensions as well as it can be helpful in filling the knowledge gap for employing the effective leadership in the case company.. pp.. (2009) leadership is defined as the ability to influence a group toward the achievement of a vision or set of goals . )? }. Definitions of the key terms: . all the respondents rated/ filled their answer and returned the questionnaire. neutral disagree. P. }. Two type of 20 questionnaire containing 20 statements of the common characteristics of five leadership styles were prepared and distributed to. the study is a mini research which is limited to identifying the dominant leadership in the case company using survey questionnaire./ Leadership: According to Robbins. identify the dominant styles .:. Timothy A. in certain organizational conditions. the study is significant in identifying the dominant leadership style in the case company. 2013. 18. Review of Related Literature 10 2. }./ Leadership Style: refers to the behavior pattern exhibited by leaders as they are trying to influence the behavior of the employees measured by Leadership style survey Questionnaire . 20 selected employees and 4 managers.. . Then value was given to the agreement level (Strongly agree=4. Strongly Agree=O) and multiplied by the number of respondents to get total and mean score of all leadership styles. . Scope: The study focuses on assessing and identifying the dominant leadership styles in the case company using survey questions. . Chapter 2 2.:. it is very important for a company/organization to know what type of style its leaders are applying. Significance of the study: As different types of leadership style brings different results in an organotin. . The Nature and Meaning of Leadership 11 . 2. Given the scope. Then.:. Disagree=l. Gallo) 1..1. The research question is: What type of leadership styles are being employed by leaders in the case company ( . Judge. }. strongly dis agree).3 Research methods .. Neutral=2./ To recommend effective leadership style to the case company based on the factors affecting the leadership styles... Gonos. Under each statements there are five choice of agreement level to the statement by respondents (Strongly agree.:. Presentation. 2.3 Laissez-Faire Leadership Style 19 2.2. . Historical Development of Styles of Leadership 16 2.4 People Oriented Leadership Style 20 CHAPTER Three 3. Importance of Leadership Style 14 2. Transformational Leadership Style 18 2.4.:. age. Factors Affecting Leadership Styles 15 2. Leadership Styles 12 2.3. Analysis and Interpretation of Data 21 3.2. educational level and Work Experience S/N General Characteristics Specific Characteristics No of Respondents 1 Sex Male 15 Female 5 Total 20 2 Age <25 years 2 26-30 years 9 31-35 years 5 36-40 years 4 >40 years 0 Total 20 3 Educational level High School 6 High School Complete 5 College Diploma 1 Firs Degree 8 Second Degree 0 Total 20 Work experience <2 years 4 3-5years 8 6-10 years 5 11-15 years 3 >16years 0 Total 20 }.1.2.2.2.2.4.2.4.4. The Concept and Meaning of Leadership Style 13 2.2.3.2. Sex: Out of total 20 non-leader respondents 15(75%) are male and the remaining 5(25%) are females.1.2.1: Characteristics of non-leader employee respondents by sex. Characteristics of the Respondents by Gender and Age Table 3. Transactional Leadership Style 17 2.2. Democratic Leadership Style 2.4.2..4.1. :.. . .00 65. 3.1.:. 2. 18.80 62. Gonos.53 5 Transformational 68 144 24 3 0 239 47.3. it can concluded that the dominant leadership style in the Case Company is Democratic compared to others.8 and the mean score of People Oriented was 48. As it can be seen from the above table the Democratic leadership style has the highest score followed by People Oriented.36 3 Democratic 80 141 20 3 0 244 48.:. 157-168 J.99 4 People Oriented 68 150 18 4 0 240 48.2 Total and Mean Score of Leadership styles by Non-Leader Respondents Type of Leadership Result Scored Under each Total Mean SD Rank Style level of Agreement Score 1 2 3 4 5 Transactional 44 126 28 9 0 207 41.. 2013. Vol.. Conclusion and Recommendations 25 References: 1..5 years( 26 to 35 years) and this shows majority of the respondents are young. Work Experience: 4(20%) have less than 2 years' experience and the rest 16(80%) have 3- 15 years' experience showing that most respondents are experienced staffs.. Gallo: Model for leadership style evaluation Appendixes: 1.99 2 To identify the dominant Leadership style the mean score of all Leadership styles was calculate/computed. Questions for Leaders 2. Overview of the Collected Data 22 Table 3. Graduation Thesis for MA.40 52. 3. pp. . Management. Questions for Employees . Age: The average age of 14(70%) non-leader respondents is 30..40 51. the difference in mean score of among the leadership style has small difference and this implies the case company leaders use Combinations of all styles. 2. Therefore. Education: While 8(40%) respondents have firs degree. 11(55%) respondents are at high school level. PETER OBANG OJULU(2015}THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LEADERSHIP STYLES AND JOB SATISFACTION OF STAFF IN TEACHERS' EDUCATION AND HEALTH SCIENCE COLLEGE OF GAMBELLA PEOPLE'S NATIONAL STATE. in Educational Leadership and management. P..00.. 1(5%) has diploma. The mean score of Democratic was 48. Summary.73 1 Laissez-faire 72 126 28 6 0 232 46.. The Dominant Leadership Styles 24 CHAPTER Four 5. However.80 62.