• DOI:10.5539/IJBM.V8N13P34
• Corpus ID: 54841977

Leadership Styles and Job Satisfaction among Employees in Small and Medium Enterprises

@article{Sakiru2013LeadershipSA,
  title={Leadership Styles and Job Satisfaction among Employees in Small and Medium Enterprises},
  author={Oladipo Kolapo Sakiru and Jeffrey Lawrence D’Silva and Jamilah Othman and Abu Daud Silong and Adekanye Temitope Busayo},
  journal={International Journal of Biometrics},
  year={2013},
  volume={8},
  pages={34}
}

• Oladipo Kolapo Sakiru, J. D’Silva, +2 authors Adekanye Temitope Busayo
• Published 19 June 2013
• Business
• International Journal of Biometrics

Investigation into the relationship between leadership styles and job satisfaction among employees in small and
medium enterprises in Nigeria is the main focus of this research. The research used survey design to gather data
from one hundred and fifteen employees from the small and medium enterprises.The study utilized simple random
sampling techniques and data was collected using a questionnaire that required respondent to rate their level of job satisfactions as well as their “leaders” leadership styles using a five point scale likert type. The result of correlation analysis revealed that the entire leadership styles items are statistically significant at .05 level of significance, also the result of descriptive statistics indicates transformational leadership styles has the most commonly used leadership styles in the small and medium enterprises in Nigeria. Transformational leaders are needed in small and medium scale enterprises in Nigeria to be able to achieve the mission, objectives and goals for the development of this enterprise in the country.