Administrators&rsquo; Leadership Style in Relation to Job Satisfaction and Performance in Selected State Universities and Colleges in National Capital Region

Jessie  Sergote,

Administrators’ Leadership Style in Relation to Job Satisfaction and Performance in Selected State Universities and Colleges in National Capital Region

Discipline: Education

Abstract:

This study investigated the connection of leadership styles of university administrators and job performance as well as job satisfaction. The researcher utilized a descriptive correlations-based research design. The respondents in the investigation were school administrators of the selected universities in the National Capital Region (NCR). The researcher made use of the self-made questionnaire in the collection of data. Statistical measures including frequency and percentage, average weighted mean, and chi-square were utilized in the study. The findings suggest that the university's administrators implemented a variety of leadership styles but mainly autocratic leadership style with a combination of democratic and laissez faire. However, the work environment and job satisfaction of university administrators were connected by the laissez-faire management style. Consequently, leadership styles had an impact on the university administrators’ performance and their level of job satisfaction. It is imperative that university administrators have the capacity to acknowledge their limitations in efficiently carrying out their duties and proactively pursue support and guidance to correct these deficiencies in their professional demeanor.

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