LEADERSHIP STYLE COMPONENTS IMPACTING JOB SATISFACTION AND WORK ENGAGEMENT
Keywords:
Leadership Styles, Job Satisfaction, Work EngagementAbstract
This research aimed to discover the distinctive components of leadership styles or behaviors that employees perceive to impact upon their job satisfaction and work engagement. The population of this research was Metropolitan Electricity Authority employees. The questionnaire was used to collect 379 respondents. Data was analyzed using descriptive statics included frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, and the multiple regression analysis for hypothesis testing.
The results indicated that leadership style components had a statistically significant effect on employee satisfaction and work engagement. Regarding employee job satisfaction, this study found that the motivational aspect had a positive influence, while a laid-back aspect had a negative influence. In terms of employee work engagement, this study found that a motivation leadership style had a positive influence. On the contrary, this research found that leaders who exhibit active management-by-exception, and laid-back leadership have a negative influence on work engagement.
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