The Role of Situational Leadership Style in Employee Satisfaction in an Iranian Oil Company

نویسندگان
1 School of Advanced Studies, University of Phoenix, U.S.A
2 Associate Professor, IS & Technology Dept, University of Phoenix, U.S.A
3 - Associate Professor, IS & Technology Dept, University of Phoenix, U.S.A
چکیده
The purpose of this quantitative correlation study was to determine the extent to which the role of leadership style preferences correlate with employee satisfaction with supervision among employees and leaders of an Iranian oil company. This study measured preferences for each of five common leadership styles and examined correlations with measures of employee satisfaction. The styles studied were transactional leadership, transformational leadership, autocratic leadership, charismatic leadership, and situational leadership. Results indicated that each of the five leadership styles has a positive correlation with employee satisfaction, suggesting that the situational leadership style may be the most appropriate style for leaders in an Iranian oil company.

عنوان مقاله English

The Role of Situational Leadership Style in Employee Satisfaction in an Iranian Oil Company

نویسندگان English

Saeid Afshinpour 1
Marie-Line Germain Germain 2
Michael E. Tomlin 2
Tamara Anderson 3
1 School of Advanced Studies, University of Phoenix, U.S.A
2 Associate Professor, IS & Technology Dept, University of Phoenix, U.S.A
3 - Associate Professor, IS & Technology Dept, University of Phoenix, U.S.A
چکیده English

The purpose of this quantitative correlation study was to determine the extent to which the role of leadership style preferences correlate with employee satisfaction with supervision among employees and leaders of an Iranian oil company. This study measured preferences for each of five common leadership styles and examined correlations with measures of employee satisfaction. The styles studied were transactional leadership, transformational leadership, autocratic leadership, charismatic leadership, and situational leadership. Results indicated that each of the five leadership styles has a positive correlation with employee satisfaction, suggesting that the situational leadership style may be the most appropriate style for leaders in an Iranian oil company.

کلیدواژه‌ها English

transactional
Transformational
autocratic
charismatic
situational
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