he effect of leadership style on employee job satisfaction in Ministry of Revenue

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of leadership style on employee job satisfaction in Ministry of Revenue Addis Ababa area based on path goal leadership theory. The study employed explanatory research design and both quantitative and qualitative research methods employed. Primary and secondary sources of data were used in the study. In addition the study employed a stratified random sampling method to collect data from professional employees of Ministry of Revenue found in branches under the four districts of Addis Ababa and head office. The total population of the study was 2451, from this, 344 questionnaires were distributed and 315 (91.56%) usable questionnaires were obtained valid and used for further analysis. The collected data was analyzed using SPSS software version 22. In addition, to analyze the collected data descriptive statistics (frequencies, means & standard deviations), and multiple regression analysis were used. The finding of this study indicated that job satisfaction of MOR employees is significantly affected by the two types of leadership style(transformational and transactional) in addition, it was found that transformational leadership style has a significant effect on job satisfaction of MOR employees than transactional. It is also indicated that currently the most dominant type of leadership is transformational leadership style. Accordingly the researcher forwarded the following recommendation. Ministry of revenue Addis Ababa leaders are to adopt the transformational leadership style, if they want to improve and increase job satisfaction and which will lead to increase organizational outcomes.