An Empirical Study on the Relationship between Leadership Style and Job Satisfaction in Manufacturing Sectors, Chennai

Abstract

Leadership styles are important in organization precursors to influence
employees. Choosing a better leadership style can improve job satisfaction and
organization goals. This study was to assess therelationship between leadership style and
job satisfaction in four manufacturing companies in Chennai. The sample size was targeted
to 80 managers and staff. The survey was conducted by using questionnaire. Research
method used was descriptive and quantitative. Data Analysis was performed by SPSS –
using Chi square, Correlation and ANOVA test. According to the result, there was a
significant relationship between leadership style and Job satisfaction. The study found that
companies have almost same style of leadership – transactional leadership,
transformational leadership and laissez fair has positive impact. Hence there is a positive
relationship between leadership style and Job satisfaction in various manufacturing
companies.