Abstract:
Organisational success or failure is often directly correlated with the quality of
its leadership. This study examined the influence of leadership styles on
organisational commitment and employee job satisfaction: focusing on the
Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Cape Coast. The two types of leadership
styles that were highlighted in this study were transformational and
transactional leaderships. The research used the positivism paradigm,
quantitative approach and descriptive research design. A total of 105 data was
acquired through self-administered questionnaires. The data were analysed
with the aid of descriptive statistical tools (mean, standard deviation, minimum
value, and maximum value) and Partial Least Squares (PLS) from Structural
Equation Modeling (SEM), version 4. The leadership styles (transformational
and transactional) used at ECG were found to favorably influence
organisational commitment and employee job satisfaction. More importantly,
it was concluded that the leadership styles (transformational and transactional)
executed by the organisation represented a significant positive predictor of
higher employee commitment and job satisfaction. Therefore, it was
recommended that the leaders of the organisation should make sure effective
leadership styles (transformational and transactional) are adopted in diverse
situations if they are hoping to achieve good performance.
