Abstract
The study focused on the influence of democratic leadership style on job performance of subordinates in academic libraries in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. The research design adopted for the study was a survey, while the 74 professional and para-professional staff working in the libraries studied were the respondents. Data collection was through questionnaire instrument titled “Democratic Leadership Style on Job Performance of Subordinates in Academic Libraries (DLSJPSAL)” made up of of five (5) item statements. Research question was answered using frequency counts, total score and means. Findings of the study revealed that democratic leadership style in academic libraries studied has positive influence on subordinates’ job performance because it results in high employees’ productivity. This style of leadership tends to have work groups that were very productive and subordinates showed a high degree of satisfaction on the job. Among others, the researchers recommended that heads of academic libraries should be encouraged to adopt democratic leadership style since it yields higher result in job performance of subordinates and consequently to users’ satisfaction with library services.
Highlights
Leadership involves inducement, persuasion and motivation of subordinates to enable them contribute willingly to the organizational goals based on the employee’s maximum capabilities (Nwachukwu, 2000)
Leadership style is the manifestation of the dominant pattern of behaviour of a leader (Olaniyan, 1999; Okurumeh, 2001)
The study adopted a descriptive. survey method. This design was borne out of the fact that the survey focused on sample population of democratic leadership style and its impact on subordinate job performance in academic libraries in Rivers State
Summary
Leadership involves inducement, persuasion and motivation of subordinates to enable them contribute willingly to the organizational goals based on the employee’s maximum capabilities (Nwachukwu, 2000). Leadership style is the manifestation of the dominant pattern of behaviour of a leader (Olaniyan, 1999; Okurumeh, 2001). It is a process through which persons or group influence others in the attainment of group goals (Akinwumiju and Olaniyan, 1996; Adeyemi, 2010). As these styles determine, to a large extent, what leaders see and how they respond to situations around them
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