The Effect of Leadership Styles on Employee Motivation’s in Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama - Ethiopia

Abstract

The objective of this study was to examine the effect of leadership Styles on Employee Motivation’s in Adama Hospital Medical College, Adama - Ethiopia. The study used descriptive and which incorporated both qualitative and quantitative research approaches. The researcher was employed Systematic Random Sampling Technique techniques to distribute the questionnaire to the respondents. Data was collected by using both closed and open ended self-administered questionnaires and a total of one hundred sixty nine (169) questionnaires were returned. The results were analyzed and interpreted using SPSS software version 20. The scores are interpreted quantitatively and open-ended suggestions are interpreted qualitatively. The research indicated that there is positive strong and significant relationships are existed between Leadership Styles attributes (Laissez faire leadership and democratic leadership) and Extrinsic Employee Motivation Practices at (r =.946, p < 0.01 and r =.707 p < 0.01) respectively. But, no relationship existed between democratic leadership and autocratic leadership styles. Linear regression analysis also indicated that at 58.2% variance in employee motivation can be predicted from the combination of all Leadership Styles Dimensions. This indicates that combination of the predictors significantly combined together to predict employee motivation. The study found that majority of the respondents was motivated with most variables of intrinsic motivational practices in the organization. This also proves that intrinsic motivation practices can contributed positively for employee motivations in their jobs. However, the study also found that majority of the respondents was de-motivated with extrinsic motivational practices in the organization. Finally, the researcher believes that this paper is not exhaustive that could provide all lists of topic researched. However, it gives a bird-eye view on topic and it is open for further discussion and/or critics.