Abstract:
This study examined the impact of leadership Style on improving workers
performance in Ejersa Lafo district. Specifically, the study tried to examine the impact
of autocratic, laissez-faire, transactional and transformational leadership style to
workers performance. The target population of the study was ten sectors of
government employees among 28 sectors government employees in Ejersa Lafo
Woreda, West Shoa, Oromia, Ethiopia. Simple random sampling and purposive
sampling techniques were used to draw sample from the population. Data was
collected by using questionnaires and distributed to 152 respondents and only 137
questionnaires were successfully collected for the data analysis. The collected data
was analysed through descriptive and inferential statistics. The cronbach’s alpha
reliability test which can ensure high reliability result was conducted on variable. The
correlation coefficient result showed that, there was a relationship between employee
performance and autocratic, laissez-faire, transactional and transformational
leadership style.Findings from the multiple linear regression analysis found that,
autocratic, laissez-faire, transactional and transformational leadership style were
significant factors affecting employee performance. Accordingly, this study
recommends that good and effective leadership style is what organization needs to
survive in this competitive and hostile environment. Therefore, organization should
implement leadership training and development programs in order to meet the
essential knowledge, skills and abilities necessary in developing the leadership
capabilities of employees. Good relationship between management and employees
will motivate employees to perform at their best which will result in increase in
employees’ performance, which tends to improve organizational productivity.
