Leadership styles and employee retention: a case of Movit Products Limited
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Date
2017-08
Authors
Nakabubi, Aisha
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Kampala International University, College of Humanities and Social Science
Abstract
The gist of this study was to establish the relationship between leadership s1 _, k and employee retention at case of Movit Products Limited. •In order to achieve the defined objectives of this study the researcher adopted across-sectional survey and correlation design. The study involved 50 respondents and a self-administered questionnaire was formulated to gather the required information. It was found that, leadership styles have significant impact and effect on employee behaviors. It is therefore argued that company ought to adopt more appropriate leadership style to engage and enhance employees commitment in such organizations are to attract and retain their talented staffs. It has also been noticed that, a company may adopted more than one leaderships style in the operations depending on environment and target group. Though what is critical is the manner in which any adopted style is utilized. In other words. there is no single leadership style that is considered absolute and all effective but rather what determines effectiveness is the quality of the leader and the manner in which such St) k 1s utilized. It can therefore be argued that, the most important element in leadership style is to ensuring that the leader matches the practices with employee expectations to ensure retention. This is because, employees not necessary leave organizations but rather they leave leadership hence leadership style is a predictor of employee. However. There are other factors that have been identified additional aspects that have a bearing on Employee retention besides their incorrect influence on effective of leadership style. The study suggest further study be carried on the implication of organisational climate, climate, commitment and citizenship.
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A research report submitted to the College of Economics and Management in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Award of a Bachelor's Degree in Human Resource Management of Kampala International University
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Leadership styles, Employee retention