The Effect of Leadership Style of Academic Leaders on Job Performance Behavior among Faculty in Al-Balqa` Applied University
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSRJRME) - Year 2018, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
The present study is an attempt to identify the effect of leadership style of academic leaders on job performance behavior among faculty in Al-Balqa` Applied University. A questionnaire was designed to achieve the objective of the study. The questionnaire divided into two sections; the first section is leadership styles including democratic leadership style, autocratic leadership style and Laissez-faire Leadership with (30) items, the second is job performance that includes (15) items. After verifying its validity and reliability, it was applied to a sample of (100) faculty in Al-Balqa` Applied University, then the data was statistically analyzed by SPSS. The results showed that leadership styles affect job performance of faculty as well as there are no statistically significant differences due to gender, work experience and academic rank. The study recommended adopting the democratic leadership style as the most effective style in fostering the job performance among faculty in AlBalqa` Applied University and holding training courses for academic leaders to train them on how to utilize the democratic leadership style in fostering faculty job performance.
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Fuad S. Alkhasawneh
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