LEADERSHIP STYLE

This study investigated the effect of leadership styles on organisational performance in the hospitality sector in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria, focusing on six selected hotels: Protea Hotel, Precious Palm Royal Hotel, Uyi Grand Hotel, Western Villa Hotel, Limoh Suites, and El-Hassani Hotel. The research adopted a quantitative survey design, and data were collected from 134 employees using structured questionnaires. The analysis was conducted using SPSS version 22, applying both descriptive statistics and multiple regression analysis to assess the influence of five leadership styles—transformational, transactional, laissezfaire, autocratic, and participative—on organisational performance. The results revealed that transformational leadership had a strong and statistically significant positive effect on organisational performance (β = 0.505, p < 0.001), followed by transactional leadership, which also showed a significant positive influence (β = 0.220, p = 0.021). However, laissez-faire, autocratic, and participative leadership styles demonstrated positive but statistically insignificant effects, indicating that while they may be perceived as supportive, they do not contribute meaningfully to measurable performance outcomes in the hotel industry. The study recommends targeted investment in leadership development programs that emphasise vision, motivation, and innovation. The research contributes to the leadership-performance discourse by providing context-specific empirical evidence from the Nigerian hotel industry and calls for further investigation into sectoral and behavioural mediators of leadership effectiveness.

This study examines efficient management in public organizations, focusing on Egor Local Government Area as a case study. The research investigates the extent to which management practices influence organizational effectiveness, service delivery, and resource utilization in the local government system. A descriptive research design was adopted, and data were collected from staff and administrators through structured questionnaires and interviews. The study analyzed key management variables such as leadership style, accountability, communication, and decision-making processes.
Findings revealed that inefficient management practices, including poor accountability, inadequate supervision, and weak communication systems, significantly hinder organizational performance. However, the study also found that the adoption of transparent administrative procedures, staff training, and effective leadership strategies can enhance productivity and service delivery in public organizations.
The study concludes that efficient management is crucial for improving the performance of public sector institutions. It recommends the implementation of capacity-building programs, strengthening of accountability mechanisms, and adoption of modern management techniques to ensure effective governance and improved public service delivery within local government areas

The role of leadership is very important and it can have effect on the ecology of organization, business as well as employees. Consequently, effective leadership can affect the subordinates’ satisfaction and influences the degree to which they absent from duty. Indeed, to be an effective leader, there is need for a multi approaches rather than a singular style. From literatures
reviewed, the study explained that the goal of an effective leader is to transform the available human resource in order to meet organizational short and long term objectives. In achieving this, the leader has effect on employees’ attitude (job satisfaction) which consequently reflects in their behavior (absenteeism). Path- Goal theory provided the framework that helped explained the view of this study that there are certain factors that determine the choice of a style by a leader; nonetheless there are traits that define an effective leader. The study was a survey design and relied on questionnaire for generation of data. The findings of the study were that, leaders that adopt transformational style have effect on the job satisfaction and absenteeism of the employees. Hence, a manager’s leadership style creates the climate within which employees work and influences the attitude and performance of his team.

This study examined the effect of leadership on organizational performance: A case study of UBTH. The study adopted the survey design on the bases of which the questionnaires was used as research instrument to source data. The population of the study comprised of 3840 staff in University of Benin Teaching Hospital,. A sample of 200 staffs was adopted for the study. The data was analsyed using percentage and chi-square statistical technique. The result shows that leadership effectiveness affects organizational performance in University of Benin Teaching Hospital. The result also revealed that leadership administrative behaviour affects organizational performance in University of Benin Teaching Hospital. The result further indicated that supportive and directive leadership style affects organizational performance in University of Benin Teaching Hospital. The study recommends that since leadership is one of the basic means used in attainment of organizational goal/objective, every organization should ensure that the right leader man their organization in order to achieve their set goals and or objectives. Leaders should adopt a well-articulated leadership behavior that will maximize their
leadership potential as well as transcend into the behaviour of their employee which will facilitate organizational performance. Organizations should endeavour to encourage their employees as well as recommend their behaviour for optimal performance. The management team should always have the welfare of the workers at heart. Subordinates should be educated about the need for harmony with them and their leaders in the work place for the mutual benefit that geared towards organizational performance.