THE EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: THE CASE OF MESKAYE HIZUNA MEDHANE ALEM MONASTERY SCHOOL EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE

Abstract

In this global world, every activity depends on how value is our outcome, for successive
outcomes every organization needs professional leaders. Leadership is an important aspect of
management by making or dealing with and influencing people so that they will try hard happily
and actively towards organization achievement. This study aims to examine the effect of
leadership style on organizational performance in the case of Meskaye Hizuna Medhane Alem
Monastery School. Both explanatory and descriptive research designs are used in the research.
From the total population of 116, the data was collected from 80 employees of the organization
by using stratified sampling method to identify respondents across each stratum i.e. departments.
The study utilized a cross-sectional survey method and questionnaire as an instrument for data
collection. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The study
concluded that among the three leadership styles that the study focused on, only transactional &
laissez-faire leadership styles have positive significant effects on the organizational performance
of Meskaye Hizuna Medhane Alem Monastery School; and laissez-faire leadership style has the
greatest impact on organizational performance of the school.