Correlation between autocratic style of leadership and job satisfaction of employees and middle managers of a Criminology College

Abstract

With many Leadership Styles having their own advantages and disadvantages, organization managers and leaders find ways to ensure that the job is done. But working in an organization entails more than just reaching goals and quotas - it is also necessary that the people who work in the organization are satisfied with their job in order for them to work better. Autocracy is a leadership style wherein a leader calls all the shots for all organizational matters, and this leadership style is the main focus of this study. Governed by a non-stock, nonprofit Board of Directors wherein the Chairman of the Board is also the President of the Criminology and runs day to day operations and management, the organization studied is traditional, hierarchical and bureaucratic in nature. The researcher tested whether there is a correlation between autocratic leadership and job satisfaction of employees and middle managers of this organization. With 54 Respondents who had answered the survey that are comprised of 14 area chairs, the deans and other employees, results show that there is no significant relationship between perceived autocratic leadership and job satisfaction in the organization studied. From the weighted mean of the responses yielded in earlier tests, it may be observed that employees and middle managers of the organization indicate the existence of both perception of autocratic leadership and job satisfaction. While it is evident from the generated statistical results that there exists both perceived autocratic leadership and job satisfaction, the relationship between the two is weak and insignificant.