AN EVALUATION OF THE LEADERSHIP STYLE AND ITS EFFECT ON THE EMPLOYEES ATTITUDE (A CASE STUDY OF NIKE RESORT HOTEL, ENUGU)

 ABSTRACT
The theme of the study is an evaluation of leadership style and its effects on employee’s attitude (a case study of Nike Lake Resort Hotel, Enugu). Inadequate information and misconceptions about leadership styles that is appropriate in organizational structure perse have led to several ugly consequences strike actions, creation of informal group etc. In order to achieve the above aims, research questions were used.  The findings of the researcher were presented in tabular form and analyzed using simple percentages.  The findings of the study revealed the following: -That employees attitude to greatly affected by leadership style adopted by their leaders.
-That employees react to leadership style by creating informal group -That in all respect employees is contingent on leadership which integrate, organization and employees objectives. -The resultant effect of unpopular leadership in an organization results in workers strike and uncooperative attitude of the employees.   Based on the above findings the following were recommended: -There should be awareness of the fact that employees at all levels evaluate their job and their leadership behaviour.  Leaders should always try to influence and motivate employees for the survival of the organization. -When formulating organizational polic, it is necessary that employees needs and aspirations are integrated. -Management should encourage employees participation at lest in the work group, to partake in decision – making on areas that affect them most. -The consent of those over whom the acquired power is exercised is necessary because of background, education and orientation that determine best leadership. -The management should also endevour to establish and maintain a nice conflict resolving devices. It is therefore believed that if the aforementioned recommendations suggested be seriously taken into consideration, it will go a long way in proffering solutions to some of the problems faced by organizational goal.
TABLES OF CONTENT
Title page Approval page Acknowledgement Dedication Abstract List of table Table of contents
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION Background of the study Statement of problem Purpose of the study Research questions Significance of study Scope of study Limitations of the study Definition of terms
CHAPTER TWO REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE The concept of leadership Nature of leadership Leadership as the process of management The concept of power as it relates to leadership Leadership styles Apaches to leadership theory
CHAPTER THREE RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY Source of data collection Procedure in gathering data Population of the study Data treatment technique Research method used Administration and retrieval of questionnaire
CHAPTER FOUR PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONOF DATA
CHAPTER FIVE SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION Summary of findings Conclusion Area of further study Recommendation Bibliography Appendices