The effect of leadership style on employee performance : The case of Azire Cooperative Credit Union Bamenda, Cameroon(AziCCUL)

Abstract

This study examined the effects of leadership styles on employee performance in an organization taking the case of Azire Cooperative Credit Union. It went forward to access the relationship between leadership style and employee performance which is the hallmark of the organisations` goals and objectives. One of the problems observed by the researcher was due to the significant fall in employee performance in AziCCUL and specifically the study sort to determine the effect of leadership style on employee performance. The researcher came out with two main objectives that is to examine the kind of leadership style practice in AziCCUL and to examine the effect guided the study.

Theoretically, the trait theory of leadership, behavioural theory of leadership, contingency theory of leader ship were exploited to give some impetus to the thesis. The study adopted descriptive survey and inferen tial statistical design and using a population of 20 respondents and 40 questionnaires was answer retuned. The researcher used convenient sampling techniques to choose the target respondent. Data was collected mainly through questionnaire and analyzed using Excel version 2016. The result of this study revealed that there is a positive significant relationship between leadership style and employee performance. On the bases of the finding of this study, it was concluded that autocratic leadership style was highly used in the management of AziCCUL but should make use of all the leadership style when appropriate