The Relation Between Leadership Style and Job Satisfaction Levels of Faculty Members at Saudi Arabia University
[Thesis]
Alharbi, Khaled
Dinaro, Andrea
Concordia University Chicago
2020
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Ph.D.
Concordia University Chicago
2020
The purpose of this study was to examine the relation between the perceptions of full-time faculty members in the education college at Saudi Arabia University (SAU) of their administrators' leadership style, gender, and teaching experience and their levels of job satisfaction. This research explored the autocratic and democratic styles of leadership. The results of this study could enhance performance in the college of education at SAU. The study sample included 137 full-time faculty members who were professors, assistant and associate professors, instructors, and lecturers. The path-goal model guided and informed this research and provided information on leadership styles, job satisfaction, and employee performance. This study employed quantitative methods and gathered data through survey questionnaires. Results show that both autocratic and democratic leadership styles were significant predictors of job satisfaction. For gender, males were found to be insignificantly different from their female counterparts in their predicted job satisfaction. Additionally, there were a significant between job satisfaction and years of teaching experience and the faculty members' satisfaction. Future research should study different leadership styles and how they impact faculty members' job satisfaction.