Role of Leadership Behaviour in Organizational Culture and Job Satisfaction

Abstract

Leadership plays a significant role in shaping and maintaining the culture of an organization. It is in this leadership process that the effect of culture becomes most perceptible. The study investigated the role of leadership behaviour in organisational culture and job satisfaction. Using the descriptive survey design, 422 senior staff administrative assistants in University of Cape Coast, Ghana, using the table of random numbers. Questionnaire with Cronbach alpha reliability estimates of the three sub-sections were, .86, .74 and .78 for leadership behaviour, organisational culture and job satisfaction respectively was used to gather data for the study. Mediation analysis using bootstrapping approach by Hayes was employed. Specifically, 5000 bootstrap samples was used for bias corrected bootstrap confidence intervals at 95% level of confidence. The study revealed that organisational culture is a significant predictor of job satisfaction, b=8.866, t(419)=7.621, p=.010. It was also found that organisational culture has a significant impact on leadership behaviours, b=1.217, t(419)=2.986, p<.001. Leadership behaviour and organisational culture was found as significant predictors of job satisfaction, F(2, 418)=225.68, p<.001. It was further found that leadership behaviour is a significant mediator in the relationship between organisational culture and job satisfaction, BootCI (.0442-.3002), b=.1659. The study concluded that organisational culture and leadership behaviour mutually and independently affect employee job satisfaction. Leadership behaviour, however, plays a crucial role in the link between organisational culture and job satisfaction. It was recommended that frequent seminars and workshops be organised by management to equip superiors on how to effectively lead their subordinates.

Keywords: Organisational culture, leadership behavior, job satisfaction, leadership