EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE ON WORKERS MORALE AND PRODUCTIVITY

EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLE ON WORKERS MORALE AND PRODUCTIVITY (A STUDY OF NIGERIAN BOTTLING COMPANY ONTISHA ANAMBRA STATE.

ABSTRACT

This study is concerned with the effect of leadership style on workers morale and productivity with a particular reference on bottling company  PLC Onitsha Anambra State. The purpose of the study was focused towards the understanding of the leadership style with emphasis on workers morale and productivity, the

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After payment, text the name of the project, email address and your names to 08064502337 type of leadership style and finding some problems associated with these styles, also to find out how those leadership style  can help in the increase of the  organizational productivity and workers morale in Nigerian bottling company Onitsha. The significance of this study was to expose him to various ways leadership style could effect the morale of the employees and increase the productivity of the organization.However, it is the questionnaire that constitute the major instrument for data collection in this study, random sampling techniques were used to select the respondent for  the study. These data collected were analyzed using tables and sample percentage.  The major conclusion of this study is that the company should provides effective leadership to ensure sense of direction and purposefulness because companies led of capable leaders are confident of achieving its goals. It appear more appropriate for company to adopt a multiphase leadership posture especially when  considering the given operation situations. The recommendation of the study is that management of this company should adopt more versatile leadership approach that takes into consideration the variability operating situation this in turn will further enhance workers because morale and eradiate the most basic productivity problems because this leadership style is an important aspect in management policy, for higher efficient productivity and increase performance.

CHAPTER ONE

1.0  INTRODUCTION

The research work is aimed at a study of leadership style, its impact on a workers morale and productivity and on the workers attitude of employees of Nigeria bottling company Plc, Onitsha, which is used as a study.

Leadership as central of life of any company, a company without a leader is like a ship without captain. Leadership ensures direction and purpose fullness. It focuses on the accomplishment of goals. It then becomes necessary for goals accomplishment, some directions should be included in the company policy.

The concept of leadership is seen as a major management process leadership is divided into two, formal and informal. Formal leaders, one appointed to their leadership positions  while informal leadership is by selections, each of leaders relies on a different source of authority to influence  members.

As will be seen, a manager who relies exclusively on his formal authority (which represent his right to manager to influence group member. Scholar have been identified leader as an important \vital factor in programme which gave birth to other plants in various part of the country. To day NBC had its plants virtually all the cities within the country including Onitsha

The Onitsha plant covers and take care of customers within Anambra State. Initially the Onitsha plant engages in other fax flavor like lemon,  spite etc and those are produced with about 80% local material soured  as input.

The Nigeria bottling company plc has its plant depots which which were created to boast tale and to bring the product to the final consumer. The Onitsha plant is headed by a plant  manager and has these subordinate reporting to him

1. The factory manager
2. The sales manger
3. The quality control manager
4. The personnel manager
5. The account manager.

1.1  BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY

Historical background of Nigeria Bottling Plc. The Nigeria bottling company Plc is an international company of outstanding reputed. He came into being. In 1953, the year its set up it’s first plant at Apapa Lagos, Nigeria. It is a bottler of soft drinks which include coca cola, Fanta tonic, Fanta Orange, Fanta Orange, Fanta ginger etc, the success of the company over the year brought with it an expansion programme which gave birth to other plants in various parts of the country.

Today, NBC has its plants in virtually all the big cities within the country including Onitsha –the Onitsha plant covers and take care of customers within Anambra State. Initially, the Onitsha plant engages in the production of coke and Fanta Flavour first later engage in other favours like lemon, sprite etc and those are produced with about 80% local materials sources input.

Nigeria bottling company Plc has it’s plants depots which were created to boast sales and bring the product to the final consumer. The Onitsha is headed by a plants managers and has these sub- ordinates reporting to him.

1. The factory manager
2. The sales manager
3. The quality control manager
4. The personal manager
5. The account manager

1.2  STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS:    

The following are some of the  problem inherent in leadership in leadership styles in an organization. Thus the level of productivity in any  organization depends on the  leadership style and such other problems like.

1. Low productivity
2. Corruption
3. Industrial disharmony
4. Lack of policy formulation

1.3  PURPOSE OF THE STUDY:

The purpose of the study is to find out how leadership style. Varies in the organization and to know the effect.

The leadership in an organization:

1. To find out the effect of leadership style in the organization.
2. Why leadership varies in the organization and in their operation.
3. To know whether leaders recognized their position in organization set-up and if they do, to what extend do they exercise their leadership power and style to attract positives, attitude of the employees.
4. To find out how this leaders help to increase the firms productivity.

1.4   SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY

As an academic study, it will help the student to acquire the in-depth knowledge of organization and the effect on a workers morale and productivity even on the employee toward their job. There is some important of this study, it will also help to discover some problems associates using a particular style of leadership.

The evaluation will be done by the following ways:

1. Investigating the type of style by the leaders in the organization.
2. Investigating the relation of the employees to these style.
3. Determine the problems facing the terms of these leadership style.
4. Recommending possible solution to the problem identified.

1.5   RESEARCH QUESTION:

The research questions to be investigated are:

1. To what extent does the leadership style of a leader affect the morale of his sub-ordinates?
2. To what extent does the leadership style affect the productivity of an organization?
3. Does your organization maintain effective production?

1.6  THE SCOPE OF THE STUDY:     

The study is based on the effectiveness style in companies in Anambra state. The study covers the entire companies in Onitsha Anambra state but more emphasis are given to bottling company Plc Onitsha. It is based on the senior staff, junior staff and management (supervisors) of the organizations, concerning the Junior staff of the company, it has to do either how leaders style used by the manage to influence their job performance, which it is under close supervision, when they promise of rewords. Even when allowed to use their own initiatives and have sense of belonging.

Then on the side of the manager (supervisor) how do they give their employees the sense of belonging based on decision making, when there is problems or mistakes from the employers how to they treat them to see those mistake corrected. All these have an important role to play in achieving the organization goals.

1.7  DEFINITION OF THE TERMS:

1. MORALE:

This is a feeling, Aptitude and mood of employees toward their employer, fellow workers, supervisors, the company and terms and condition of their employment.

B     LEADERSHIP:

There are many definition of leadership the are some of them. Leadership is the exercise of authority and making of decision . it may be the limitation  of acts that result in a consistent pattern of group interaction directed towards the evolution of mutual problems. it is more acceptable to define it as the process to influencing group activities towards the  It is more acceptable to define it as the process of influencing group activities toward goal setting and goal achievement.

C     STYLE:

Is the approach adopted in dealing with their subordinate for accomplishing the set objectives of the firm.

1. PRODUCTIVITY:

The result or outcome of organization.

1. EMPLOYEE:

Employee is a general term referring to one who work for wage or salary and perform service for an employer.

F     ATTITUDE:

It is referred to as manner of playing or holding the body and way of feeling, thinking r behaving.

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