A Impact of Heads Leadership Styles on Teachers Job Satisfaction at University Level

Abstract

This study was conducted to assess the effect of heads’ leadership styles on teachers’ job satisfaction at the university level. The objectives of this study were to identify the leadership style of heads, to explore the competency areas of job satisfaction level of university teachers and to assess the effect of leadership styles of university heads on the teachers’ job satisfaction. The study was descriptive in nature and the survey method was used for the collection of data. All the Department heads and teachers of all the universities situated in Rawalpindi and Islamabad were the populations of the study. 40 heads and 175 teachers were chosen by using random sampling technique as a sample. Two questionnaires were developed one for heads and the other for teachers. Data were collected through personal visits of sampled universities. Mean, standard deviation and linear regression analysis were used to analyze the data. Statistical and descriptive evidence of the study concluded that heads’ leadership styles significantly contributed to teachers’ job satisfaction levels. It is recommended that heads may know the levels of learning in their departments, job satisfaction level and ability to share leadership styles with faculty members so that maximum results from the academic process would be achieved.