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Leadership Styles and Employee Job Satisfaction: A Case of Health Centres in Ibanda Municipality

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  • Bagirobwira Samuel

    (Ibanda University, Uganda)

  • Nkwasibwe Nelson

    (Ibanda University, Uganda)

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The study was about “Leadership Styles and Employee Job Satisfaction: A Case of Health Centre IIs in Ibanda Municipality†. The study sought to establish the relationship between Leadership styles and Employee job satisfaction among health Centre IIs in Ibanda Municipality. It was guided by the following research objectives, describe the prevalence of autocratic, Laissez-faire and Democratic Leadership styles among health centre IIs in Ibanda Municipality, to examine the relationship between autocratic Leadership style and job satisfaction in Health Center IIs in Ibanda Municipality, to investigate the relationship between Democratic Leadership style and Employee job satisfaction in Health Center IIs in Ibanda Municipality and to assess the relationship between Laissez-faire Leadership style and Employee job satisfaction in Health Centre IIs in Ibanda Municipality.A Pragmatism research paradigm was used in this study thus a mixed method design, utilizing questionnaires and interviews to achieve the study's objectives, The targeted population included a diverse range of stakeholders, such as the District Health Officer (DHO), Chairperson LCV, Division Mayors, midwives, in-charge personnel, and nurses, across 11 health centers in the municipality. The study utilized purposive and systematic random sampling techniques. Purposive sampling targeted specific individuals, such as the DHO, Chairperson LCV in-charge Personnels, and Division Mayors, based on their relevance to the research objectives. Systematic random sampling used to select nurses and mid wives during the data collection period, the researcher will use both primary and secondary data sources. Data obtained were analyzed using qualitative and quantitative methods. An interview guide was employed to facilitate structured conversations during interviews. Quantitative data methods were descriptive statistics that included frequencies, percentages, means and inferential analyses that included correlation analysis. The findings revealed that democratic Leadership style is the best and most prevalent Leadership style among the three Leadership styles that were studied.

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  • Bagirobwira Samuel & Nkwasibwe Nelson, 2025. "Leadership Styles and Employee Job Satisfaction: A Case of Health Centres in Ibanda Municipality," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 9(9), pages 9910-9917, September.
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