Leadership Styles and Employees’ Productivity: A Case Study of Public University Libraries of Jamshoro City, Sindh Province, Pakistan

Abstract

The main purpose of this research study is to examine leadership styles (autocratic, democratic and transformational) containing along with employees’ productivity in carefully chosen public university libraries of Sindh Province. So, for this purpose, the descriptive survey design is used in this study along with the nature of quantitative research methodology. The overall population for this study is comprised of two main public universities of Sindh, Pakistan. 1) University of Sindh, Jamshoro; 2) Mehran University of Engineering and Technology (MUET) Jamshoro, Sindh Province, Pakistan. The sample size for this study containing a total of thirty-one (31) library employees called librarians, which signifies the total population of academic employees called librarians in the institutes considered, was used. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire survey. The sample size for this study was thirty-one (31) respondents. Data was analyzed through SPSS software by using different statistical techniques likewise frequency, percentages, mean and standard deviation. Results for this study revealed the implementation of autocratic, democratic, and transformational leadership styles by means of the University library employees called librarians. The transformational style of leadership is largely accepted followed by democratic style. This study consistently concluded that the leadership styles of university library employees distress the efficiency of the employees under their supervision. This research study also endorsed that the formation of a better working environment, along with the adoption of good leadership styles that will absolutely develop the responsive relationship amongst the head of departments of all libraries with their subordinates.