EFFECT OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON EMPLOYEE JOB PERFORMANCE IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA: A STUDY OF DUFIL PRIMA FOODS PLC, PORT HARCOURT

This study seeks to identify the effect of leadership styles on employee job performance in manufacturing industry in Nigeria: a study of Dufil Prima Foods Plc. Port Harcourt. A quantitative research methodology was used to collect numerical data for analysis and a descriptive statistics was adopted. The study focused on transformative leadership style and transactional leadership style. The study revealed that, the effects of transformation leadership styles on employee’s performance are: higher level of morality and motivation, employees’ growth, employees’ development, promotes new ideology, intelligence and better job performance. The effects of transactional leadership styles on employees’ performance are: creations of corrective and constructive behaviaour, employees’ exportation of rewards for an improve performance and employees’ recognition. It was recommended among others that managers use a composition of transformational leadership and transactional leadership as a core managerial strategy in the organization. Keywords: Leader, Leadership Styles, Employee, Job Performance, Manufacturing Industry.