LEADERSHIP STYLES AND EMPLOYEE MORALE OF LOGISTICS COMPANY IN DAVAO CITY

Abstract

The primary purpose of this study was to determine the domains of the leadership style that best influence the employee morale of the logistics company in Davao City. The study's respondents are a logistics company's one hundred ninety-nine (199) employees. An adapted survey questionnaire validated by a panel of experts was used in gathering the data, and the result revealed that there was a high level of leadership style and morale among the employees of the logistics company. There was a significant relationship between leadership style and employee morale. Further, it was also revealed that autocratic and laissez-faire leadership styles significantly influenced the employees' morale. The employee morale grew to a greater extent as the more frequently the leadership styles were used. The researchers recommended that the managers and leaders should use a combination of authoritative leadership and laizzes-faire leadership as a core managerial strategy in the organization, and future researchers, they must have a basic understanding of the particular styles of leadership that are appropriate for a given organization or industry to evaluate the employee.