Management style of middle managers and quality of work life of government employees

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine which domain of management styles of middle managers best influences the quality of work life of government employees. The researcher employed quantitative research design utilizing descriptive technique and an adapted survey questionnaire contextualized to the local setting. The respondents of this study were 300 regular employees who are employed in the different departments of the City Hall Office of Davao City. Findings revealed that that the management styles of middle managers have significant bearing to the quality of work life of government employees. The domains of management styles such as autocratic, democratic and paternalistic significantly influenced the quality of work life of government employees in their singular capacities. The study revealed that paternalistic management style is the domain that best influences quality of work life. Keywords: public administration, management style, quality of work life, middle managers, employees, Philippines