The Effects of Leadership Styles on Employee Motivation in Procter & Gamble

Thesis title: The Effects of Leadership Styles on Employee Motivation in Procter & Gamble
Author: Jones, Ryan Gregory
Thesis type: Diploma thesis
Supervisor: Pauknerová, Daniela
Opponents: Králová, Tereza
Thesis language: English
Abstract:
This study attempts to shed light on the leader-follower relationship and pave the way for further research on this topic, which has been marked in the academic community by an important and yet poorly understood relationship in organizations. Building a theoretical model for leadership and employee motivation, the methodology of this study focused on understanding the current literature on the topics of leadership and follower motivation, namely Transformational and Transactional Leadership Theory as well as Self-Determination Theory. It then used empirical research methods to measure leaders’ styles and followers’ motivations and levels of satisfaction. Leaders and direct reports were analyzed at Procter & Gamble in Central Europe. The thesis concludes by suggesting how certain elements of the leader-follower relationship effects job satisfaction and offering a path forward for how to improve and expand upon research about the leader-follower relationship.
Keywords: Leadership styles; employee motivation; employee satisfaction; leader-follower relationship
Thesis title: How Leadership Styles Effect Employee Motivation & Satisfaction
Author: Jones, Ryan Gregory
Thesis type: Diplomová práce
Supervisor: Pauknerová, Daniela
Opponents: Králová, Tereza
Thesis language: English
Abstract:
This study attempts to shed light on the leader-follower relationship and pave the way for further research on this topic, which has been marked in the academic community by an important and yet poorly understood relationship in organizations. Building a theoretical model for leadership and employee motivation, the methodology of this study focused on understanding the current literature on the topics of leadership and follower motivation, namely Transformational and Transactional Leadership Theory as well as Self-Determination Theory. It then used empirical research methods to measure leaders’ styles and followers’ motivations and levels of satisfaction. Leaders and direct reports were analyzed at Procter & Gamble in Central Europe. The thesis concludes by suggesting how certain elements of the leader-follower relationship effects job satisfaction and offering a path forward for how to improve and expand upon research about the leader-follower relationship.
Keywords: Leadership styles; employee motivation; employee satisfaction; leader-follower relationship

Information about study

Study programme: Ekonomika a management/International Management
Type of study programme: Magisterský studijní program
Assigned degree: Ing.
Institutions assigning academic degree: Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze
Faculty: Faculty of Business Administration
Department: Department of Managerial Psychology and Sociology

Information on submission and defense

Date of assignment: 9. 12. 2019
Date of submission: 29. 8. 2020
Date of defense: 10. 9. 2020
Identifier in the InSIS system: https://insis.vse.cz/zp/71905/podrobnosti

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