An Investigation of the employee Job Satisfaction according to Leadership Style in Family Restaurant

패밀리레스토랑 중간관리자의 리더십스타일에 따른 종사원의 직무만족

  • Yun, Ji-Yeon (Department of Life Sciences, Sejong University) ;
  • Yoo, Yang-Ja (Department of Life Sciences, Sejong University) ;
  • Hong, Wan-Soo (Dept. of Foodservice Management & Nutrition, Sangmyung University)
  • Published : 2006.06.30

Abstract

The purposes of this study were to measure the correlation between leadership style and job satisfaction in family restaurants, and to compare the effectiveness of two different styles of leadership: transformational and transactional. The questionnaire used in this study was designed to measure all variables in the research model, and was made two kinds for employees and for managers. It was distributed to 550 employees and 12 managers in 16 stores of 4 family restaurants, from September 10 to October 7, 2004. A total of 303 usable employees' questionnaires were received, giving a 55.0% response rate, and all of managers responded. Statistical data analysis was completed using SPSS Win(11.0) for the following analyses: descriptive, reliability, factor, ANOVA, correlation and cluster. The results were as follows. First, the most influential leader was the senior staff in most of the hierarchies that were studied. Second, transformational leadership had a positive correlation with job satisfaction for family restaurant employees, while transactional leadership had a negative correlation. Third, using cluster analysis, four leadership groups were identified: transformational(44%), transactional(29%), a combination of both styles(4%), and unidentifiable style(23%). Fourth the transformational leadership group produced e highest rates job satisfaction for family restaurant employees. The transactional leadership group produced the lowest job satisfaction. According to the results, the most reasonable leadership style in family restaurants is transformational leadership.

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