Factors Affecting The Preference Of Leadership Style In Public Organizations The Case Of South Wolo Administrative Zone

The study makes a brief review of the literature on the concept of leadershiprnin general and factors affecting leadership preference in particular. Differentrnvariables affecting preference of leadership style were cited. Then, it presentsrnthe methodology of data collection followed by the findings and discussion ofrnthe finding. one hundred sixty nine leaders from the three levels werernparticipated in the study. These participants taken from 31 governmentrnbudgeted public organizations, which were selected using lottery method, outrnof 41 total organizations. A standardized questionnaire consisting of 30 itemsrnwas employed to collect the necessary information to identify the leadershiprnstyle the participants followed. Descriptive statistics such as frequency andrnpercentage were used. In addition, X2 and standard error of the residual werernused to • analyze the result. The result indicated that sex and age arernassociated with leadership style preference. While female and middle agedrnleaders preferred democratic leadership style, male and younger leadersrnpreferred autocratic leadership style. on the other hand, education and levelsrnof leaders do not associate with the leaders' preference of leadership style.rnFinally, recommendation and conclusion were made.

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