Relationship between Leadership and Job Satisfaction: A Correlational Study of Staff of the Delta State University Teaching Hospital Oghara, Delta State, Nigeria

Previous studies have identified many factors that influence the level andquality of job satisfaction enjoyed by employees. However, the current studywas not interested in just identifying general factors that influence jobsatisfaction of employees but focused specifically on finding out if there is arelationship between leadership behaviour of individual managers andsubordinates’ job satisfaction of employees. The study population samplewas drawn from the staff of one of the fastest growing teaching hospitals inNigeria, the Delta State University Teaching Hospital, Oghara, Nigeria. Amail in questionnaire was used to collect data from respondents. The resultsindicated that there was a strong positive relationship between perceivedtransformational leadership behaviour of the managers/supervisors andemployee job satisfaction. It is hoped that findings from this study will provide an enhanced understanding of the nature of the relationship betweenperception of leadership behaviour and employee job satisfaction. Overall,the findings from this study will help the management of the TeachingHospital to adequately prepare leaders and workers in the healthcare fieldwith effective skills and knowledge that will enable them to create andfoster a work environment that enhances employee satisfaction.