The Effect of Leadership Style on Organizational Commitment Among Academic Staff in Yemeni Universities

Communication is what the employees need from their employers. Employees look for organizations where communication and process are transparent.

During preparation of this report, I owe my sincere thanks to many great persons who helped and supported me during field placement, first, I am grateful to Mr. Mann, his support, guidance, leadership is example and very appreciable along with its staff for giving the opportunity to

Kouzes and Posner provide ten universal truths of leadership. They posit that whereas the leadership context has changed since the commencement of their research, successful habits and behaviors have remained the same. The book is different from the authors? other books because it is bolder and makes claims about leadership practices founded on all the research they conducted. Arguably, they have achieved their aim of writing an accessible book with ten quite robust truths regarding leadership (Kouzes & Posner, 2010). Despite the achievement, this comes at the expense of creating a book that appeals to all audiences and encompasses all the leadership experiences. In this regard, it can be argued that the book is an informative text that reveals the truth about leadership through a vivid account of the ten fundamentals of leadership, but the books universality is questionable.

Often when there is police corruption in the news, there are individuals who will point fingers not only at the officers involved but also at the leadership in charge. The mindset, in general, is that if the leadership had reigned in their officers, then incidents of unruly behavior, excessive use of force and questionable decision-making would not have occurred. Thus, it leads this author to wonder what impact leadership truly has in policing. More specifically, this author is concerned with discovering if leadership styles have an effect on how effective or ineffective a leader will be within policing.

Laissez faire is the absence of effective leadership (Yukl G, 2010). Laissez faire leaders ignore problems and follower (Yukl G, 2010) and they do not contribute to the growth of the follower ( (Northouse, 2007). Feedback, rewards and leader involvement are totally absent in this type of leadership hence reduced organisational commitment.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed people can change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has."

The researcher would like to thank God firstly for giving him the strength to complete this project. A big share of gratitude is given to my teacher for helping me to choose such a comfortable topic. The researcher’s parents is also to be thanked for their motivation and strong support.

Abstract: This paper examines the leadership position I would occupy in the fictional Commerzbank and details the leadership style I would take on as their VP of Development. As VP, I would emphasize a transformational leadership style, as that style would encourage my members of staff and the company at large to evolve to their highest potential. I would also encourage an atmosphere of transparency for the good of the company at large. I would also incorporate emotionally intelligent leadership, so as to foster an environment of acceptance and teamwork. These factors would no doubt bolster the development of the company, driving it into the next century.

PROFILE 1- Dr. Ahmad Aljolud, Chairperson of Educational Collaboration and Support Department at King Fahad Medical City

This chapter identifies and critically reviews past postulations that are deemed relevant in the context of this study. The chapter first explores the notion of leadership discusses several types of leadership. In doing so it also looks at some the strengths and weaknesses of the leadership style.

Her dissertation represents her original work and is worthy of consideration for the award of the degree of M-com (hons).

Leadership is commonly equated with positions of power, influence and status. However, leadership can be seen at all levels of an organisation, not just a person or group of people in a superior position. The influence of leadership on organisational performance is a common topic of interest. There are a number of leadership styles that influence an organisations performance when implemented. The type of leadership style used within an organisation will establish how well the organisation does or does not perform. The purpose of this essay is to examine the impact of transactional, transformational and laissez-faire leadership styles on organisational performance. These leadership styles will each be compared and examined individually, specifying the effect it has upon an organisations performance.

I am thankful to my teacher Sir Touseef who help me reading and understanding this of different personal skills and their advice, and guidance during studies. I am also thankful to all other people who contributed their time & efforts to

Correspondence: Zeinab Zaremohzzabieh, Institute for Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia. Tel: 60-3-8947-1852. E-mail: zeinabzaremohzzabieh@gmail.com

1. Sistem menurut O’Brien (1997, p18), adalah sekumpulan komponen yang berhubungan dan bekerjasama untuk mencapai suatu tujuan tertentu dengan menerima masukan dan menghasilkan keluaran melalui proses transformasi yang terorganisasi.