Effect Of Autocratic Leadership On Employee's Attitude, A Comparison Between Government And Private Sector

Abstract

In an extension of research on the leadership styles having impact on the employee’s attitude, the present research scrutinized the effect of autocratic leadership approach on the attitude of the employees directly effecting their performance. Government and private sector employees were equally studied and compared in this study. Either the organizations studied practice or do not practice the autocratic leadership style to run their organizations. Keeping autocratic leadership as independent measure, the dependent measures were organizational commitment, job satisfaction and employee turnover. Considerable difference was notices among the government and private sector employees attitude as related to the given leadership technique.