Shamini Nilamegan
Faculty of Business, Raffles University Iskandar
Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Email: shamini.nilamegan@raffles-rui.com
Abstract
The theory of leadership divides leaders and their practices into two, task orientated and relationship (relation) orientated. Accordingly, task orientated leader’s main priority is to achieve goals, meanwhile relationship orientated leaders are keen on attaining a comfortable working environment while maintaining the relationships with their colleagues. On the other hand, job satisfaction discusses about the personal feeling of fulfilment of an employee and it is varied depending on indivial perception. This study was conducted on the perspectives of leaders and employees based on Small Medium Enterprise in Malaysia (SME). SME has major contribution to the country as it ensures a stable employment rate and a developing gross domestic product (GDP). The current research intends to discover the relationship between leadership styles and employees’ job satisfaction in SME.
Key word: leadership style; task-orientated; relationship-orientated; job satisfaction; small medium; enterprise(SME)
4-004SN-Final