Autocratic leadership style required of vocational and technical education graduates for small-scale industry operation in Port Harcourt city, Rivers State

Author(s)

Sunny Nwakanma^1*, Stanley Ikemefula Mbato²; ¹Department of Technical Education, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rivers State; ²Department of Educational Foundations, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State

Abstract

This study was carried to examine autocratic leadership style required of vocational and technical education graduates for small-scale industry operation in Port Harcourt city, Rivers State. One research question and two null hypotheses guided the study. Descriptive survey research design was employed for the study. The population consisted of 980 employees from 76 small scale industries operating within Port Harcourt Metropolis. A sample of 197 employees was drawn from 12 small scale industries using stratified simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a structured 12 item questionnaire titled Autocratic Leadership Style and Small-Scale Industries Questionnaire (ASIQ). The questionnaire was structured on a four-point rating scale with response categories as “Strongly Agreed”; “Agreed”; “Disagreed” and ‘’Strongly Disagreed”. The instrument was validated by three experts from the Department of Technical Education, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Port Harcourt. Method of internal consistency was used to determine the reliability of the instrument using Cronbach Alpha with SPSS and reliability coefficients of 0.81 were obtained. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation to answer the research question and determine the closeness of the respondents’ mean ratings. The t-test and ANOVA were used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that autocratic style of leadership is not required of vocational and technical education graduates for the operation of small-scale industries in Port Harcourt city. Based on the findings of this study, it was recommended among others that managers of small-scale industries should endeavor to regularly delegate responsibilities to their employees so as to give them a sense of belonging.

Keywords

autocratic leadership style; vocational and technical education; small-scale industry

Cite this paper

Nwakanma, S., Mbato, S. I.(2022), Autocratic leadership style required of vocational and technical education graduates for small-scale industry operation in Port Harcourt city, Rivers State, IRESPUB Journal of Education & Literature. Volume 2, Issue 1, Jan-Feb 2022, Page 32-39

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