LEADERSHIP STYLES AND JOB SATISFACTION: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM MOGADISHU UNIVERSITIES

ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between leadership styles and job
satisfaction among instructors working in three selected universities in Mogadishu-Somalia.
A list of 60 instructors working in three universities in Mogadishu was obtained to
participate in this study. Researchers employed census study where the data were gathered
on every member of the population because of the entire population at Universities was
sufficiently small. The study was conducted through survey; data was collecting using
questionnaire. A significant relationship was found between job satisfaction and
transformational (r=0.574, p=0.000) leadership style. The results further indicated a
significant relationship between job satisfaction and transactional leadership style (r=0.178,
p=0.211).