The effect of leadership styles on reducing social loafing

An exploratory study of the opinions of a sample of employees in the Administrative Technical College / Kufa

Authors

  • Fadhil Abbas Hassan Southern Technical University - Technical Institute of Amara
  • Wasan Jawad Kadhim Southern Technical University - Technical Institute of Amara

Keywords:

leadership, leadership styles, social loafing, Administrative Technical College/Kufa

Abstract

   The research aims to reveal the impact of leadership styles through their dimensions in reducing cases of social loafing  based on the answers of a sample of workers in the Administrative Technical College / Kufa. Which the organization may be exposed to during its life cycle represented in (indifference, disruptive  behavior, interruption of work, and decreased effort), the research is based on the main hypothesis that (there is a significant impact of leadership styles in reducing the phenomenon of social loafing ). To achieve the objectives of the research, a questionnaire consisting of (32) items was designed and distributed to a sample of (70) employees, of which (62)questionnaire are valid for statistical analysis. The research also reached several results, the most important of which is that the Administrative Technical College in Kufa, represented by its leadership, adopts a supportive leadership style mainly to reduce the phenomenon of social loafing , and the research also came out with several recommendations

Author Biographies

Fadhil Abbas Hassan, Southern Technical University - Technical Institute of Amara

استاذ مساعد دكتور

Wasan Jawad Kadhim , Southern Technical University - Technical Institute of Amara

مدرس مساعد

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Published

2024-06-09

How to Cite

فاضل عباس حسن, & وسن جواد كاظم. (2024). The effect of leadership styles on reducing social loafing: An exploratory study of the opinions of a sample of employees in the Administrative Technical College / Kufa. Iraqi Journal for Administrative Sciences, 19(76), 214–232. Retrieved from https://mail.journals.uokerbala.edu.iq:8443/index.php/ijas/article/view/1817