An investigation on the relationship between business satisfaction of people in the fuel sector and leadership styles determined by administrators

In this research it is aimed to examine the effect of the leadership on job satisfaction. In this context, it has been tried to measure the job satisfaction levels and the leadership qualities perceived by the firms operating in the fuel sector in Istanbul. In this study, firstly a detailed literature search on job satisfaction and leadership topics was made and the obtained information was edited to form a general framework. In the first part of our study, resources related to job satisfaction were examined and information such as the concept of job satisfaction, factors affecting job satisfaction, and theoretical approaches were discussed. In the second part called Leadership, related works are examined and conceptual information such as leadership concept, historical development, leadership styles and leadership related approaches are given. In the third and final part of our study, the first part of the study was a pilot study on the job satisfaction and leadership style questionnaire, which was prepared in Annex 1, and the main work was done by eliminating the deficiencies and mistakes and applied theoretically and practically. A total of 85 employees working at 12 different gas stations were surveyed after the questionnaire which was collected and evaluated in the IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 program. This resulted in a positive and significant effect on staff satisfaction and perceived leadership style. Key words: Job Satisfaction, Leadership, Perceived Leadership Style