Impact of managerial intelligence and leadership styles on employees job satisfaction, manufacturing industry in the United Arab Emirates

The objective of this research is to examine the Impact of Managerial Intelligence and Leadership Styles on Employees Job Satisfaction. Managerial intelligence and leadership styles are addressed as independent variables, job satisfaction as dependent variable. Managerial intelligence was conceptualized under nine dimensions such as naturalistic, musical, logical and mathematical, existential, interpersonal, linguistic, bodily kinaesthetic, intrapersonal and spatial. Only autocratic and democratic leadership styles were studied. The participants of this study are employees who work in manufacturing industry in the UAE (United Arab Emirates). The questionnaire was answered by 130 participants. In order to analyze the data, SPSS statistical package was used. Results of regression analysis showed that both managerial intelligence and leadership styles have positive affect on employee's job satisfaction. From the subdimension of managerial intelligence only interpersonal intelligence has explanatory power on job satisfaction. Democratic and autocratic leadership contributes positively on employee's job satisfaction. Yet, democratic leadership has more explanation power on job satisfaction than autocratic leadership. The results of difference tests have indicated that only the means of manager's perceived intrapersonal intelligence for male employees is significantly higher than female employees. Key Words: Managerial Intelligence, Leadership Styles, Autocratic Leadership, Democratic Leadership, Job Satisfaction