Leadership styles and employees' motivation in a case from the banking sector

ABSTRACT The objective of this study in which aspects of leadership style (independent variable) affect employees' motivation (dependent variable) in a case from the banking sector. In this research, primary data was collected in the way of a questionnaire. 120 participants were selected eandomly from the same bank. The sample size was creasted. Participants were from different groups and gender in the case of the banking sector. A convenient survey with three parts was developed. One of these parts was based on leadership styles, another one was based on employees' motivation, and the last one was based on demographic information. Leadership style items were adapted from the A Multifactor Leadership Rater (MLQ), and employee motivation items were adapted from the Work Motivation Scale (WMS). This survey was administered between January and March of 2024. The results were: H1: There is a significant relationship between leadership styles and employees' motivation in a case from the banking sector (Fail to reject). H1a: There is a positive and significant relationship between transformational leadership and employees' motivation in a case from the banking sector (Fail to reject). H1b: There is a negative and significant relationship between transactional leadership and employees' motivation in a case from the banking sector (Rejected). H1c: There is a positive and significant relationship between laissez-faire leadership style and employees' motivation in a case from the banking sector (Rejected). H2: There is no difference between men and women in terms of perceived leadership styles and employees' motivation in a case from the banking sector (Fail to reject). H3: There is a difference in age in terms of employees' motivation in a case from the banking sector (Fail to reject). H4: There is difference for seniority in terms of employees' motivation in a case from the banking sector (Fail to reject).