Statement of the Problem

The impact of leadership in the overall success of the organization(libraries inclusive) cannot be over emphasized. Many libraries have not been able to attain the set goals due to problem arising from leadership styles adopted. Therefore, for progress to be recorded in organizations, there must be a leader to direct and coordinate the activities of group members of the organization to ensure conformity with the policies. In the library, like other organizations, leadership style has effect on the job performance of subordinates, who are the "engines" saddled with the task of bringing library vision and mission into reality. A good understanding of the impact of autocratic leadership style on subordinates' job performance is vital in supporting human resources development in libraries and key factor in determining the success of both the head librarian as a leader, his subordinate librarians and the library organization. Changes in the political, economic and technological spheres may call for changes in leadership styles. The low or high job performance of subordinate librarians may be attributed to the autocratic leadership style adopted by the head librarian. This is what this study seeks to find out.

This research is limited to how autocratic leadership style affects the job performance of employees of academic libraries in Rivers State. Though there are many academic libraries in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, this study was carried out in these four (4) academic libraries in Rivers State as follows: University of Port Harcourt Library; Rivers State University Library, Port Harcourt; Ignatius Ajuru University of Education Library, Port Harcourt and Captain Elechi Amadi Polytechnic Library, Rumuola, Port Harcourt. This study is aimed at unveiling the impact of autocratic leadership style on job performance of subordinates in academic libraries in Rivers State.


Research Question
  • To achieve the purpose of this study, the following question was posed to guide and direct the study:
  • What is the impact of autocratic leadership style on job performance of subordinates in academic libraries in Rivers State?
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