The relationships among leadership styles, communication skills, and employee satisfaction: A study on equal employment opportunity in leadership
Published: 03 Oct 2018
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This study attempted to analyze the relationships among leadership styles, communication skills, and employee satisfaction. This study also examined the potential of women in leadership to support the practice of equal employment opportunities from gender side in organization. Data were collected from 200 self-administered survey using questionnaires completed by employees at private Islamic universities in Semarang city, Indonesia. Regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. The results showed that leadership styles and communication skills have a significant effect on employee satisfaction. However, based on employees’ perceptions, this study revealed no significant difference between leadership styles and communication skills of male and female leaders.
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Wikaningrum, T., Udin, & Yuniawan, A.. (2018). The relationships among leadership styles, communication skills, and employee satisfaction: A study on equal employment opportunity in leadership. Journal of Business and Retail Management Research, Volume 13 Issue 01. https://doi.org/10.24052/JBRMR/V13IS01/ART-14
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Wikaningrum, T., Udin, & Yuniawan, A.. (2018). The relationships among leadership styles, communication skills, and employee satisfaction: A study on equal employment opportunity in leadership. Journal of Business and Retail Management Research, Volume 13 Issue 01. https://doi.org/10.24052/JBRMR/V13IS01/ART-14
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Wikaningrum, Tri, et al.. "The relationships among leadership styles, communication skills, and employee satisfaction: A study on equal employment opportunity in leadership." Journal of Business and Retail Management Research, Volume 13 Issue 01, 2018. https://doi.org/10.24052/JBRMR/V13IS01/ART-14
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Tri Wikaningrum, Udin, and Ahyar Yuniawan. "The relationships among leadership styles, communication skills, and employee satisfaction: A study on equal employment opportunity in leadership." Journal of Business and Retail Management Research Volume 13 Issue 01 (03 Oct 2018). https://doi.org/10.24052/JBRMR/V13IS01/ART-14
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Wikaningrum, T., Udin, & Yuniawan, A. (2018) The relationships among leadership styles, communication skills, and employee satisfaction: A study on equal employment opportunity in leadership. Journal of Business and Retail Management Research, Volume 13 Issue 01. https://doi.org/10.24052/JBRMR/V13IS01/ART-14
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