Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the influence of autocratic leadership styles on employees’ performance in
Tanzania Police force: Experiences from Police headquarter in Dodoma. The motive behind this was to examine
the type of leadership mostly compatible with police organization. The study deployed a case study research design
quantitative research approaches was employed. Data were collected from seven departments at police
headquarters with a total of 85 respondents, inferential statistics bivariate correlate spearmen rho (rs) statistical
measure was used to test the hypotheses of this study in order to establish the relationship between leadership styles
and employee performance.Findings revealed that the most used type of leadership in police force is autocratic
type of leadership. However, it had insignificant negative association with employees performance, therefore the
hypothesis was accepted (p = 0.608).The study further recommended that the findings can be helpful for police
management to understand which kind of leadership style is most appropriate in terms of its outcomes and how it
can modify their leadership styles to make it more effective and result oriented. Advancement in science and
technology requires stable police organization with effective leadership
