The influence of autocratic leadership style on employee performance in Tanzania Police Force

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