Abstract:

The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of leadership style on job satisfaction in Vietnamese Local Company. In order to investigate before mentioned problem, the representative quantitative empirical research was conducted in 2015. It includes 121 staffs and managers from Vietnamese local company. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-5X) and the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire - Short Form were used to measure the two leadership styles and the three scales of job satisfaction, respectively. The empirical research suggested a positive and significant relationship between the two groups of variables. Multiple regression results suggested that transformational leadership was better than transactional leadership as a predictor of intrinsic, extrinsic and general job satisfaction. The transformational leadership may play an important role in increasing job satisfaction of employees at local companies in Ho Chi Minh, Da Nang, and Hanoi, Vietnam. Key Words: Vietnam, Local Company, Job Satisfaction, Transformational, Transactional, Leadership Style.

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