The relationship between leadership behaviour and leadership style towards employee empowerment at one private sector in Malaysia / Sajida Ikram

The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between leadership behaviour and leadership style towards employee empowerment in one department of one organization in Malaysia. The conceptual framework of this study is Leadership Behaviour and Leadership Style as independent variables and the dependent variable was Employee Empowerment. The total of 70 supporting staff is participated in this study. Furthermore, in this study survey questionnaire was utilized to obtain data. The research design in this study was convenient sampling technique. The validity of the instruments in this study was valid and reliable because it is established instruments and has been used by many researchers in the discipline of study. Based on the findings, it shows that the frequency implementation of leadership behaviour and leadership style by administrators was both high. Thus, both independent variables in this study were important to empower employee. This research also showed significant correlation between independent variables and dependent variable at .01 significant level. Hence, the researcher concludes that in order to empower employee, leader should possess positive leadership behaviour and leadership style for them to improve their job performance and be more committed to organization.