HOW DOES LEADERSHIP STYLE AND THE MOTIVATION AFFECT EMPLOYEE’S JOB SATISFACTION.

Abstract

The objective of this thematic paper is to find how does leadership style affect employee job satisfaction, and also finding other factors which could affect people's job satisfaction in the IT company. This research was using an in-depth interview with employees who have been working in this company for at least 6 months by open-ended questions and let them share their experience as much as they could. Two main theoretical frameworks that are applied in this paper are transformational leadership and Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. For data validity, this paper will be providing an interview script and set them in a working analytical framework, and categorize them into answer theme. During the interview, we have used the probing questions technique, observation, and extra interview to ensure all interviewees providing all the true information. In conclusion, this paper provided what are the main factor and leadership style of their boss which reduce the job satisfaction of employees.