Research Article 18
Journal of Education & Social Sciences - Volume 10, Issue 2 2022
By Atia Saeed, Tayyeb Ali Khan
10.20547/jess1022210203
Keywords: Job satisfaction; leadership traits; school teachers; school principal.

Leadership is a process between subordinates and their leaders where the leader attempts to influence subordinates' performance, conduct and behaviors to attain the organizational outcomes. Organizational accomplishment in attaining its aims and visions hinges on the leaders of the organization and their leadership styles or traits. This study aims to describe the relationship between school Principals' leadership traits and the job satisfaction of their subordinate teachers. Moreover, the researcher aims to investigate the difference in leadership traits based on the gender of school principals. While utilizing a structured questionnaire, data were collected from 202 school teachers in Lahore, Pakistan. The regression analysis showed that principals' leadership traits significantly predict their subordinate staff's job satisfaction. In addition, the results of the t-test showed a difference between the leadership traits of school principals based on their gender.

Submission Date: 23 Jul, 2022 Reviews Completed: 30 Sep, 2022
Acceptance Date: 8 Oct, 2022 Publication Date: 13 Oct, 2022