Zite, S.
Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Zeb-Obipi, I.
Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
and
Prof. M. D. Tamunomiebi
Department of Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria
ABSTRACT
This study examined the relationship between transactional leadership and workers’ performance in fast food companies in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study adopted a quasi-experimental survey in its investigation of the variables. Primary data was generated through structured, self- administered questionnaire. The population was 780 employees of the ten insurance companies in Port Harcourt. The study sample was 264 was calculated using the Taro Yamane’s formula for sample size determination. The reliability of the instrument was achieved by the use of the Cronbach Alpha coefficient with all the items scoring above 0.70. The hypotheses were tested using the Spearman Rank Order Correlation. The tests were carried out at a 95% confidence interval and a 0.05 level of significance. Empirical findings revealed that there is a strong and moderate positive relationship between transactional leadership and subordinate performance in fast food companies in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study concludes that transactional leadership significantly influences subordinate performance in fast food companies in Rivers State, Nigeria. The study recommends that management of fast food companies should motivate and influencing subordinates by exchanging reward with a particular performance. A subordinate promised to be given rewards when he/she is able to complete their duties in accordance with agreements would put in more effort and is encouraged to work.
Keywords: Transactional leadership, workers’ performance, task performance, contextual performance adaptive performance
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