Relationship Between Personality Traits, and Desired Leadership Styles, their Impact on Lecturers in Classrooms Management at Salahaddin University, Erbil – Kurdistan Regional Government
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https://doi.org/10.21271/zjhs.27.5.20Keywords:
Personality traits, leadership, Management, lecturers, classroomAbstract
This study explores the lecturers’ personality traits and leadership styles at Salahaddin University in Iraqi Kurdistan. It examined the relationship between lecturers’ personality traits and their desired leadership styles in the management of the classrooms. The quantitative method was used for this research. With the help of IT members at Salahaddin University, questionnaire via Google Forms electronically were sent out to different participants. Lecturers from different colleges at Salahaddin University were randomly selected and a total of 188 lecturers out of total of 2480 lecturers participated in this study. SPSS statistical computer package was used to analyze the findings. Moreover, multi-regression analysis tests are used to see the predictability of dependent variables. The findings indicate that there is a positive correlation between variables. Thus, the results of the multi-regression analysis show both personality traits and leadership styles can be predicted by each other, and also play a role in shaping the other one. But the personality traits had a stronger impact on leadership styles. The findings were discussed and the implication and recommendations are put forward. It is recommended that further research and attention need to be given to these topics.
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