Dissertation Work Chapter 5

CHAPTER FIVE: RESULTS: DISCUSSION, IMPLICATIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS

Introduction

The purpose of this research was to determine employee perspectives of the leadership behaviors of human services managers within a nonprofit human services organization. Specifically, this study aimed to understand the impact of leadership style on employees in human services organization located in the northeastern United States. This quantitative study was conducted by administering a online survey via Survey Monkey to workers who give direct care in a nonprofit human services organization. A survey was disseminated to gauge if there is a correlation or dissimilarity in the leadership of managers who have didactic and professional backgrounds in human services versus those who have backgrounds in non-human services. Out of 500 potential participants a power analysis was conducted on the GPower website calculated that 102 surveys were needed to find a medium effect, however 113 was filled out. Of those, 10 participants failed to provide information on their managerial educational background, leadership style or both. They were eliminated, so there were 103 surveys completed. The results of the data study demonstrated that there was one significant correlation flanked by education

Discussion and Conclusions

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