Democratic Leadership Styles and Industrial Relations Atmosphere of Some Selected Oil Servicing Firms in Port Harcourt

This paper examined how democratic leadership style impacts on industrial relations atmosphere of some selected oil servicing firms in Port Harcourt. In line with the purpose of this paper as stated, the population of this study comprises of 761employees of some selected oil servicing firms in Port Harcourt. Taro Yamene sample size determination formula was used to determine the sample size. The objective of this study is to assess the relationship between democratic leadership styles and its impacts on industrial relations atmosphere. Questionnaire were the major instruments used in gathering primary data which were analyzed using regression analyses. The study found that democratic leadership style can achieve improvement along the terms of industrial relation atmosphere with more emphases on industrial harmony, if leaders are able to improve on the level of industrial relations peace or unity within the oil servicing firms in port Harcourt, we recommends that in order for firms to maintain their attractiveness in the industry, they must have be conscious the different leadership style available and be sure in applying it in different situation as things transpires within the industry. Ake, Okechukwu "Democratic Leadership Styles and Industrial Relations Atmosphere of Some Selected Oil Servicing Firms in Port Harcourt" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-5 | Issue-6 , October 2021, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd47616.pdf Paper URL : https://www.ijtsrd.com/management/management-development/47616/democratic-leadership-styles-and-industrial-relations-atmosphere-of-some-selected-oil-servicing-firms-in-port-harcourt/ake-okechukwu