The Roles of Leadership in the Public Service. Political Office Holder in Nigeria

Academic Paper , 2023 , 51 Pages , Grade: 1.5

Organisation and administration - Public administration

This thesis will provide a broad knowledge on the roles and qualities expected from the leaders in the public service especially the political office holders and their impact on employees' performance in public service.

Incompetency in the public service as a result of leadership impacts. Therefore, this study is centre on the roles of leadership in the public service: the Roles of Political Office Holders in Nigeria. The objectives are to assess the roles of leadership in public service, examine the leadership qualities expected from the political office holders in public service and to assess the impacts of leadership on employees’ performance in public service. In getting adequate information for use in this research, literature reviews of previous works were used. Primary data were collected from public servants in Nigeria through the use of questionnaires and were analysed adequately by using frequency distribution and mean score.

After the analysis, it was found out that leadership trainings and implementation and maintenance were roles of leadership majorly agreed by the respondents. Competence, empowerment and listening are qualities mostly expected from political office holders in public service. Furthermore, Loss of confidence, incompetency and low turnover by public servant are the most negative impacts of leadership on employees’ performance in public service. Therefore, the study recommends that political office holders should create an adequate empowerment for public servants in order for them to give higher levels of service delivery, increased productivity, and commitment towards achieving the goals of governance.

Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)

• DEDICATION
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
• ABSTRACT
• LIST OF TABLES
• CHAPTER ONE
  • INTRODUCTION
  • Background of the Study
  • Statement of the Problem
  • Research Questions
  • Objectives of the Study
  • Significance of the Study
  • Scope of the Study
  • Limitations of Study
  • Operational Definition of Terms
• CHAPTER TWO
  • LITERATURE REVIEW
  • THE CONCEPTS OF LEADERSHIP
  • THE ROLES OF LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC SERVICE
    • Capacity Building / Leadership Trainings
    • Administrative Accountability
    • Reframing
    • Implementation & Maintenance
    • Feedback Mechanism
    • Patriotism
  • THE LEADERSHIP QUALITIES EXPECTED FROM THE POLITICAL OFFICE HOLDERS IN PUBLIC SERVICE
    • Listening
    • Genuineness
    • Empathy
    • Emotional Healing

Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)

This research aims to analyze the role of leadership in the Nigerian public service, focusing specifically on the responsibilities of political office holders. It seeks to assess the impact of leadership on employee performance and identify the qualities expected of political leaders.

• The impact of leadership on employee performance in the public service.
• The roles and responsibilities of political office holders in the public service.
• The key leadership qualities expected of political office holders.
• The importance of training and development for public service leaders.
• The need for effective leadership to improve service delivery and achieve governance goals.

Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)

Chapter one provides an introduction to the research, outlining the background of the study, the problem statement, research questions, objectives, significance, scope, limitations, and operational definition of terms. Chapter two delves into the literature review, exploring the concepts of leadership, the roles of leadership in the public service, and the qualities expected from political office holders.

Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)

This research focuses on public service leadership in Nigeria, emphasizing the roles of political office holders. Key terms include leadership, public service, political office holders, employee performance, leadership qualities, capacity building, administrative accountability, and governance.

• College: Federal University of Technology, Owerri (SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE)
• Course: POLITICAL SCIENCE
• Grade: 1.5
• Author: Anonym (Author)
• Publication Year: 2023
• Pages: 51
• Catalog Number: V1336356
• ISBN (PDF): 9783346841827
• ISBN (Book): 9783346841834
• Language: English
• Tags: roles, leadership, public, service, political, office, holder, nigeria