Leadership styles and work environment towards Job performance of employees in a Chemical import company in the Bangkok area

Abstract

          This research aimed to investigate the causal factors of leadership styles and work environment towards work performance of employees in a chemical import company in the Bangkok area. This research was a quantitative study. Samples in this study were 165 Thai employees working in a chemical import company in the Bangkok area using simple random sampling to randomize these samples. The index of item-objective congruence (IOC) was at 0.67-1.00; whereas, the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient scales were among 0.709 to 0.840. A questionnaire was used as a research tool in this study and statistics used in this study included percentage, means, standard deviation (SD), and Structural Equation Modelling program as a statistic program analysis. Research findings revealed that the causal factors showed that the Democratic leadership styles, Laissez-Faire leadership, and work environment had an effect on work performance; however, the Authoritarian leadership had no effect on work performance. The path coefficient scales were 0.283, 0.213, 0.681, and 0.047 respectively. Furthermore, the Democratic leadership style and the laissez-faire leadership style aspects influenced the work environment aspect. However, the Authoritarian leadership style had no effect on the work environment aspect. The path coefficient scales were 0.450, 0.360, and 0.093 respectively.