RESEARCH PROPOSAL

IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP ON SUBORDINATE’S PERFORMANCE IN A

TRANSPORT BRANCH OF THE MINISTRY OF DEFENSE

Prepared by Group 4

Amanuel Michael

Amir kiar

Michael Abraha

Tekleab Mengstu

Advisors

Aron Tekeste

Yonas Mengstab

Zebib Amanuel

Date of submission 31-03-2023

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Introduction

Scholars till now are unable to give one concrete definition of leadership but they tend to define the term in
different times associating with various fields.

Leadership is a dynamic relationship exhibiting complex patterns interaction among the leaders followers
and the organization (Tesfa ,2008)

No matter the domain in which a military service fights, leadership is the key to all successful military
efforts ( Nathan , 2015)

Leadership is essentially related to a person’s skills, abilities and degree of influence. In its broadest sense,
leadership can be defined as the ability to influence others towards the accomplishment of the some goals
(Robert, 1996)

Leadership is the essence of an organization whether it is a public sector or military service. The
productivity and work quality of the organization heavily depend on leadership of the organization, that is
why the leadership of an organization should be studied scientifically and be open to an improvement.

Transport infrastructure is a vital driver of a national economic development, facilitating the movement of
goods, services and people both nationally and internationally (Motto MacDonald ,University of Capa Town
,2017) , so it should be handled wisely under the umbrella of an effective leadership style.

Even though the branch of transport of the ministry of defense is rich in experience in the thirty years of
struggle and thirty two years of resilience but still the scientific recommendation to the leadership style is
still essential and applicable.

So, this research will study the existing leadership style in the transport branch and recommend measures to
enhance the existing leadership style in return that will improve the productivity and the work quality of the
subordinates.

Statement of the Problem

 To Investigate the impact of leadership on subordinate’s performance of the transport branch

of the Ministry of Defense

Objectives of the Study

 To determine what type of leadership is being employed by the branch of transport.

 To study the effects of that leadership and its components on employee performances
represented as productivity and quality of work.
 To explore new improvements in the existing leadership style.

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Research Questions

 What is the existing leadership style in the branch?

 What is the impact of this existing leadership on the performance of the subordinates?
 How the existing leadership can be changed to increase subordinates productivity and quality
of work?

Research Methodology

The methodology we are going to accomplish this research paper is both from primary and secondary
data.

Mostly we are going to collect data based on the primary data, which includes interviews, questionnaires,
sampling and observations and in secondary data we are going to use some relevant written sources from
published books reports and articles.

Significance of the study

 To study the existing leadership style of the branch.

 To study the productivity and work quality of the subordinates.
 To recommend improvement of overall productivity of the branch.
 As a basic reference for further research

Scope of the Study

 Research Site
Ministry of Defense, Branch of Transport head office.
 Research Participants
About 20 members of the branch will participate in the research.

 The Scope and Content of this Research

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Literature Review
Chapter 3 Research Methodology and Data Source
Chapter 4 Data Analysis
Chapter 5 Conclusion and Recommendations

Research Ethics

 All participants will only collaborate in this research voluntarily.

 All information gathering methods in this research methodology will be conducted in a
manner which ensures the integrity and confidentiality of the participants.
 The purpose and intention of this study will be briefly explained to participants beforehand.
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Time of Study:-One Month

 Week one will be allocated to preparing and submitting the research proposal.
 Week two will be allocated to gathering information.
 Week three will be allocated to processing the information and concluding the research.
 Week four will be allocated to writing the final research report.

References

1. Tesfa G. Ghebremedhin(2008). “Management Skills for Effective Leadership”(page 2).USA West

Virginia University
2. Nathan. K. Finney. “Military and Leadership in the 21st Century”. Page 5 US Army
3. Robert B.Dilts(1996) . “Visionary Leadership Skills”(page 3) California USA
4. Motto MacDonald , University of Cape Town (2017). “Transport Sector Leadership Development
Program”. United Kingdom.

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