A Relationship of Leadership Styles with Work Ethics in the Public Sector

Abstract

This study aims to identify the practice levels of leadership styles (i.e., democratic, autocratic and free leadership) and how they affect the work ethics in the public sector. Selecting the Public Education Bureau (PEB) in Benghazi and using the case study approach, the questionnaire was distributed to 144 employees. The descriptive analysis and quantitative method were implemented. The researcher(s) found the employees of PEB have a noticeable middle level of leadership style and high level of work ethics. The results show a high inverse correlation between the democratic leadership style and the level of work ethics. However, the relationship between adopting autocratic leadership style and the level of work ethics was statistically insignificant. Some recommendations and implementations that contribute to adopting the leadership styles improve the level of work ethics in Benghazi education sector were presented