dc.contributor.author	Robison, John F.
dc.coverage.spatial	Atlanta (Ga.)	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	2017-2019	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-01-23T22:18:18Z
dc.date.available	2020-01-23T22:18:18Z
dc.date.issued	2019-12
dc.identifier.other	42DAE2FA-CE58-07A7-4C44-1AC8D4E9D403	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10428/4087
dc.description.abstract	Research has shown that job satisfaction and organizational commitment has a strong correlation with employee productivity. Law enforcement is no different regarding this relationship between job satisfaction, commitment and job performance. In the profession of law enforcement, a lack of employee motivation can create detrimental results. When police officers fail to meet the standards of their specific roles, not only can this create dangerous implications for the citizens they serve, but it can also create even more risks for themselves and their co-workers. Policing is a profession that is inherently dangerous, and this enhances the importance of management constantly working toward creating a culture that motivates those serving their communities through the profession of law enforcement. Several factors that impact the level of police officer job satisfaction have been researched, but there has not been a substantial amount of data collected on the impact of a police chief’s leadership style and the level of job satisfaction of officers. This study will examine police chief leadership styles and explore which style of leadership results in the highest level of police officer job satisfaction in the North Metro Atlanta area. The Multi-Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ 5x) will be used to determine if each police chief surveyed engages in transformational leadership, transactional leadership or passive/avoidant leadership. The MLQ 5x will also be used to measure officer job satisfaction and (extra effort). This research is important as police chiefs need to be aware of how their leadership style impacts the level of police officer job satisfaction.	en_US
dc.description.tableofcontents	Chapter I: Introduction/Background 1 -- Statement of Problem. 8 -- Purpose Statement 9 -- Research Questions 10 -- Chapter II: Literature Review 11 -- Importance of Leadership 11 -- Defining Leadership 13 -- Leadership Versus Management 14 -- Leadership and Job Satisfaction 15 -- Leadership and Organizational Commitment 19 -- Leadership and Employee Retention 21 -- Evolution of Police Leadership 24 -- Leadership Styles 26 -- Transformational and Transactional Leadership Theory 30 -- Transactional Leadership 33 -- Transformational Leadership 35 -- Passive/Avoidant Leadership 38 -- Organizational/Police Culture 40 -- Transformational Leadership and Organizational/Police Culture 42 -- Study Hypotheses 44 -- Chapter III: Methodology 46 -- Purpose Statement 46 -- Research Questions 46 -- Instrumentation 47 -- Cross Sectional Research. 48 -- Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire 49 -- Population and Sampling Procedure 54 -- Collection of Data 56 -- Chapter IV: Results 58 -- Overall Data and Analysis 58 -- Specific Department Data Analysis 65 -- Research Questions/Hypotheses Analyzed 94 -- Chapter V: Discussion 102 -- Research Questions 103 -- Findings and Conclusions: Specific Departments 103 -- Findings and Conclusions: Overall 106 -- Study Limitations 110 -- Study Assumptions 111 -- Implications of Findings 111 -- Future Research Recommendations 115 -- Overview of Chapters 116 -- References 119 -- Appendix A: IRB Exemption Form 131 -- Appendix B: Mind Garden Permission Letter 133 -- Appendix C: Survey Letter - Police Chiefs 135 -- Appendix D: Survey Letter – Police Officers 137 -- Appendix E: Follow Up Letter – Police Chiefs 139.	en_US
dc.format.extent	156	en_US
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.rights	This dissertation is protected by the Copyright Laws of the United States (Public Law 94-553, revised in 1976). Consistent with fair use as defined in the Copyright Laws, brief quotations from this material are allowed with proper acknowledgement. Use of the materials for financial gain with the author's expressed written permissions is not allowed.	en_US
dc.subject	Atlanta (Ga.)	en_US
dc.subject	Dissertations, Academic--United States	en_US
dc.subject	Job satisfaction	en_US
dc.subject	Law enforcement--Research	en_US
dc.subject	Law enforcement	en_US
dc.subject	Leadership	en_US
dc.subject	Organizational commitment	en_US
dc.subject	Police chiefs	en_US
dc.subject	Transformational leadership	en_US
dc.title	Study of North Metro Atlanta Police Chief Leadership Styles	en_US
dc.type	Dissertation	en_US
dc.contributor.department	Department of Political Science of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences	en_US
dc.description.advisor	Prine, Rudy K.
dc.description.committee	Ballard, Chet
dc.description.committee	Beach, Butch
dc.description.degree	D.P.A.	en_US
dc.description.major	Public Administration	en_US