The Impact of Leadership Styles on Organizational Learning (An Empirical Study on the Education Sector in Damascus City)

Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the Impact of Big Five personality traits of subordinates in their assessment of the Leadership Style Followed by their managers in the public and private universities in Damascus. The sample consisted of 400 workers at the universities' administrative system and two scales were used in this study; (Costa & McCrae, 1997) scale to measure the personality traits of subordinates and (Bass & Avolio, 1995) scale to measure the Followed Leadership Style. The study found significant impact of subordinates' personality (Openness to Experience and Extraversion) in transformational leadership style and there is a significant impact of subordinates' personality (Agreeableness and Conscientiousness) in Transactional leadership style