Leadership Styles and Organizational Learning An Empirical Study on Saudi Banks in Al-Taif Governorate Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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See, stats, and : https : / / www. researchgate. net/ publication/ 265001064 Leadership An -Taif Governorate . . . . Article DOI : 10 . 5430 / jms . v3n1p2 CITATIONS 8 READS 554 3 , including : Some : Executive : Learning : Tooran Experiences , Strategies , and bussines Wageeh University 26 SEE Nile . Khanfar Nova 78 SEE All . Khanfar . The . Abstract This paper investigates how two important research streams , namely Leadership Styles (LS) and Organizational Learning (OL) , might be related . In other words , LS and OL represent two rich lines of research : one is about how people lead and the other is about how people learn . Specifically , this contribution addresses two issues (1) the evaluative attitudes of the employees towards LS and OL and (2) the relationship between LS and OL . This study was conducted at Saudi banks in Al - Taif Governorate , Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . This research is practical , according to its purpose , and descriptive according to its data collection method . Three groups of employees at Saudi banks were reviewed . Of the 335 questionnaires that were distributed , 285 usable questionnaires were returned , a response rate of 85% . The finding reveals that there are differences among the three groups of employees regarding their evaluative attitudes towards LS and OL . Also , this study reveals that the aspects of LS have a significantly direct effect on OL . Accordingly , the study provides a set of recommendations that included the need for Transactional Leadership Styles (TALS) in general , and Transformational Leadership Style (TFLS) in particular , in order to achieve the best response to the needs and wishes of the workers at Saudi banks to increase their contribution to the achievement of OL on the one hand , and raise the level of their performance and enhance competitive advantage of these organizations on the other hand .