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Fall 2024

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 39, Number 3

Categories: Fall 2024 | Leadership | Small business

Examining the Effects of Leadership Styles on Growth, Profitability, and Survival in Northeastern Nigeria’s Bread-Bakery Sector

Margaret Doe Ametefe, Adamawa State University, Mubi, and College of Education, Zing, Taraba State

Adamu Garba Alooma, University of Maiduguri, Borno State

Itodo John Itodo, Adamawa State University, Mubi

Gilbert Tory Doe Ametefe, Benue State University and College of Education, Zing, Taraba State

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Ametefe,MargaretDoe,AdamuGarbaAlooma,ItodoJohnItodo,andGilbertToryDoeAmetefe.2024.“ExaminingtheEffectsofLeadershipStylesonGrowth,Profitability,andSurvivalinNortheasternNigeria’sBread-BakerySector.”JournalofPrivateEnterprise,39(3):41–78.ExaminingtheEffectsofLeadershipStylesonGrowth,Profitability,andSurvivalinNortheasternNigeria’sBread-BakerySectorMargaretDoeAmetefeAdamawaStateUniversity,Mubi,andCollegeofEducation,Zing,TarabaStateNigeriaAdamuGarbaAloomaUniversityofMaiduguri,BornoStateNigeriaItodoJohnItodoAdamawaStateUniversity,MubiNigeriaGilbertToryDoeAmetefeBenueStateUniversityandCollegeofEducation,Zing,TarabaStateNigeriaAbstractThisstudyexaminestheimpactofleadershipstylesontheoperationaloutcomesofbreadbakeriesinnortheasternNigeria,focusingongrowth,profitability,andlong-termsurvival.Asurveyoffifty-onebakerymanagersacrossAdamawa,Bauchi,andTarabaStateswasconductedusingadescriptive,quantitativeapproach.Thefindingsrevealthatdemocraticleadershipenhancesperformancethroughparticipatorydecision-making,whileautocraticleadershipshowspositiveeffectsinspecificcontexts.Laissez-faireleadershippresentsriskstolong-termviabilityunlessappliedinskilledenvironments.Interestingly,transformationalleadershipdidnotsignificantlyaffectmeasuredoutcomes,underscoringthecomplexityofleadershipeffectivenessindiversesettings.Thestudyhighlightstheneedforadaptive,context-specificleadershiptrainingtoimproveorganizationalperformanceinthebakeryindustry.Theseinsightscontributetobothleadershiptheoryandpracticalmanagementstrategieswithinrapidlyexpandingindustrialsectorsintheregion.

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Title	Examining the Effects of Leadership Styles on Growth, Profitability, and Survival in Northeastern Nigeria’s Bread-Bakery Sector
Authors/Creators:	Margaret Doe Ametefe, Adamawa State University, Mubi, and College of Education, Zing, Taraba State Adamu Garba Alooma, University of Maiduguri, Borno State Itodo John Itodo, Adamawa State University, Mubi Gilbert Tory Doe Ametefe, Benue State University and College of Education, Zing, Taraba State
Year:	2024
Volume:	39
Number:	3
Pages:	41 - 78
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Keywords:	leadership effectiveness; small and medium-sized enterprises; organizational performance; business survival; organizational growth

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Doe Ametefe, Margaret; Garba Alooma, Adamu; Itodo, Itodo John; Doe Ametefe, Gilbert Tory / 2024. "Examining the Effects of Leadership Styles on Growth, Profitability, and Survival in Northeastern Nigeria’s Bread-Bakery Sector." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 39(3): 41-78.