Leadership Styles And Administrative Efficiency In Peacock College Of Education, Jalingo, Taraba State

Abstract

Persistent administrative inefficiencies in Nigerian tertiary institutions continue to raise concerns about the effectiveness of leadership styles in promoting organizational performance. This study examined the relationship between leadership styles and administrative efficiency at Peacock College of Education, Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria. The study adopted a quantitative descriptive correlational design involving the entire population of 72 academic and non-academic staff, selected through a census approach. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire adapted from the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ-5X) and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation. Findings revealed that transformational leadership is the dominant style practiced (M = 3.19, SD = 0.60), yet transactional leadership demonstrated a stronger positive correlation with administrative efficiency (r = 0.573, p < .01) than transformational leadership (r = 0.446, p < .01). The study concludes that while transformational leadership fosters motivation and innovation, transactional leadership ensures structure and accountability-both essential for institutional effectiveness. It recommends an integrative leadership approach that blends visionary and managerial competencies to strengthen administrative performance and sustainable growth in Nigerian Colleges of Education.