INFLUENCIA DEL LIDERAZGO ORGANIZACIONAL EN EL DESEMPEÑO LABORAL DE LOS TRABAJADORES DE LA UNIVERSIDAD ESTATAL PENÍNSULA DE SANTA ELENA.

Abstract

Nowadays, the Ecuadorian higher education centers require organizational leadership in order to face the changes promoted by external factors such as laws and regulations that are applied based on the continuous improvement of educational services provided to the community. The main objective of this study is to assess the level of influence of the organizational leadership in the job performance of employees of the Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena in order to achieve the educational quality according to the standards set by the Higher Education Council (CES). The research method is quantitative, using statistical methods in determining sample; the study began with an exploratory approach, followed by a descriptive and correlational approach which allowed testing the hypothesis through the application of a survey directed to the university employees. The results showed that there is a low level of organizational leadership with the directors of departments in terms of motivation, communication and participation which affects most of the workers in the performing of administrative tasks, skills and quality of work.