Abstract
This study investigated the relationship between autocratic leadership style and staff
satisfaction in libraries of state-owned universities in South-East, Nigeria. The study adopted
the correlation research design which involved the linear method. The population of the study
was three hundred and sixty-six (366) library staff which also served as the sample for the
study. The instrument used for data collection was a questionnaire. Pearson r correlation
statistics was used to answer the research question while t-test of significance of simple linear
correlation statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. It was found
that there was a very low negative but significant relationship between autocratic style of
leadership and library staff satisfaction. Based on the findings, it was recommended among
others that library management should be mindful of the way they exhibit autocratic style of
leadership in order not to jeopardize staff satisfaction on the job.
Keywords: Leadership, Autocratic Leadership, Library Staff and Job Satisfaction.
Publication Date: 2026-02-05