Nexus between despotic leadership style and employee’s well-being: A case of a Telecommunication Company in Ghana

https://doi.org/10.35912/ahrmr.v5i3.2733
Published: Sep 18, 2025

Abstract:

Purpose: This study examined the influence of despotic leadership style on the various dimensions of employee well-being (psychological, physical, interpersonal, environmental, and total well-being) in an XT Telecommunication Company in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana.

Methodology/approach: Quantitative research approach was adopted for this study. The study employed the use of census sampling technique. The population for this study was the entire workforce of 150 employees of XT Telecommunication Company in Ghana. Data was collected through standardized structured questionnaire. Data received was analysed through structural equation modelling using Smart PLS 3.0 statistical program.

Results/findings: The findings revealed that despotic leadership style positively influenced employees’ psychological and physical well-being. Additionally, findings reveal a positive association between despotic leadership and interpersonal, environmental, and overall well-being.

Conclusion: These findings highlight the context-specific nature of leadership outcomes and challenge the universal assumption that despotic leadership is detrimental to employee welfare.

Limitations: This includes the specificity to Ghanaian society, which may reduce the generalizability of findings across different cultural settings. Future research should explore cross-cultural comparisons and longitudinal impacts to deepen understanding of despotic leadership’s diverse effects on employee well-being.

Contribution: The study contributes to leadership and organizational behavior literature by highlighting the nuanced role of cultural context in shaping leadership outcomes, thereby broadening theoretical and practical understandings of leadership effectiveness.

Keywords:
1. Despotic Leadership
2. Ghana
3. Telecommunication
4. Well-Being
Authors:
1 . Daniel Agyemfour-Agyemang Sarpong
Koforidua Technical University, Koforidua, Ghana
2 . Emelia Aniah
Sunyani Technical University, Sunyani, Ghana
3 . Nana Yaa Amankwah
Accra Technical University, Accra, Ghana
4 . Isaac Asare Bediako
Koforidua Technical University, Koforidua, Ghana
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Sarpong, D. A.-A., Aniah, E., Amankwah, N. Y., & Bediako , I. A. (2025). Nexus between despotic leadership style and employee’s well-being: A case of a Telecommunication Company in Ghana. Annals of Human Resource Management Research, 5(3), 683–701. https://doi.org/10.35912/ahrmr.v5i3.2733
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Author Biographies

Emelia Aniah, Sunyani Technical University, Sunyani, Ghana

Emelia Aniah is a Lecturer at the Department of Secretaryship and Management Studies, Faculty of Business and Management Studies, Sunyani Technical University, Sunyani, Ghana. She holds a PhD in Organisational Leadership, MPhil in Human Resource Management and MBA from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. She also obtained her Bachelor of Education in Psychology from the University of Cape Coast.

Nana Yaa Amankwah, Accra Technical University, Accra, Ghana

Nana Yaa Amankwah is a Lecturer at the Accra Technical University, Faculty of Business, Department of Management and Public Administration. Currently, she is a PhD scholar at University of Ghana reading Human Resource Management. Her Master of Philosophy from University of Ghana (Accra, Ghana) and Bachelor of Business Administration from All Nations University (Koforidua-Ghana) were both in Human Resource Management. She also has a Diploma in Education from AAMUSTED (Kumasi-Ghana). She holds an International Certificate in Growth Mindset Development. Currently, her areas of interest in research include work-family conflict, leadership, gender and employee well-being

Isaac Asare Bediako , Koforidua Technical University, Koforidua, Ghana

Isaac Asare Bediako is a senior lecturer at Koforidua Technical University, Faculty of Business, Department of Secretaryship and Management Studies. Bediako holds a PhD in Management Sciences from Jiangsu University, China, Master of Business Administration from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi-Ghana, and a Bachelor of Management Studies from University of Cape Coast. His current research interest is in change management, innovation adoption, organizational development and transitioning management.

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