"Carrot and stick" leadership style: Can it predict employees' job satisfaction in a contemporary business organisation?

The purpose of this paper is to examine the relevance of "carrot and stick" (transactional) leadership style in predicting employees' job satisfaction in a modern business organization. This study adds to research that transactional leadership is broadly ideal for employees of manufacturing firms in Ghana where tasks are routine, objectives are clearly stated and work outputs can easily be measured.