El propósito de esta investigación cuantitativa correlacional fue determinar cómo se relaciona el estilo de liderazgo del director escolar con la motivación laboral de los empleados de la Generación Millennials. El marco teórico que fundamentó el problema de investigación fue la teoría existencialista humanista de Ortega. La muestra la conformaron 176 participantes de la región de Ponce del Departamento de Educación de Puerto Rico. Para recopilar los datos, se utilizó el instrumento de motivación extrínseca e intrínseca, y el Análisis del comportamiento del líder II (LBAII, por sus siglas en inglés). De los datos, se estableció un perfil de los participantes del estudio. El resultado principal arrojó que existe una relación significativa entre el estilo de liderazgo del director con la motivación de los maestros y maestras de la generación Millennials.

The purpose of this quantitative correlational research was to determine how the leadership style of the school principal relates to the work motivation of Millennials Generation employees. The theoretical framework that founded the research problem was the existentialist humanist theory of Ortega. The sample was made up of 176 participants from the Ponce region of the Puerto Rico Department of Education. To collect the data, the extrinsic and intrinsic motivation instrument, and the Leader Behavior Analysis II (LBAII) were used. From the data, a profile of the study participants was established. The main result showed that there is a significant relationship between the leadership style of the director and the motivation of the Millennials generation teachers.

The purpose of this quantitative correlational research was to determine how the leadership style of the school principal relates to the work motivation of Millennials Generation employees. The theoretical framework that founded the research problem was the existentialist humanist theory of Ortega. The sample was made up of 176 participants from the Ponce region of the Puerto Rico Department of Education. To collect the data, the extrinsic and intrinsic motivation instrument, and the Leader Behavior Analysis II (LBAII) were used. From the data, a profile of the study participants was established. The main result showed that there is a significant relationship between the leadership style of the director and the motivation of the Millennials generation teachers.