As the changing policy of Ministry of Education in recent years, and the rapid changing of the social environment; any private university attempting to be successful in the highly competitive environment. This research employed four constructs to build several relationships. The major objectives of this research are to identify the interrelationships among leadership style of board of directors, communication modes, university operation efficiency, and job satisfaction. This study obtained the valid samples from seventy universities in Taiwan. There were totally 296 useful questionnaires issued in this study, the major findings of this study were summarized as followed:
The first conclusion was consideration as part of leadership styles could be good contributor on organizational communication mode, especially in university context. The second conclusion was efficiency of the university’s operation could be affected by organizational communication mode, whereas the highest contributor was communication climate, followed by upward communication, and the least one was downward communication. The third conclusion of this study was when the university operates efficiently; the level of job satisfaction could be increase. The highest contributor was administrative performance, followed by developmental plan, students learned behavior, and the least one was teaching quality.

As the changing policy of Ministry of Education in recent years, and the rapid changing of the social environment; any private university attempting to be successful in the highly competitive environment. This research employed four constructs to build several relationships. The major objectives of this research are to identify the interrelationships among leadership style of board of directors, communication modes, university operation efficiency, and job satisfaction. This study obtained the valid samples from seventy universities in Taiwan. There were totally 296 useful questionnaires issued in this study, the major findings of this study were summarized as followed:
The first conclusion was consideration as part of leadership styles could be good contributor on organizational communication mode, especially in university context. The second conclusion was efficiency of the university’s operation could be affected by organizational communication mode, whereas the highest contributor was communication climate, followed by upward communication, and the least one was downward communication. The third conclusion of this study was when the university operates efficiently; the level of job satisfaction could be increase. The highest contributor was administrative performance, followed by developmental plan, students learned behavior, and the least one was teaching quality.

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