Leadership Styles and Strategy Implementation in Selected Stima Saccos in Kenya.
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Date
2017-06
Authors
Atito, Josephat Okoth
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Kenyatta University
Abstract
This study examined the effects of leadership style on strategy implementation in selected
Stima Sacco Kenya. Organizational leadership is about relationship of an individual’s ability
to influence and be influenced by a group in the implementation of a common task. Strategy
implementation is an action phase of the strategic management process which involves the
operationalization of the formulated strategies. The general objective of this study was to
investigate the effect of leadership style on strategy implementation in selected Stima Sacco
Kenya. The specific objectives were the effects of: democratic leadership style, autocratic
leadership style, transactional leadership style and transformational leadership style on
strategy implementation in selected Stima Sacco Kenya. The study was anchored on the
following theories and models: behavioral theory of leadership style, trait theory of leadership
style, servant leadership theory , power and influence theory of leadership style, The
Haggins’s Eight 8S model of strategy implementation and Noble’s strategic implementation
model. The study adopted a mixed research design which was both quantitative and
qualitative. The target population of the study was 62 managers of Nairobi and Kisumu
branch Stima Sacco Kenya. The whole population was considered during data collection,
since the population was small. Primary data was collected using a self administered
questionnaire. The questionnaire was piloted in order to check for validity and reliability. A
questionnaire was administered through drop and pick method. The data collected was
analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study provided useful information to
the management of the Sacco body on the challenges the body was facing in providing
leadership on strategy implementation in the Sacco industry. In conclusion democratic
leadership style and transactional leadership style have significant relationship to strategy
implementation at Stima Sacco Kenya however, autocratic leadership style and
transformation leadership style has positive values but do not have significance on strategy
implementation. The study recommends the Sacco managers should apply two leadership
styles more often during strategy implementation, that is democratic leadership style and
transactional leadership style since they have a positive and significant effect to strategy
implementation, but minimize the application of autocratic leadership style and
transformation leadership style during the strategy implementation as they did not have
significance effect on strategy implementation. This study did not factor in other factors that
determine success in strategy implementation at Stima Sacco Kenya. A study should be
conducted to determine other f a c t o r s that influence implementation strategy at Stima
Sacco Kenya. The study was limited to only two branches of Stima Sacco. A more
generalized study should be conducted on the remaining branches of Stima Sacco Kenya on
the same topic of study.
Description
A Research Project Submitted for the Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Award of Degree of Master of Business Administration (Strategic Management) of Kenyatta University