RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POWER DISTANCE AND COMPLIANCE TO AFFIRMATIVE ACTION POLICIES AMONG GOVERNMENT STATE DEPARTMENTS IN KENYA
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The main objective of this study was to determine the relationship between power distance and compliance to affirmative action policies among government state departments in Kenya. The study was guided by Rawls’ Theory of Justice. The study was limited to heads of human resource management and development and forty (40) government state departments; and the affirmative action aspects of gender balance, regional balance and persons with disability. Descriptive research design was applied. The target population was 40 Heads of Human Resource Management and Development and 40 Heads of Administration in the various Government State Departments in Kenya who were sampled using census. Primary data was collected using self-administered questionnaire. Data was collected using questionnaires that were tested for validity and reliability. Data was analysed using SPSS version V26. Analysis was based on frequency, percentage, mean, correlation, regression and presented in tables. Findings showed that; there was a significant strong correlation between power distance and level of compliance to affirmative action policies. The recommendations included: redesigning and enriching of the affirmative action approach to fully realize the initial aspirations of the proponents; management and leadership of the various state departments to work on strengthening of the existing adaptive cultural norms and values.
Key Words: Power Distance, Adaptability, Innovative, Hierarchical Cultural, Affirmative Action
CITATION: Keah, C., & Wabala, W. S. (2022). Relationship between power distance and compliance to affirmative action policies among government state departments in Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 9 (2), 824 – 836.
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