INFLUENCE OF INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ON PERFORMANCE OF SUGAR COMPANIES IN WESTERN KENYA
Abstract
Sugar Companies in Western Kenya have encountered performance challenges in terms of both in financial and human resource as tools for production. These companies have been overwhelmed with under-production of a core product which is sugar that leads to importations of sugar while there are factories to produce enough for local and foreign consumption. Such challenges necessitates for any concerned stakeholder to be eager to know the reasons behind the state of underproduction. This gave rise to this study with the specific objectives being; to establish the influence of Individual Consideration on Performance of Sugar Companies in Western Kenya. The study sample was selected using simple random technique where each organization had equal chance of participating. Data collection was through structured questionnaires. The analysis was done quantitatively. The results of the study indicated that idealized influence had a significant influence on the performance of sugar firms in Western Kenya. The study recommended for companies to embrace the use of transformation leadership Practices for success and development.
Key Words: Individualized Consideration, Transformational Leadership, Organizational Performance
CITATION: Adega, A. A., & Miroga, J. (2020). Influence of individual consideration on performance of sugar companies in Western Kenya. The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management, 7(3), 1497 – 1507.
Full Text:
PDFReferences
Abbasi, E., & Zamani-Miandashti, N. (2013).The Role of Transformational Leadership, Organizational Culture and Organizational Learning in Improving the Performance of Iranian Agricultural Faculties. Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 66(4), 505-519.
Al-Mawali A (2013) Leukemic Stem Cells Shows the Way for Novel Target of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Therapy. J Stem Cell Res Ther 3: 151. doi:10.4172/2157-7633.1000151
Bass, B. M. (1985). Leadership and performance beyond expectations. New York: Free Press
Bass, B., & Steidlmeter, P. (1999). Ethics, character, and authentic transformational leadership behavour. Leadership Quaternary 10(2).
Bass, B.M. and Avolio, B.J. (2000) Manual for the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (Form 5X). Mindgarden, Redwood City.
Burn, S. (2011). What art offers leadership: Looking beneath. In J.D. Barbour & G. R Hickman (Eds),Leadership for Transformation. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Chu, L., & Lai, C. (2011). A research on the influence of leadership style and job characteristics on job performance among accountants of county and city government in Taiwan. Public Personnel Management, 40(2), 101-118. doi: 10.1177/009102601104000202
De Jong, S. B., & Bruch, H. (2013). The Importance of a Homogeneous Transformational Leadership Climate for Organizational Performance. International Journal of Leadership Studies, 8(1), 1-18
Dess, G. G., &Picken, J. C. (2010). Changing roles: Leadership in the 21st century. Organizational Dynamics, 29(4), 18–33
Doody, O., & Doody, C.M. (2012). Transformational Leadership in nursing practice. British Journal of Nursing, 21(20), 1212-1218. Emmel N 2013, Sampling and choosing cases in qualitative research: a realist approach Sage, London
Eroglu, Cuneyt & Hofer, Christian. (2011). Lean, leaner, too lean? The inventory-performance link revisited. Journal of Operations Management - J OPER MANAG. 29. 356-369. 10.1016/j.jom.2010.05.002.
García-Morales, V.J., Jimenez-Barrionuevo, M.M., Gutierrez-Gutierrez, L. (2012), Transformational leadership influence on organizational performance through organizational learning and innovation. Journal of Business Research, 65, 1040-1050
Giroux, T., &McLarney, C. (2014). Exploring the leadership continuum: The relevance of transformational leadership on organizational performance. Proceedings of the Northeast Region Decision Sciences Institute, 862-886. http://nedsi.org/
Gonnah, B. J. &Ogollah, K. (2016). Influence of transformational leadership on performance of commercial banks in Kenya: Case of Family Bank Limited. International Academic Journal of Procurement and Supply Chain Management, 2 (1), 1-25
Hancott, D.E. (2014). The Relationship between Transformational Leadership and Organizational Performance in the Largest Public Companies in Canada. Research Journal of Recent Sciences, 3(1), 103-107.
Hyz A. (2010). Job satisfaction and employee performance of Greek banking staff: An empirical investigation.
John, J. (2014). Leaderships. Encyclopaedia of educational leadership and management and administration. SAGE Publications
Kirui, J. K., Cheruiyot, T. K., Maru, L. C. & Mutai, E. (2015). Effects of job characteristics on retirement intentions outcome among retired civil servants in Kenya.
Kombo, D. & Tromp, L. (2009). Proposal and Thesis Writing; An Introduction. Pauline Publications Africa, Nairobi
Kothari, C. R. (2012). Research Methodology: Methods and Techniques. New Delhi: New Age International (P) Limited Publishers
Kroll, A. (2016). Exploring the link between performance information use and organizational performance: A contingency approach. Public Performance & Management Review, 39(1), 7-32.
Li, V., Mitchell, R., & Boyle, B. (2016). The Divergent Effects of Transformational Leadership on Individual and Team Innovation. Group & Organization Management, 41(1), 66-97
Maingi C.K (2018): Effects of forest fragmentation and human disturbance on distribution of plant foods and behaviour of the Tana River Manga bey (Cercoce bus galeritus), Tana River County, Kenya
Mbithi, M. A. (2016). Transformational Leadership, Organizational Characteristics, Employee Outcomes, Leader-Member Relations and Performance of Universities in Kenya. Doctoral thesis, university of Nairobi.
Mugenda, O. &Mugenda, A. (2003). Research Methods; Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches. Nairobi: Acts Press
Mwangi, C. I, Mukulu, E. & Kabare, K. (2011). The Significance of Emotional Intelligence in Transformational Leadership for Kenyan Public Universities. International Journal of Humanities and Social Science 1(7), 28-35
Mwesigwa, R. &Namiyingo, S. (2014). Job Resources, Employees‟ Creativity and Firm Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Management, 3(9), 1-12
Njehu, M. (2012). An Assessment of The Impact Of Transformational Leadership On An Organization’s Competitiveness: A Case Of The East African Breweries Limited. Unpublished MBA project, United States International University
Northouse, P. G. (1997). Leadership theory and practice. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publication.
Obiwuru, T. C., Okwu, A. I., Akpa, V. O., &Nwankwere, I. O. (2011). Effects of leadership style on organizational performance: A survey of selected small scale enterprises in Ikosi-Ketu Council Development Area of Lagos State, Nigeria. Australian Journal of Business and Management Research, 1(7), 100–111.
Ojokuku, R. M., Odetayo, T. A and Sajuyigbe, A. S. (2012). Impact of Leadership Style on Organizational Performance: A Case
Okechukwu, A. &Godday, R. L. (2015). Impact of Coaching and Mentoring in the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company Limited, Bonny. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 4(1), 85-100
Oloo, P. A., &Orwar, B. H. (2016). Influence of Participatory Decision Making of Junior Staff at the Retail Markets in Kenya: An Empirical Study of Uchumi Supermarket in Nairobi, International Journal of Education and Research, 4 (2), 1-18.
Pallant, J., (2010). SPSS survival manual A step by step guide to data analysis using the SPSS program. 4th Edition, McGraw Hill, New York.
Peterson, S., Walumbwa, F. O., Byron, K., &Myrowitz, J. (2019). CEO positive psychological traits, transformational leadership, and firm performance in high-technology start-up and established firms. Journal of Management, 35(2), 348-368. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206307312512
Pradhan, S., &Pradhan, R. K. (2015). An Empirical Investigation of Relationship among Transformational Leadership, Affective Organizational Commitment and Contextual Performance. Vision (09722629), 19(3), 227-235.
Saleh, F. and Ryan, C. (1991). Analysing service quality in the hospitality industry using the SERVQUAL model. Services Industries Journal, Vol. 11 (3) 324-43
Saunders, M., Lewis, P. and Thornhill, A. (2007) Research Methods for Business Students. 4th Edition, Financial Times Prentice Hall, Edinburgh Gate, Harlow.
Si, S., & Wei, F. (2012). Transformational and transactional leaderships, empowerment climate, and innovation performance: A multilevel analysis in the Chinese context. European Journal of Work and Organizational
Sinha, Santanu&Sarmah, S.P.. (2007). Supply-chain coordination model with insufficient production capacity and option for outsourcing. Mathematical and Computer Modelling. 46. 1442-1452. 10.1016/j.mcm.2007.03.014.
TareqGhaleb and Abu Orabi, (2016) The Impact of Transformational Leadership Style on Organizational Performance: Evidence from Jordan Tawney A. Hughes (2014). Idealized, Inspirational, and Intellectual Leaders in the Social Sector: Transformational Leadership and the Kravis Prize.
Trmal, S. A., UmmiSalwa Ahmad, B., & Mohamed, Z. A. (2015). The Influence of Transformational Leadership in Achieving High Performance Workforce That Exceeds Organizational Expectation: A Study from a Global and Islamic Perspective. Global Business & Management Research, 7(2), 88-94.
Wayne, S.J., Shore, L.M. and Liden, R.C. (1997) Perceived Organizational Support and Leader Member Exchange: A Social Exchange Perspective. Academy of Management Journal, 40, 82-111. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/257021
Xenikou, A. (2017). Transformational leadership, transactional contingent reward, and organizational identification: The mediating influence of perceived innovation and goal culture orientations. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1754. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01754
Yuki, G. (2006). Leadership in organizations (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Prentice Hall.
Zikmund, W. G., Babin, B. J., Carr, J. C., & Griffin, M. (2013). Business research methods (9th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.61426/sjbcm.v7i3.1757
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
PAST ISSUES:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.