Investigating Strategic Leadership and Performance of State Corporations and Departments in the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works- Kenya
Abstract
The study's objective was to investigate the effect of strategic leadership and
organisational performance of state corporations and departments in the Ministry of
Transport, Infrastructure Housing Urban Development, and Public Works. The specific
objectives were to determine the impact of effective decision-making, resource
allocation, strategic intent and Vision, and balanced organisational control on
organisation performance. The study was anchored on two theories: Upper Echelon and
Technical, social theories. The research design was adopted as cross-sectional. Thirtyfive
state corporations within the Ministry of transport, housing, infrastructure, public
works and urban development of Kenya formed the population of the study. From the
study findings, strategic leadership dimensions were positively established to affect
organisational performance. In addition, the study finding has shown that there was a
positive relationship between effective resource management and organisational
performance in the Ministry of Transport, Housing, Infrastructure, Public Works and
Urban Development of Kenya. Secondly, the study established that effective decisionmaking
as a dimension of strategic leadership drives organisational performance to a
greater height. From the summary of research findings and conclusion, the study
recommends that strategic leadership is a critical organisational performance-determining
factor. As a result, the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban
Development, and Public Works should consider enhancing strategies that support
strategic leadership to improve short-term and long-term organisational performance.
Furthermore, the recruitment of a top management team should be oriented towards
leadership characteristics that portray strategic intent and Vision, balanced managerial
control, effective decision-making and effective resource allocation.
Publisher
University of Nairobi
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