Effectiveness of Leadership Personality on Organisational Performance: A case study of Sony Sugar Company in Awendo Migori County, Kenya

Asuma Mariita Nchaga & Murongo Esau
Kampala International University, Uganda
Email: corneliusasuma@gmail.com

Abstract: The global workplace is experiencing difficulty in improving and attaining outstanding accomplishments, accountability, knowledge, skills, abilities and commitment to excellence and has failed to identify effective leadership personalities that can improve the situation. The purpose of the study was to examine effectiveness of leadership personalities on organisational performance in the sugar sector in Kenya, a case study of Sony Sugar Company in Awendo, Migori County, Kenya. A descriptive research design was adopted for the study and the target population for the study was 120 employees of Sony Sugar Company. Simple random sampling was used and Krejcie and Morgan formula for determining the sample of 103 participants was used. Primary data was collected through a structured questionnaire. For data analysis, descriptive statistics was adopted in the study to tabulate frequencies, percentages, and means scores. The analysis was done using SPSS version 20. The major findings on the effectiveness of leadership personalities on organisational performance indicated that there was strong effectiveness of work and interaction facilitation, goal emphasis and consideration and training on performance. The paper concluded that leadership personality is an important predictor of organisational performance. It was concluded that work and interaction facilitation, goal emphasis and consideration and training are significant determinants of morale and compliance with leadership directives which in turn influences improved performance. The paper recommends that organisations in the sugar sector should embrace an integrated organisational performance system to ensure that measures and initiatives are put in place.