Leadership and firm entrepreneurial performance in county governments in Kenya

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to evaluate the influence of county government innovative leadership on the entrepreneurial firm performance in Kenya. The Multiple regression model was used to assess the innovative leadership and identify the influencing factors particularly on entrepreneurial firm performance. Data was collected through structured questionnaires, with a total sample of 80 respondents, selected from 20 of the 47 county units in Kenya. Data was analysed using Excel statistical tool. Results show that although county governments have programs to support entrepreneurs within their areas of jurisdiction the programs do not have a statistically significant influence on the entrepreneurial firm performance. Direct support such as credit provision in addition to promoting entrepreneurship training were not adequate. It is thought if these areas are addressed, county government leadership can positively influence firm performance and entrepreneurship development in the country. The county governments, through initiatives such as business incubators, favourable policy formulation and regulation could play an important role in changing the performance of entrepreneurial firms. They could also support them in formulating effective entrepreneurship strategies.

The Effect of Top Management Support and Collaborative Team on Project Performance in Malaysian Construction Industry: Moderating Effect of Trust

“…In general, top management is the individuals who function as chief executive officers, a manager that has the right criteria to lead the company (Ong & Bahar, 2018). Effective planning and support from top management are nearly always crucial for a project to succeed (Ahmed et al, 2016;Musambayi, 2018). According to Mozumder (2018), organizational outcomes seem to be more likely to be affected by top management by programmatic decision-making and organizational support.…”

“…Project performance is an essential predictor for organizations to achieve their goals or objectives in both small and medium-sized developed and emerging economies, and large organizations (Rehman, Mohamed, & Ayoup, 2019). Musambayi (2018) hypothesized that project performance is encouraged to access value-added incubation services as the money flow of the project, the duration of the project taken to construct, and the quality of the product to build the building. Project management explains the need to meet project targets within the timeline and budget to achieve success (Caniëls, Chiocchio, & van Loon, 2019).…”

“…Top management support will enhance the loyalty and performance of workers towards the company (Mölders et al, 2019). Top management support shows inspiring visions and actions as the main model that improves project performance and recovers the Malaysian Construction Industry project (Lin et al, 2016;Musambayi, 2018). In addition, younger top management support teams are effective and efficient in handling the project rather than older top management.…”

A Critical Analysis of Adoption of Information Technology in Fostering Supply Chain Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Devolved Governments in Kenya

“…Integrated financial management information system has brought about the necessary transparency in the county government processes. It allows county government to have better control over process and information flow across the supply chain this ensures thee is efficiency (Musambayi, 2018).…”

“…Kenya is faced with unemployment challenges, unstructured entrepreneurial activities, and poor county government performance, leading to dwindling economic performance and growth. After the adoption of devolved system of governance, officials from county government and entrepreneurs in the regions have been demanding on innovative leadership for entrepreneurial development and performance (Musambayi, 2018). Entrepreneurial performance and innovation in devolved units is not satisfactory.…”