Influence of entrepreneurial leadership's organizational dimension on organizational performance in the solar energy sector of Kenya
Keywords:
creativity, entrepreneurship leadership, organization dimension, proactiveness, resource allocationAbstract
organizational dimension on organizational performance in the solar energy sector of Kenya. The study used a descriptive correlational research design. The study population included 11 solar energy firms, adding up to a population of 289 managers. Stratified random sampling technique was applied in selecting the study participants. The sample size used for the study, included 165 respondents. Primary data was collected from the respondents through the use of a questionnaire. The correlational analysis showed that the organization dimension had a strong positive and statistically significant relationship with organizational performance. The findings showed that creativity statistically and significantly influences organizational performance. Resource allocation does not have a statistically significant influence on organizational performance. Proactiveness was determined not to have a statistically significant relationship with organizational performance. The study concluded that it is important for the solar energy organizations to consider the organizational dimension of entrepreneurial leadership in their operations. Regarding the constructs for the organization dimensions of the entrepreneurial leadership, it was concluded that creativity should be considered by the organization while applying the organization dimension of the entrepreneurial leadership in the organizations. This means that as organizations considers using the organization dimension of the entrepreneurial leadership in their operations, they should mostly consider creativity within the organization.
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