Leadership development of young professionals for organizational performance in the building industry in Kenya
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2023-07-25
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Leadership development was cited as one of the key ingredients that enrich organizational performance. Previous studies noted that the nature of construction and civil engineering professions demanded teamwork and collaborative approaches to effectively solve the predominant unique and complex projects. Emerging global trends favoured the leadership development for younger generations, especially so during the anticipated fourth industrial revolution era that is driven by digital advancement. The main problem that informed the need to undertake this study was that young professionals in the building industry in Kenya were hardly getting incorporated into the various leadership roles driving their organizations. From previous studies, there was noted to be both a contextual gap as well as a population gap. Therefore, the overall aim of this study was to determine the extent to which leadership development of young professionals enhanced organizational performance in the building industry in Kenya. Specifically, the study assessed the extent to which leadership training, leadership coaching, and leadership mentoring of young professionals in the building industry in Kenya enhanced organizational performance. Secondly, the study sought to determine the extent to which millennials’ characteristics influenced leadership development of young professionals in the building industry in Kenya for organizational performance. The study was anchored on contingency leadership theory, situational leadership theory, and social learning theory. The research design took a purely quantitative approach carried out within the paradigmatic environment of positivism. Data was collected through a pre-tested self-administered questionnaire instrument, largely set out on a 5-point Likert scale. The target population was all the young professionals working in all the 515 registered Architectural, Quantity Surveying, and Engineering firms in Kenya. The study sample was composed of 309 young professionals selected from the target population through stratified random sampling. Data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics and incorporated deductive tactics to address the research objectives. Multiple linear regression model was adopted to test the four hypotheses. The decision criteria for testing these hypotheses were based on the p-values of the standardized beta coefficient values at 95% confidence level. The study found out that leadership training, leadership coaching, and leadership mentoring of young professionals in the building industry in Kenya have positive and statistically significant impact on organizational performance. It was also determined that millennials’ characteristics have a significant influence on the process of leadership development of young professionals in the building industry in Kenya for organizational performance. The study recommended that the industry organizations should aim at strategically deploying leadership training, coaching and mentoring for their young professionals at a more increased extent in order to improve performance.
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