School of Business and Economics

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Influence of leadership styles on organizational performance of insurance companies in Somalia.
(Reviewed Journal International of Business Management,, 2024-01) Ahmed, Ibrahim Mohamed; Kituku, Gladys; Kiama, Michael
This study aimed at establishing the influence of leadership styles on organization performance of insurance companies in Somalia. The study incorporated Leadership Theory. The researcher used descriptive research design to meet the study research objectives. The study focused on five insurance companies in Somalia; Takaful insurance Of Africa, umma insurance brokers, Amana insurance, Baraka insurance and Som-Takaful insurance. The study interviewed 73 respondents, including Chief Executive Officers, heads of departments, and their assistants. Due to the study's small sample size, the census approach was used. Structured questionnaires were distributed to the study's sampled population. Using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences, both descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze quantitative data objectively. To arrive at conclusions, the study findings were examined, summarized, and presented using a variety of descriptive statistics methods such as frequencies distribution tables, percentages. Correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were utilized to determine the relationship between the independent variable and dependent variable, that is, effect of leadership styles on the organizational performance of insurance businesses in Somalia, with model significance determined using F-tests, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), at 95 percent confidence intervals. The researcher adhered to research ethics. From the analysis, the study found that leadership styles had positive and statistically significant relationship with organization performance. Thus, the study concluded that, organizational performance of insurance companies in Somalia is influenced by leadership styles.
Influence of Technological Factors on Organizational Performance of Insurance Companies in Somalia
(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management,, 2023-09) Ahmed, Ibrahim Mohamed; Kituku, Gladys; Kiama, Michael
This study established the influence of technological factors on organizational performance of insurance companies in Somalia. The study incorporated innovation theory. A descriptive research design was employed to meet the study's research objective. The study focused on five insurance companies in Somalia, namely Takaful Insurance of Africa, Umma Insurance Brokers, Amana Insurance, Baraka Insurance, and Som-Takaful Insurance. A total of 73 respondents, including Chief Executive Officers, heads of departments, and their assistants were interviewed. Due to the study's small sample size, a census approach was used, and structured questionnaires were distributed to the sampled population. Quantitative data was analyzed objectively using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Various descriptive statistical methods, such as frequency distribution tables and percentages, were used to examine and summarize the study's findings. Correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis were utilized to determine the relationship between the independent variables and the dependent variable, as well as the effect of strategic determinants on the organizational performance of insurance businesses in Somalia. Model significance was determined using F- tests and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at a 95 percent confidence level. The researcher strictly adhered to research ethics throughout the study. The analysis revealed that the technological factors under investigation had a positive and statistically significant relationship with organizational performance of insurance companies in Somalia. Consequently, the study concluded that the organizational performance of insurance companies in Somalia was influenced by technological factors.