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Item 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, MichaelThis 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.Item FACTORS INFLUENCING STRATEGIC PLAN IMPLEMENTATION IN NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN NAIROBI COUNTY, KENYA(The Strategic Journal of Business & Change Management,, 2021-08) Cheruiyot, S. K.; Mwambia, F.; Baimwera, B.This study established features impacting strategic plan adoption within NGOs based in Kenya. The analysis contributed towards the management and supervision of non-governmental institutions across Kenya; helping them with the formulation and modeling of desirable schedules for identification and resolution of problems hindering implementation of strategic business plans. The resultant effect is an easier path towards the realization of desired results and secures prolonged relevance in a dynamic and complex setting; positioning the institutions well for competition going forward. The analysis employed a descriptive study model and the existing NGOs in Kenya formed the study group. In attaining the appropriate sample size, the Yamane formula was used to reach a sample size of 52 non-governmental organizations from a total size of 702 non-governmental organizations. Collection of data was achieved by the use of questionnaires. Analysis of data employed qualitative and quantitative techniques where Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS version 21.0) analyzed descriptive statistics like percentages and frequency. The result indicated that collectively organization communication has the highest positive influence on strategic plan implementation, followed by organization culture, organization leadership and organization structure. Individual significance of the predictor variables was tested using t-test. The findings revealed that organization communication, organization culture, organization leadership and organization structure were individually statistically significantly related to strategic plan implementation p-value<0.05. The study concluded that, predictors individually and collectively influence execution of strategies. The findings were expected to be of value to the management and decision makers to form a basis for improving implementation of strategies. Furthermore, studies can be done to other variables which influence implementation of strategic plans but were not considered in this study or the same variables to different populations, locations and other sectors of economy in Kenya.