EFFECTS OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN THE PRODUCTION INDUSTRIES IN KENYA. A CASE STUDY OF EAST AFRICA BREWERIES LIMITED.

Abstract

This study focuses on the impact of different leadership styles on employee performance in the manufacturing sector in Kenya. Research guiding objectives are: determining the role of leadership models on employee performance, the impact of transformational leadership trends on employee performance, design establish transactional leadership trends that control worker performance, monitor how the prevalence of capitalist leadership affects worker performance, and examining the prevalence of autocratic leadership over employee performance. A prevailing descriptive analysis was used for the study. To ensure that all aspects are clearly described in the sample, I have used sampling technique. A type of self-completed structured analysis was used. A pilot trial was performed with 100% of non-responders from 283 target populations and a sample size of 85 was adopted. Descriptive statistics techniques were used to analyze the data. Based on the results of the study, a majority of respondents with 78% agree that transformational leadership affects employee performance in breweries in East Africa, while 22% disagree. Regarding transactional leadership, 83% said transactional leadership affects employee performance at East African Breweries Limited (EABL), while 17% disagree, on the passport, 93% said , Lassiez's leadership style affects employee performance at EABL, while 7% disagree and autocratic. 73% agree, while 27% disagree that it is autocratic leadership that affects employee performance at East African Breweries Mills Limited. Organizations must be able to improve the path to employee engagement through the adoption of transformational leadership, whereby employees are assured of the change that accompanies organizational growth. To ensure that an organization's leaders exercise leadership in its operations, a high-level strategy must be devised. Research recommends that organizational leaders use a variety of liberal leadership behaviors or rather adopt liberal but non-autocratic leadership. As a result, Lassiez's leadership has a significant impact on the quality and productivity of employees. Lassie's fair, democratic, and transactional leadership style are recommended as the most effective styles.