Leadership Styles and Project Success among Non-Governmental Organizations; A Case Study of World Vision, Somalia
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2024
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The study examined the contribution of leadership styles and project success among non-governmental organizations of World Vision, Somalia. The objectives of the study were to determine the contribution of autocratic style of leadership on project success to investigate the impact of democratic style of leadership on project success and to examine the influence of laissez faire style of leadership on project success in. The study adopted a cross sectional designs with an application of both quantitative and qualitative approaches. From the study Krejcie and Morgan Table of (1970) was used to determine an adjusted sample size of 130 from the target population under study. Stratified sampling techniques and purposive sampling were used to select the respondents and data was analyzed using IBM, SPSS, 24 and presented using descriptive and inferential statistical results. The study found out that World Vision Somalia effectively organizes work activities, organization accepts accountability for actions taken and this, understands the value of team work and the leader listens to the views of the team before final decisions are made, in addition the leader encourages employee discussions. The study concluded that there was a positive relationship between the autocratic style of leadership and project success. Respondents contend and application of autocratic style of leadership principles such as centralised decision making, emphasis on performance, can lead to project success. Therefore, this study established that the democratic style of leadership has a positive effect on project success and very strong positive relationship between the democratic style of leadership and project success of non-governmental organization of World Vision Somalia. The study recommended that leaders should continue to employ democratic principles of leadership within a setting in order to realize successful project out comes. The researcher therefore recommends that project leaders should use a mix of styles depending on the situation at hand. The researcher recommended that projects should have the best leadership elements in order to perform better.