Transformational Leadership Behavior and Management of Local Government in Mogadishu, Somalia
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2024
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This research examined the influence of transformational leadership on management of local government authorities in Somalia with focus to Mogadishu local government. The objectives of this study were: to examine the effects of idealized influence on management in Mogadishu local government, Somalia, to assess the influence of inspirational motivation on management in Mogadishu local government, Somalia, to examine the influence of intellectual stimulation on management in Mogadishu local government, Somalia and to evaluate the effects of individualized consideration on management in Mogadishu local government, Somalia. This study adopted a cross-sectional research designs. The researcher went to choose the target population of 258 respondents, The Slovene’s formula (2012) was used to determine the minimum sample size of 156 respondents. Data collection methods included questionnaire survey, interviews, and document review. The combination of these methods helped to improve the overall attributes of the data that was collected. The study findings the variation in management is explained by the four dimensions of transformational leadership namely idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration. Therefore the named four variables were significant to management. If the model would be adjusted to the lowest sample, the result would still amount to 40% (R Square 0.040). The results therefore indicate that the estimation of management by using this model would be wrong for 0.348 which in fact is small. The study concluded that the respondents confirmed that, their leaders use transformational leadership style to influence management. The management respondents verified on their opinion that they use transformational leadership style in their daily leadership though they do not depend on inspirational motivation to influence management. Since the results of the study have revealed that, transformational leadership is a suitable style to influence management of local government in Somalia. This implies that policy makers should formulate new policies concerning leadership and governance in local government authorities that embrace transformational leadership. Also leaders in local government authorities should fully apply transformational leadership as it fosters management. Academicians and researcher should do more researching testing the applicability of the transformational leadership theory in different contexts.