| dc.description.abstract | Implementation of Human Resource Management policies by governments in developing
countries has not translated into development and quality service delivery. Leadership is
integral to achieving government goals. This study aimed to establish influence of
transformational leadership on implementation of Human Resource Management
policies by County Government of Kakamega. Five study objectives included; to
establish the influence of idealized influence on implementation of Human Resource
Management policies; to establish the influence of inspirational motivation on
implementation of Human Resource Management policies; to establish the influence of
intellectual stimulation on implementation of Human Resource Management policies; to
establish the influence of individualized consideration on implementation of Human
Resource Management policies; and to establish the moderating influence of political
leadership on implementation of Human Resource Management policies by County
Government of Kakamega. A descriptive research design and quantitative method
involving use of questionnaire as the primary data collection instrument was adopted.
The study population comprised all the 6,328 County Government of Kakamega
permanent employees. Both stratified sampling and simple random sampling techniques
were applied to get a sample size of 165 respondents. A pilot study was conducted in
Bungoma County where the study checked for internal consistency and reliability of the
instrument for data collection. Cronbach‘s coefficient alpha of 0.967 was obtained for
internal reliability. Ethics governing research were accorded utmost consideration. A
93.3% return rate was attained, good for social statistics analysis. The Statistical Package
for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze data in the study. Pearson Product
Moment Correlation Coefficient and regression were used in analysis within 95%
confidence interval to test for associations, relationships and independence of indicators.
Study findings revealed a significant and positive relationship between idealized
influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualized
consideration when correlated with implementation of Human Resource Management
Policies. The study however revealed a significant negative relationship between
political leadership by Kakamega County Government and Implementation of Human
Resource Management Policies. Partial Correlation in first order and zero order
controlling for political leadership by Kakamega County government revealed that
political leadership had a significant negative influence on the relationship between
transformational leadership and implementation of Human Resource Management
Policies. Study findings were in agreement with empirical evidence from previous
studies on how idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and
individualized consideration influenced implementation of Human Resource
Management Policies, particularly in public organizations. Based on the study findings,
it was concluded that transformational leadership had a significant positive influence on
implementation of Human Resource Management policies by Kakamega County
Government. The study therefore stretches the frontiers of knowledge on the nexus
between transformational leadership and implementation of Human Resource
Management policies and recommends enhancement of reward policy, strengthening of
training and development policy and formulation of moderative discipline policy in
Kenya. | en_US |
