Leadership Styles and Organizational Transformation in Selected Remittance Companies in Mogadishu, Somalia

ABSTRACT 

The purpose of the study was determine the leadership styles and organizational transformation in selected remittance companies in mogadishu, Somalia. The Leaders have clear visions and they communicate these visions to their employees, means working with and through people by providing them with a vision of the future which is meaningful to them and motivating. Studies on leadership styles have proposed that leadership is both strategic and pragmatic and encourages all members of a team to deliver their best as an individual and as a team member. Studies on organizational transformation have revealed that leadership also means a critical requirement for any quality initiative; the individual or group of individuals, who assumes the role of providing the guidance and resources necessary for an organization to accomplish a mission and thus organizational transformation (Rubin, 1985). The collapse of the central government of Somalia in 1991 disrupted all facets of the state apparatus. Following over a decade of civil war and an absence of central authority the country is fragmented, with isolated and independent administrative entities leader taking it easy The Somalia remittanêe system or Hawala must undertake measures to transform their operations into more efficient and viable efforts in order to achieve organizational performance because they are entirely legal to a large extent as some are still operating without license. Hence necessitating further research into the study leadership styles and organizational transformation in selected of remittance companies in Mogadishu, Somalia.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter

One THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE 1

Introduction/Background Information 1

Statement of the Problem 3

Purpose of the Study 4

Research Objectives 4

Research Questions 5

Hypothesis 5

Scope 5

Significance of the Study 5

Operational Definitions of Key Terms 7

Two LITERATURE REVIEW 8

Concepts, Ideas, Opinions from Experts/Authors 8

Three METHODOLOGY 30

Research Design 30

Research Population 30

Sample Size 31

Sampling Procedure 31

Data Gathering Procedures 32

Data Analysis 33

Limitations of the Study 33

Four PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA 34

Five FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS, RECOMMENDATIONS 48

Findings 48

Conclusions 51

Recommendations 52

References 54

Appendices 56

Appendix I - Transmittal Letter 56

Appendix II - Informed Consent 57

Appendix H - Clearance from Ethics Committee 58

Appendb( IV - Research Instrument 59

Researcher’s Curriculum Vitae 64