Cultural influence on leadership and employee motivation in Kenya
Oleinik, Dariana (2017)
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Haaga-Helia ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017112518121
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017112518121
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This thesis is commissioned by Pertec Consulting Oy – a leadership training and consulting company based in Espoo. This research aims to find out how culture influences leadership and motivation in Kenya, with the purpose of improving the quality of training and consulting services provided by Pertec and any other business in East Africa. It also shows, on a general level, what motivates employees in the chosen country, and what qualities they consider to be important in a leader.
The study uses semi-structured interviews conducted with people, who have experience of either living or working in Kenya. The interview guide includes questions about level of motivation, motivational factors, experiences in Kenyan companies, leader characteristics, and culture-related evaluations of leadership and motivation.
The results show that the leadership system in Kenya needs development, which provides a good opportunity for the Scandinavian businesses, as their style of leadership is preferred by Kenyans, according to the data gathered in this project. When it comes to employee motivation, at the moment it is heavily influenced by the leadership in Kenyan companies, and while internal motivation of the employees is strong, getting more support from the leaders will develop it even further.
The study uses semi-structured interviews conducted with people, who have experience of either living or working in Kenya. The interview guide includes questions about level of motivation, motivational factors, experiences in Kenyan companies, leader characteristics, and culture-related evaluations of leadership and motivation.
The results show that the leadership system in Kenya needs development, which provides a good opportunity for the Scandinavian businesses, as their style of leadership is preferred by Kenyans, according to the data gathered in this project. When it comes to employee motivation, at the moment it is heavily influenced by the leadership in Kenyan companies, and while internal motivation of the employees is strong, getting more support from the leaders will develop it even further.