| Abstract: | ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study was to assess factors affecting leadership effectiveness at Gift
Group of Companies. Gift Group of Companies comprise four interrelated companies
working as a sister company; i.e., Gift Trading, Gift Nails Manufacturing Industry, Gift
Construction and Gift Real Estate PLC. In the process of the study data was acquired by
taking one hundred thirteen samples from three hundred eighteen populations using instance
sampling. Each sample is taken from different group which comprise top level, middle and
lower level managers and employees. To achieve the objectives of the study and enable the
researcher to answer the research questions explicitly as possible, the descriptive statistics
method selected as the means to identify factors affecting leadership effectiveness. The
reason to follow this approach is to answer the research questions using qualitative analysis.
This will depict an accurate profile of demographic information, situations and enable to
explain the relationship between independent variable-factors affecting leadership
effectiveness and dependent variable-leadership effectiveness. In the study data collection
has been conducted by preparing structured interview questions for top level management
group; English version questionnaire for middle and lower level management group and
Amharic version questionnaire for employees. Further, observation is made in certain part
of the business operation. In general, empowerment, transparency, relationship building,
vision sharing, leadership style, and motivating of staffs are found to be the major factors
affecting leadership effectiveness at GGC. Accordingly short term training and best practice
sharing with empowering employees, transparency, relationship building, vision sharing,
accountability, influencingsubordinates and working on leadership style are areas for improvement. |
