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Item Effect of Leadership Traits on Achieving Competitive Advantage in Kenyan State Corporations: A Case of Kenya Wildlife Services(Daystar University, School of Business and Economics, 2017-06) Nyenze, TracyThe purpose of the study was to establish the effect of leadership traits on achieving competitive advantage in Kenyan state corporations using a case of Kenya Wildlife Services. The specific objectives were to identify the leadership traits exercised at Kenya Wildlife Services, to establish the sources of competitive advantage at Kenya Wildlife Services and to assess the effect of leadership traits on competitive advantage at Kenya Wildlife Services.The study adopted a descriptive research design.The target population was all 327 employees stationed at the head office based at Langata, Nairobi and 30% representative sample of 30% of the target population was selected. Stratified random sampling method was used. The study used primary data to achieve the study objectives. Primary data was collected through questionnaires. Cronbach Alpha was applied in assessing the extent to which the collected data was reliable. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics including means and frequencies and linear regression model. The results of the analysis were presented in the form of tables. The study found that the most exercised leadership traits were communication, openness to experience, conscientiousness and intelligence. Further findings were that the main sources of competitive advantage at KWS were organization policies and practices, organization culture and government policies and regulations and leadership traits were indicated as the least source of competitive advantage at KWS. The study also found that leadership traits had positive and significant effect on competitive advantage at KWS.The study recommended that state corporations leaders should continuously assess the specific leadership traits at their organizations that will improve competitive advantage to their state corporations. Further study recommended for a repeat study effect of leadership traits on achieving competitive advantage in Kenyan state corporations where all state corporations will be studied or even a different state corporation.Item Effect of Leadership Traits on Achieving Competitive Advantage in Kenyan State Corporations: A Case of Kenya Wildlife Services(Daystar University School of Business and Economics, 2017-06) Nyenze, TracyThe purpose of the study was to establish the effect of leadership traits on achieving competitive advantage in Kenyan state corporations using a case of Kenya Wildlife Services. The specific objectives were to identify the leadership traits exercised at Kenya Wildlife Services, to establish the sources of competitive advantage at Kenya Wildlife Services and to assess the effect of leadership traits on competitive advantage at Kenya Wildlife Services.The study adopted a descriptive research design.The target population was all 327 employees stationed at the head office based at Langata, Nairobi and 30% representative sample of 30% of the target population was selected. Stratified random sampling method was used. The study used primary data to achieve the study objectives. Primary data was collected through questionnaires. Cronbach Alpha was applied in assessing the extent to which the collected data was reliable. Data analysis was done using descriptive statistics including means and frequencies and linear regression model. The results of the analysis were presented in the form of tables. The study found that the most exercised leadership traits were communication, openness to experience, conscientiousness and intelligence. Further findings were that the main sources of competitive advantage at KWS were organization policies and practices, organization culture and government policies and regulations and leadership traits were indicated as the least source of competitive advantage at KWS. The study also found that leadership traits had positive and significant effect on competitive advantage at KWS.The study recommended that state corporations leaders should continuously assess the specific leadership traits atItem Effects of Leadership Traits on Firm Performance(The International Journal Of Business & Management, 2017) Nyenze, Tracy; Kyongo, Joanes KaleliThe purpose of the study was to establish the effect of leadership traits on firm performance in Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and a corresponding hypothesis was formulated and tested. The study targeted a sample of 98 employees at KWS Headquarters in Nairobi, and 79 of them responded. The study employed a descriptive research design and data was collected using structured questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics by the help of SPSS version 21. The findings of the research established that leadership traits positively and significantly affects firm performance in Kenya Wildlife Service. The study was anchored on the Contingency theory, Organization system theory and Leadership traits theory. The study recommends further investigation of the study variables in other State Corporations locally and abroad.