Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to analyze Leadership traits expression and
organisational effectiveness in Private Institutions of Higher Education. The study
used primary and secondary data. Primary data were transcriptions of responses from
interview and questionnaire administration. Data were processed using STATA and
SmartPLS3 software. Purposive and Stratified Random Sampling were used in
sampling a size of 130. Data were analyse using thematic analysis, principal
component analysis, multiplelinear regression and modeling analysis techniques.
The study revealed that Leadership traits expression had a positive
relationship with the university’s organisational effectiveness. The results showed
that an improvement in leadership styles within the university will account for 4.2%
in organisations overall effectiveness. Strengthening leadership capabilities will result
in 20.6% increase whiles an enhanced leadership skills will also result in 58.2%. The
results revealed that the improvement in Leadership traits expression will account for
38.3 % variation in organisational effectiveness. It emerged that transformational
leadership style contributed more variations in organisational effectiveness than
transactional, authoritative and laissez fair leadership styles. The results also showed
that leadership competency played a mediation role between Leadership traits
expression and organisational effectiveness.
The findings from the analysis revealed that leader’s personality, workforce
diversity, organisational culture and climate and decision making characteristics
determined leadership traits expression in private institutions of higher education. The
study established that an effective leadership traits expression model should have the
components of leadership styles, leadership skills and leadership capabilities in order
to contribute to the leader’s competency for optimal effectiveness. The study
recommended the augmentation of the identified Leadership traits expression
constructs in order to achieve maximum organisational effectiveness in private
institutions of higher education.
