Abstract:
The study set out to examine leadership and performance in the
the Central Region of Ghana.
Descriptive survey design and mixed-methods approaches were used. Multi-stage
sampling procedures were used to select a sample of 989 respondents. Cape Coast Metropolis, Effutu Municipality and Asikuma-Odoben-Brakwa District were
purposively selected. Data were collected on regional, district and community
actors using an interview guide and interview schedules. Content analysis,
descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyse the data.
The study found that although mixed leadership behaviours were exhibited
in the three study areas, the political and technocratic leaders were generally
performance. Differences in perceptions of the influence of the leadership
approaches on participation and performance in the three study sites were not
statistically significant. The Functional Organisational Assessment Tool (FOAT)
framework focused on response to policy and legal mandates with little focus on
the influence of leadership approaches on performance.
It is recommended that leaders of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District
Assemblies should involve their followers to enable them demand accountability
to improve leadership and performance. There is the need for collaboration among
departments in the Assemblies and to integrate assessment of the leadership
approaches into eliciting response to performance requirements in the FOAT
framework.
