Abstract:
The study investigates the influence of transformational and transactional leadership
and firm performance mediated by knowledge sharing practices at Societe Generale
Ghana Plc. The survey research design was adopted. A sample size of one hundred and
seventy (170) respondents selected, and questionnaires were administered to collect
data from them and analysed using descriptive, inferential statistics (correlation and
regression analyses). The study found a significant positive influence of both
transformational and transactional leadership on firm performance. More so, the study
revealed that knowledge sharing partially mediated the relationship that exist between
transactional and transformational leadership and firm performance. Therefore, the
study recommends that firms that seek to enhance their performance in other to achieve
competitive advantage should place more emphasizes on improving their leadership
styles as this can be achieved through numerous approaches such as improving
knowledge sharing which has been statistically found to improve firm performance
Description:
A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Management Sciences
of the School of Business, University of Education, Winneba,
in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of degree of
Master of Business Administration
in Human Resources Management
