THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY DETERMINANTS AND PROPORTIONS OF WOMEN IN TOP LEADERSHIP POSITIONS

Dr. Dorcas Anyango Ogutu () and Dr. Kennedy Ogollah ()

European Journal of Business and Strategic Management, 2016, vol. 1, issue 3, 104 - 115

Abstract: Purpose: The combination of legal developments, including the Kenyan Constitution of 2010 and legislative enactments by the Kenyan Government, have specifically sought to ensure there is equality by advancing the position of women within leadership positions in the Kenyan public sector. However, despite these efforts, women have yet to make the sort of advances in leadership positions within Kenya anticipated by such policies. There are existing factors that still hinders women in Kenya from attaining these positions of leadership within Kenyan state corporations. The study sought to determine the relationship between family and proportion of women in top leadership positions in state corporations in Kenya.Methodology: This thesis used mixed method methodology (qualitative and quantitative). The study design was cross a sectional study and the data was collected using structure questionnaires, with closed ended questions for quantitative data and open ended questions for qualitative data. 221 senior managers in state corporations were sampled using stratified sampling technique. The questionnaires were self administeredResults: The findings of this study found that family responsibilities hinder the progression of women to high leadership positions in state corporations in Kenya. Further study results showed that Family Responsibilities and Family status were statistically significant in assessing Proportion of Women in Top Leadership Positions.Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The thesis makes an important contribution in understanding the influence of family determinants and proportion of women in top leadership positions in state corporations in Kenya. Study recommends that future studies may also use the case study approach, which would add value to understanding the relationship family determinants and proportion of women in top leadership positions. Case studies may be used to generate other theories that can be empirically tested, thus enabling general knowledge on proportion of women in top leadership positions in organization get richer.

Keywords: leadership position; family determinants; proportion of women; State corporations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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