International Journal of Management and Leadership Studies
2022; 4(ii): 29
ISSN:
2311 7575
THE INTERVENING EFFECT OF CORPORATE STRATEGY ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE RISK MANAGEMENT ADOPTION BY COMMERCIAL STATE CORPORATIONS IN KENYA
Disterius Ondieki Nyandika, Paul Machoka, Michael Ngala
Published:
31 May, 2022
Volume:
4
Issue:
ii
Keywords:
Corporate Strategy, Transformational Leadership, Enterprise Risk Management & Commercial State Corporations
In today’s dynamic and competitive business environment, firms are faced with ever
evolving risks as they implement their strategic objectives to create value.
Proactively therefore, organizations are adopting the enterprise risk management
framework to address the inadequacies in risk management to ensure realization of
business objectives. This study examined the intervening effect of corporate strategy
on the relationship between transformational leadership and enterprise risk
management adoption by commercial state corporations in Kenya. This research
adopted a positivist research philosophy and cross-sectional survey design
approach. Target population comprised all the 52 Commercial State Corporations in
Kenya listed in the register of State Corporations Advisory Committee in January
2021. Census method was applied, and all members of the top management team
were enumerated as respondents. The study used primary data, which was collected
through structured questionnaires. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS
version 22) was used in regression modeling for prediction and causal inferences
between study variables. The study findings indicated a partial mediation effect on
the intervening role of corporate strategy on the relationship between
transformational leadership and ERM adoption by commercial state corporations in
Kenya. The study recommends that the commercial state corporations should anchor
the ERM adoption activities and other management programmes in the corporate
strategic plan for effective execution. It is further recommended that ppractitioner’s
involved in enterprise risk management advisory, learning and development should
ensure that professional development programs in ERM, incorporate linkages
between corporate strategy and enterprise risk management.