Leadership Traits Expression and Organisational Effectiveness in Private Institutions of Higher Education: Perception Study of Marshalls University College, Accra.

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.