ANSWER ALLQUESTIONS

In a hypothetical (imaginary) study titled:EFFECTS OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AT STAR JUBA SOUTH SUDAN LIMITED. The following problem statement was stated:

Wafula and Namafafa (2022) emphasized on the importance of leaders in an organization "In today's competitive environment, organizations expand globally and face a lot of challenges in meeting their objectives and chase to be more successful from others". Just like Star Juba South Sudan which has grown from a two branched bank to thirty-six branches with 3470 employees to date struggling to fit in the retail market and compete with other giants in the same industry. In this study the researcher sought to develop an interest in this topic from the many concerns of the shareholders of Star Juba South Sudan limited among others on increased drop in productivity and performance of employees in the retail sector (Asheikh, 1932). According to Maiso (2021), leadership styles affect everyone in the organization from senior management to temporary/ interns /contract employees. In the case of Star Juba, only a fraction of staff received bonuses which were purely pegged on performance implying that many employees failed to meet the set targets for the year 2021, this clearly shows that the performance of the past two years has not been to the expected standards. Employee performance which is perceived as: Executing defined duties, meeting deadlines, team input, and the cohesion of both leadership and performance should be evident through style and approach used by managers in the attempt to cause efficiency which requires specific leadership approaches to unique performance challenges in achieving departmental goals (Kwesiga, Khadar & Kuol, 2022). The above should as pointed by Baryayaka (2018) lead to efficiency, specialization, effective feedback and good organizational relations. The regressors in this study was leadership styles (in terms of transformational leadership, transactional leadership, laissez-faire leadership and autocratic leadership) and indeed Kotevu, Komutegeki, Akenda and Alule (2020) states that leadership is the ability to influence people towards attainment of goals. This captures the idea that leaders are involved with other people in achievement of goals. This is an area of concern that promoted the researcher to carry out a study on the subject. The idea here is to assess performance of employees and test whether it is affected by employees' perception of leadership style that is practiced by immediate supervisor.

QUESTION:

1. With regards to the above problem statement answer the following:
   1. Identify the independent variable, the dependent variable and context of the study [6 marks]

EFFECTS OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE AT STAR JUBA SOUTH SUDAN LIMITED.

1. State the objectives of the study [8 marks]
2. Indicate the target population to be considered for the study [4 marks]
3. Identify the population of the study [2 marks]
4. State the sample size and indicate how you figured it out [8 marks]
5. How can the problem statement be improved? [2 marks]

1. In the above study suggest how following data analysis will be used for what purpose
   1. Descriptive data analysis [2 marks]
   2. Inferential data analysis [2 marks]

1. Briefly, in your own words:
   1. Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative research designs [4 marks]
   2. Explain the two main sampling methods and when most applicable [4 marks]
   3. Discuss the importance of validity and reliability in research [4 marks]
   4. Elaborate on the role of triangulation [4 marks]