Strategic Leadership and Employee Performance in Devolved Government: Evidence from Nairobi City County, Kenya

This study examines the effects of strategic leadership styles on employee performance in Nairobi City County Government, Kenya. It focuses on four strategic leadership styles: transformational leadership, transactional leadership, visionary leadership, and collaborative leadership, and their relationship with employee performance.

The study considers employee performance in relation to creativity, motivation, efficiency, achievement of organizational goals, and teamwork. It also considers organizational factors, including resources, systems, structures, employee skills, experience, and job satisfaction, that may influence the relationship between strategic leadership and employee performance.

The research seeks to contribute to the understanding of how strategic leadership practices can improve public-sector performance, strengthen institutional effectiveness, and support better service delivery in county government.