Title:
INFLUENCE OF DIALOGUE FACILITATION AS A STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP INITIATIVE ON WORKPLACE HARMONY IN KAKAMEGA COUNTY, KENYA

Authors:
Makokha Kulthum Atemba and Barrack Otieno Okello

Abstract:
A workplace where people get along well will be more productive, with fewer complaints. Positive managing workplace programs leads to dedicate and healthier performing employees who promote demographic interactions and appreciation of cultures. There have been concerns about the workplace interpersonal conflicts and other institutional conflicts in devolved governments within the new constitutional dispensation. The objective of the study was to determine the influence of dialogue facilitation as a strategic leadership initiative on workplace harmony in Kakamega County, Kenya. The theory underpinning this study was the deprivation theory. Stratified random and purposive sampling techniques was used to select a sample size of 98 respondents. Questionnaires were used for data collection. Data analysis was done using descriptive methods and inferential statistical methods. The correlation coefficient between dialogue facilitation and workplace harmony was 0.572. The results thus show that dialogue facilitation significantly influence workplace harmony. The study thus recommends that County Government should thus increase the strategic initiatives to enhance the workplace harmony. The Kakamega County management will benefit by being able to analyze their workplace harmony initiatives for the benefit of the residents. The county management will also be able to develop strategies to enable them improve on workplace harmony.