Participative Leadership Style and Supply Chain Performance of Retail SMEs in Rivers State of Nigeria

Abstract:

This study examined the effect of participative leadership style on supply chain performance of retail SMEs in Rivers State of Nigeria by means of a survey research design and quantitative method to tolerate descriptive and inferential analysis. The population for the study was 377 registered SMEs in Rivers State of Nigeria. The convenience simple technique was used to select one respondent each from the 377 retail SMEs studied. The convenience sampling of respondents was used to 377 respondents for the study. Afterward, 377 copies of questionnaire were disseminated to 377 employees across the identified retail SMEs. Of the 377 respondents contacted, 258 participated in the study; ensuing to a response rate of 68 The 258 respondents produced a total of 249 functional response set. Data were espoused to correlation and regression analysis by means of the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS Version 22.0). It was revealed that, participative leadership style statistically positive and influence information sharing at 0.05 significant level. This implies that a well implemented participative leadership style can increase the chance of making better information sharing in retail supply chain. The study therefore, concludes that, there is a positive and significant influence of participative leadership style on supply chain performance of retail SMEs in Rivers State of Nigeria, and recommends that managers of retail SMEs should emphasis more on the implementation of participative leadership style in their organizations to boost information sharing in order to attain superior supply chain performance.