Title: Role of democratic leadership in strengthening management transparency within Kuwaiti co-op societies

Authors: Salah A.A. Alabduljader

Addresses: The Department of Management and Marketing, College of Business Administration, Kuwait University, Kuwait City, Kuwait

Abstract: The current study aimed at examining the role of democratic leadership (open communication, shared decision making, accountability and responsibility, information sharing) in strengthening managerial transparency within the cooperative sector in Kuwait. Quantitative methodology was adopted, and a questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 111 managers, leaders and employees within the Co-Op Society in Kuwait. SPSS was used to mitigate primary data. The results of the study indicated the acceptance of the main hypothesis argued, 'democratic leadership has the ability to strengthen management transparency within Kuwaiti Co-Op Society'. Among variables of democratic leadership, it was seen that they all scored an acceptable level of influence, the highest however appeared to be open communication; this indicated that it can increase the flow of real information in the real-time and supports organisational efforts to make the right decision at the right time. The study recommended a culture be developed that appreciates open and transparent connection between leaders and employees. The significance of the current study lies in its ability to increase the attention towards leadership in the Co-Op Society in Kuwait.

Keywords: democratic leadership; open communication; shared decision making; accountability and responsibility; information sharing; co-op society.

DOI: 10.1504/IJECRM.2024.142425

International Journal of Electronic Customer Relationship Management, 2024 Vol.14 No.3/4, pp.275 - 291

Received: 27 Jan 2024
Accepted: 01 Jul 2024
Published online: 30 Oct 2024 *

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