Each construct is measured by one item: (i) engaging leadership practices measured by common goal for a shared vision; (ii) developing leadership practices measured by shared values;
(iii) enabling practice measured by stakeholders’ participation and;(iv)empowering practice measured by achievement of sustainable development outcome.
A ten (5) point Likert scale was used. Strong Agree, where an individual is not required to seek prior approval from line Manager so as to fully exercise existing organisation policies, regulations and guidelines; Agree, where an individual is required to seek prior approval from line manager so as to fully exercise existing organisation policies, regulations and guidelines; Average, where an individual is required to seek prior approval from line manager but can only partially exercise organisation policies, regulations and guidelines; Disagree, where an individual is required to seek prior approval from line manager to exercise organisation policies, regulations and guidelines but with very limited scope; Strong Disagree, where an individual has no approval from a line manager to exercise organisation policies, regulations and guidelines.
The Moderation Variables -Leaders-Task-Context (LTC)
Questions in the second section they focused on the moderation variables: Leadership Team characteristics, Task characteristics and Context Characteristics (Leaders-Task-Context). Questions in this section they examined how the existing organisation policies, regulations, or guidelines support people effectiveness through adopting different recommended attributes under the leadership team characteristics, task characteristic and context characteristics as critical success factors (CSF).
The leadership team characteristics examines how project team members are able to enact self-leadership and shared –leadership processes; the task characteristics examines to what extent the project team members exercises self-management and to what extent they benefit from other members experiences using cross-functional teams. Finally, the context characteristic examines how project team members could demonstrate behaviour which formed part of critical success factor successfully. These behaviors are required for successfully designing, development and implementation of project in the context. They include striving for impact, collaboration, innovation and communication.
The moderating variables are measured based on Leaders Team characteristics, Task characteristics and Context Characteristics. Leaders team characteristic are measured using two items (Self-Leadership and Shared-Leadership).Task characteristic is measured by two (2) items (Self-managed teams and Cross functional teams).The context characteristic is measured by four (4) items (Impact, Innovation, Collaboration, communication).
This section used a five (5) point Likert scale. With Strong Agree, where an individual or team, have full autonomy to practice existing project/program standard, guidelines, policies, and regulation, Agree, where an individual or team, have moderate autonomy to practice existing project/program standard, guidelines, policies, and regulation, Average , where an individual or team, have partial autonomy to practice existing project/program standard, guidelines, policies, and regulation, Disagree , where an individual or team, do not have autonomy to practice existing project/program standard, guidelines, policies, and regulation, Strong Disagree , where there are no existing project/program standard, guidelines, policies, and regulation.
The outcomes – The Dependent variables
Questions in the third and fourth section are the dependent variables. These are measured at three levels of the individuals, organisation and the community level.
(i) The individual outcomes
The individual outcome are measured by three (3) items (Personal development; career development; professional development)
Questions under the individual’s outcomes examines how existing organisation policies, regulations, or guidelines support achievements of individual outcomes such as personal goals, career goals, professional goals, contribution to achievement of organisational goals and contribution to the achievement of community goals.
(ii) The organisation outcomes
The organisation outcome are measured by ten (10) items (Increased funding, revenues, profitability, customers, partners, adaptability, communication, sustainability, Technology, productivity)
Questions under the organisations outcomes examines how existing organisation policies, regulations, or guidelines support the organisation to be perceived as a trusted partner who leverages local, national and regional partnerships to deliver its conservation vision ; with improved financial sustainability through a strong funding model; high quality financial management which comply with internal and donor standards and requirements is in place; and communication capacity is strengthened so as to increase the organisation resource mobilisation potential as well as policy influence.
Strong Agree, where an individual or team, have full autonomy to practice existing project/program standard, guidelines, policies, and regulation; Agree, where an individual or team, have moderate autonomy to practice existing project/program standard, guidelines, policies, and regulation; Average, where an individual or team, have partial autonomy to practice existing project/program standard, guidelines, policies, and regulation; Disagree, where an individual or team, do not have autonomy to practice existing project/program standard, guidelines, policies, and regulation; Strong Disagree, where there are no existing project/program standard, guidelines, policies, and regulation.
(iii) The community outcomes
The community outcomes are measured by five (5) items (Respect for Life; Respect for property; Respect for Justice; Respect for Biodiversity; Respect for information).
Questions in the community outcomes they examine how existing organization guidelines, policies, and regulations contribute towards improving community social impact. Strong Agree: Where job description (JD), Company Policies, Guidelines, Constitutions, and Regulations exist and are fully practiced. Agree: Where job description (JD), Company Policies, Guidelines, Constitutions, and Regulations exist, but moderately practiced. Average: Where job description (JD), Company Policies, Guidelines, Constitutions, and Regulations exist, but poorly practiced. Disagree: Where job description (JD), Company Policies, Guidelines, Constitutions, and Regulations exist, but not practiced. Strong Disagree: Where job description (JD), Company Policies, Guidelines, Constitutions, and Regulations do not exist, and not practiced.