Leadership and Technological Change in Selected Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria (Published)
The study was carried out on leadership style and technological change in selected Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) in Nigeria. Specifically, it focused on three leadership dimensions: transformational, transactional, and servant leadership. A structured questionnaire, based on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from “Strongly Disagree” to “Strongly Agree,” was developed and administered electronically via Google Forms. Data were collected from 380 purposively selected respondents across 15 MDAs, all of which met inclusion criteria related to ICT capacity and regulatory compliance. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data via SPSS. The findings revealed that transformational leadership had the most significant positive effect on technological change, followed by transactional leadership. Servant leadership showed the least direct effect. These results highlighted the pivotal role of visionary leadership in driving innovation and technology adoption in the Nigerian public sector. It is recommended that MDAs should prioritize the development of transformational leadership capabilities, while maintaining effective transactional leadership practices and promoting servant leadership principles to support a culture conducive to change.
Keywords: Servant Leadership, Transformational Leadership, nigeria MDAs, public sector innovation, technological change, transactional leadership