INFLUENCE OF THE LEADER AS A CONDUCTOR ON E-READINESS ACCESSION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN KENYA

Abstract

Global competition has become increasingly information-intensive. E-skills have gained impetus in order to create and maintain competitive advantage. Harnessing the full potential for ICT in higher education requires skills for the management, governance and leadership in the information age. The responsibility to build e-skills and other capabilities to tap the benefits of ICTs rests on the leadership. This study investigates Wallin’s business orchestration model proposal of the leader as a conductor and the influence on e-readiness accession in higher education institutions in Kenya. Desktop research was carried out to identify the key attributes of leader as a conductor and e-readiness accession. Multiple regression equation is determined as Y=1.556+.594X1 withX1being the conductor index. At α = 0.05 level of significance, conclusion is made that there exists enough evidence to conclude that the leader as a conductor is useful for predicting e-readiness accession; therefore the model us useful.