QUESTIONNAIRE

The main objective of this questionnaire is to collect data on how leadership development of young

professionals in the building industry could influence performance within their organizations.

Respondents should be below 42 years of age. The researcher is committed to ensure that ALL your

responses are kept CONFIDENTIAL. Therefore, none of your personal or organizational

information would be required on the questionnaire. Your honest responses to all the questions will

become part of reliable findings that shall address the purpose of this study. It is important for you to

know that the necessary permissions have been granted from the National Commission for Science,

Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI), as well as from the Research Ethics Review Board of Pan

Africa Christian University. Please answer all the following questions.

SECTION I

1) Please tick under your age range:

21 and below 22-26 27-31 32-36 37-41

✓

2) Which is your gender? (Please tick as applicable) Male [ ] Female [ ✓ ]

3) What is your marital status? (Please tick one) Single [ ] Married [ ✓ ]

Divorced/Separated [ ] Others-specify………………………. [ ]

4) What is your highest level of education? (Please tick one)

Certificate Level [ ] College Diploma [ ] Higher Diploma [ ]

University Degree [✓ ] Postgraduate Degree [ ]

5) How many years have you worked in the current position? (Please tick one)

Less than 1 [ ] 1-4 [ ] 5-8 [ ✓ ] 9-12 [ ] More than 12 [ ]

6) For how many years have you worked in the current firm/organization? (Please tick one)

Less than 1 [ ] 1-4 [ ] 5-8 [✓ ] 9-12 [ ] More than 12 [ ]

7) How many other firms/organizations have you worked in before now? (Please tick one)

None [ ] 1or2 [ ✓ ] 3or4 [ ] 5or6 [ ] More than 6 [ ]

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8) Are you considering to join another firm/organization in the next 2 year? Yes [ ] No [ ✓]

9) What is your current designation? (Please tick one) Executive/Senior Leader [ ]

Manager/Director [ ] Supervisor/Team Leader [ ✓ ] Staff Professional/Other [ ]

10) For how many years has your firm/organization been operating in Kenya? (Please tick one)

0-10 [ ] 11-20 [ ] 21-30 [ ] 31-40 [ ] More than 40 [ ✓ ]

11) What reason made you move from your previous organization? (Please tick one)

Salary Work overload Completed studies Was laid off Other (specify)
✓

SECTION II

This section has statements regarding you, your professional and leadership relationship as well

as your experiences, your supervisor/s, and your current organization. Please respond to all in

the best way you know. Kindly pick only one of the five possible choices (1, 2, 3, 4 or 5) on the right

that best describes your response for each statement. The statements are not arranged in any order.

The five numbers represent the following answers, respectively:

Strongly Disagree (1), Disagree (2), Neither Agree nor Disagree (3), Agree (4), Strongly Agree (5)

C12 In my organization, we have on-the-job learning to guide us handle the

diverse situations of projects 1 2 3
✓4 5
H13 Except interns, most of those leaving our firm are younger than 41 years ✓1 2 3
4 5
F14 On several projects we have progressively achieved substantial cost savings 1 2 3 4
✓5
C15 Supervisors assign us management tasks that teach us new capabilities 1 2 3 4
✓5
D16 Coordination with other stakeholders has been improving consistently 1 2 3 4
✓5
E17 Queries raised by other stakeholders are quickly responded to 1 2 3 4

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B18 Someone takes us through a series of instructions that must be followed 1 2 3 4
✓5
A19 The person who guides me on leadership skills is one of my colleague 1 2 3 4
✓5
E20 We have delivered most of our projects ahead of schedule 1 2 3 ✓
4 5
F21 Comparative completion costs for projects have progressively increased. 1 2 3
✓4 5
A22 The older colleagues are keen on helping younger ones manage teams 1 2 3 ✓
4 5
F23 Cost of producing our professional documents is gradually increasing 1 2 3
✓4 5
C24 Our professional training at college incorporated a unit on leadership 1 ✓2 3
4 5
D25 The management of every project is administered by laid down procedure 1 2 3 4
✓5
B26 There is regular coaching that prepares us to lead projects 1 2 3
✓4 5
H27 Colleagues older than 41 years appear well settled in the firm 1 2 3
✓4 5
D28 Transmission of instructions to contractors is strictly procedural 1 2 3 4
✓5
A29 I have learnt my leadership skills by observing my colleagues 1 2 3 4
✓5
B30 Occasionally, an expert on leadership comes to speak to us 1 2 3 ✓
4 5
G31 All professionals in our firm use computer for most of their work 1 2 3 4
✓5
D32 Projects have clear files identifying the persons involved and project status 1 2 3 4
✓5
G33 Our project documentations are produced on computer-aided platform 1 2 3 4
✓5

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H34 Professionals younger than 41 years are considering moving job 1 ✓2 3
4 5
C35 Young professionals are assisted to learn relevant leadership skills 1 2 3
✓4 5
D36 Clients receive regular progress updates regarding their projects 1 2 3 4
✓5
E37 Time spent to complete similar projects is progressively reducing 1 2 3
✓4 5
E38 There are occasional delays of information transmission to stakeholders 1 ✓2 3
4 5
C39 Our firm has prepared us on how to guide Clients 1 2 3 4
✓5
E40 Several times we have failed to meet our deadlines 1 ✓2 3
4 5
B41 We are coached on how to steer the building process 1 2 3 4
✓5
A42 Young colleagues are assigned mentors who guide them on leadership roles 1 2 3 4
✓5
F43 Amendments by Clients are common throughout the building process 1 2 3 ✓
4 5
C44 We have in-house trainings to equip us on leadership skills 1 2 3
✓4 5
F45 Most Clients are not sure of what building type and size they need 1 2 3 ✓
4 5
G46 Prevailing digital era advances in technology have influenced how we work 1 2 3 4
✓5
H47 Most of those joining after I did are younger than 41 years 1 2 3 4
✓5
B48 There is a one-on-one guidance related to project management issues 1 2 3 4
✓5
F49 Fluctuations of contract sums for projects have been minimized gradually 1 2 3 4
✓5
A50 Behaviours, attitudes, and emotional reactions of colleagues are emulate-able 1 2 3 ✓

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H51 Overall workplace conditions are within acceptable conditions 1 2 3 ✓
4 5
G52 Young colleagues are relied upon to guide on aspects related to technology 1 2 3 4
✓5
END OF THE QUESTIONNAIRE. THANK YOU.