The Role of Strategic Leadership In Organizational Performance

Khanda Khwarahm Azeez; Ahlam Ibrahim Wali

doi:10.25212/lfu.qzj.6.1.30

Authors

Khanda Khwarahm Azeez Administration and Economics, Business Administration, Lebanese French University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Ahlam Ibrahim Wali Department of Administration and Economics, College of Administration and Economic, Salahddin University, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25212/lfu.qzj.6.1.30

Keywords:

Strategic leadership, Investing Organizational Resources, Organizational Performance, Pro-activeness, Human Resource Development, Quality, Quantity, Procedure

Abstract

The study aimed to analyze the role of strategic leadership relationship with the Organizational performance of a number of private banks in the governorates of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.

The general framework of the study is determined through the problem of the applied study by asking questions about the nature of relationships and the effect between the study variables. For this purpose, a model was designed to express the relationships and influence, and a set of hypotheses were formulated as possible answers to the study questions.

To ensure the validity of the hypotheses, they were subjected to multiple tests through the statistical program (SPSS).

The study adopted the descriptive and analytical approach, and the field of application represents (11) private banks from the governorates of Erbil and Sulaymaniyah for a research community. The sample of the study reached (92) managers.

The study reached a set of conclusions, the most important of which is the existence of correlations and influence between the two variables.

‏The study presented a set of proposals, the most prominent of which is the necessity of working to reinforce the positive aspects of the two variables and work to address the negatives

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