Strategic Leadership Competencies and its Relationship on Achieving Organizational Excellence: A Theoretical Study

Authors

  • Adnan Ahmad Olwan National Center for Security and Crisis Management, Amman, Jordan
  • Hani Jaza’a Irtaimeh, Dr. Faculty of Business & Finance, The World Islamic Sciences and Education University, Amman, Jordan
  • Musa Al-Lozi, Prof. Dr. University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25255/jbm.2019.7.1.58.79

Keywords:

Strategic Leadership, Theoretical Study, Organizational Excellence

Abstract

Despite the long history of leadership research, management scholars have recently begun to define modern concepts of strategic leadership as a focus. The present study aims to review the theoretical literature on strategic leadership, the dimensions of strategic leadership, leadership, strategic thinking, strategic thinking models, and the advantages of strategic thinking, leadership model, and functional cadres.

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Author Biographies

Adnan Ahmad Olwan, National Center for Security and Crisis Management, Amman, Jordan

Vice President of National Center for Security and Crisis Management, Amman, Jordan

Hani Jaza’a Irtaimeh, Dr., Faculty of Business & Finance, The World Islamic Sciences and Education University, Amman, Jordan

Dean of the Faculty of Business & Finance, The World Islamic Sciences and Education University, Amman, Jordan

Musa Al-Lozi, Prof. Dr., University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

Department of Public Administration, School of Business, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan & President of Aqaba Branch, The University of Jordan, Aqaba, Jordan

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