Strategic Leadership Competencies and its Relationship on Achieving Organizational Commitment: 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. The University of Jordan, Aqaba, Jordan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25255/jbm.2019.7.1.34.57

Keywords:

Leadership, Organizational Commitment, Theoretical Study

Abstract

Many of the contemporary administrative approaches focus their efforts on defining the concepts of organizational excellence. In the context of scientific management, the concept of efficiency has been defined as the basis for organizational excellence and the entry of human relations, which focused on the social needs of workers. The present study aims to review the theoretical and educational literature on strategic leadership and its relationship to achieving organizational commitment.

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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., The University of Jordan, Aqaba, 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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