Strategic Thinking And Strategic Leadership For Change: Lessons For Technical Universities In Ghana

The aim of this study is to explore the impact of Strategic leadership competencies dimensions (Strategic Thinking Competencies, Leadership Competencies) on core competency in AlManaseer Group for Industrial & Trading. For this purpose, a questionnaire was developed to collect data from the study population which consists of 180 leaders. This is aimed at testing the hypotheses and achieving the objectives of the study. The most important results that the study achieved were that there was a statistically significant impact of Strategic leadership competencies with its dimensions (Strategic thinking competencies, leadership competencies) on core competency. The most important recommendations of the study were the necessity of AlManaseer Group should evaluate the core competencies; periodically and continuously in order to rebuild the critical resources which are the pillars of core competencies and in line with the requirements and conditions of strategic thinking and leadership competencies.

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A Supernova

10.1093/oso/9780198777199.003.0006 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Keeley Wilson

Keyword(s):

Strategic Thinking ◽

Strategic Leadership ◽

Top Management ◽

Matrix Structure ◽

Internal Competition ◽

Management Changes

This chapter reviews the period 2004–6, opening with a description of the problems Nokia was facing due to a boycott of its products by operators. However, the problems ran deeper than this, as Nokia was losing its agility and entrepreneurialism, and focusing on scale rather than speed, so its products were constantly late to market. It goes on to analyze the implications of a reorganization into a matrix structure in 2004, which led to wide-ranging top management changes over the following two years and a subsequent deterioration of strategic thinking and strategic leadership. We also see a growing bureaucratization and loss of agility during this period, along with increasing internal competition and difficulties as Nokia grappled with the challenges of shifting from a “hardware-first” to “software-first” approach.

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

Journal of Business & Management (COES&RJ-JBM) ◽

10.25255/jbm.2019.7.1.58.79 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 58-79

Author(s):

Adnan Ahmad Olwan ◽

Hani Jaza’a Irtaimeh ◽

Musa AL-Lozi

Keyword(s):

Theoretical Study ◽

Leadership Competencies ◽

Strategic Thinking ◽

Research Management ◽

Strategic Leadership ◽

Leadership Model ◽

Theoretical Literature ◽

Organizational Excellence ◽

History Of ◽

Leadership Research

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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Indian Strategic Thinking About the Indian Ocean: Striving Towards Strategic Leadership

India Review ◽

10.1080/14736489.2015.1030198 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 14 (2) ◽

pp. 221-237 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

David Brewster

Keyword(s):

Indian Ocean ◽

Strategic Thinking ◽

Strategic Leadership ◽

The Indian Ocean

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The Necessity Of Strategic Leadership In Corporate Sustainability

Journal of Sustainability Management (JSM) ◽

10.19030/jsm.v2i1.8754 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 23-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

John Theodore

Keyword(s):

Corporate Sustainability ◽

Strategic Thinking ◽

Strategic Leadership ◽

Analysis And Evaluation ◽

Strategic Intent ◽

Strategic Vision ◽

External Stakeholders ◽

Strategic Leaders ◽

Leadership Changes ◽

Corporate Business

The purpose of this article is to present the necessity of having strategic leadership in business corporations that practice corporate sustainability. There are three areas that corporate sustainability focuses upon: Ecological, sociological, and corporate/business. Corporate sustainability requires strategic leadership in order to interact with these three dynamic and divergent areas. Strategic leaders communicate their vision to their managers and employees and remain in continuous and uninterrupted contact with the former who are dexterously empowered by their leaders to assume supportive roles for the communication of their leaders strategic vision to internal and external stakeholders of the organization. Strategic thinking is utilized by strategic leaders and has to do with the analysis and evaluation of the existing internal and external environments of the organization and that of how changes in both environments can affect the organization. Strategic leaders utilize strategic intent that includes focusing the organizations intention to operate strategically. Flexibility is the ability of strategic leaders to analyze, evaluate, and respond to changes in both the internal and external environment of their organizations. Strategic leaders initiate changes because of the demands that emanate from the external and the internal environments of the organization. Strategic leadership changes are dramatic ones and their implementation requires the integration of vision, flexibility, and the support of the managers of the organization.

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IMPACT OF STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP ON STRATEGIC COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE THROUGH STRATEGIC THINKING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING: A BI-MEDITATIONAL RESEARCH

Verslas teorija ir praktika ◽

10.3846/btp.2018.32 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 19 (0) ◽

pp. 320-330

Author(s):

Mohammad Hunitie

Keyword(s):

Strategic Planning ◽

Competitive Advantage ◽

Response Rate ◽

Study Data ◽

Strategic Thinking ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Strategic Leadership ◽

To Come ◽

The Impact

Confusion between strategic planning and strategic thinking in the context of strategic leadership and its effect on competitive advantage was the foremost rationale for this study to come into view. Thereby, the aim of this study was to examine the role of two mediating variables, i.e., strategic planning and strategic thinking in the impact of strategic leadership on competitive advantage. Scoping health care sector in Jordan resulted in three public hospitals agreed to participate in the study. Data were gathered using a questionnaire developed on the basis of literature review. A total of 1000 questionnaires were administered to hospitals. A total 521 questionnaires were returned with a response rate of 52.1%. The results pinpointed that strategic leadership significantly predicted strategic planning, strategic thinking and competitive advantage. the results also revealed that strategic planning and strategic thinking significantly and positively related to competitive advantage. accordingly, it was approved that strategic planning and strategic thinking mediated the effect of strategic leadership on competitive advantage. Despite that the influence of strategic thinking on competitive advantage was greater than the influence of strategic planning on competitive advantage. The study hold the perspective that both strategic planning and strategic thinking were essential in the context of strategic leadership, since strategies are developed by strategic thinking and operationalized via strategic planning.

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