The Role of Strategic Leadership in Crisis Management the Case of Governmental Sector in the Northern Iraq – Erbil City

Farman Tahseen Aziz

Abstract


The study aimed to identify the role of strategic leadership in the internal security apparatus, and measure its capabilities in crisis management in the Northern part of Iraq, by studying the dimensions of strategic leadership (spreading organizational learning, empowering workers, spreading organizational culture, strategic visualization, and organizational control), highlighting its relationship and its impact. In managing crisis, the study made suggested recommendations to strengthen and develop the role of strategic leadership in crisis management. The research targeted governmental institutions of the Northern part of Iraq and questionnaire was used as a means of data collection.


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Crisis Management; Strategy; Northern Part of Iraq; Leadership

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