The Moderation role of organizational Virtuousness in the relationship between ethical leadership and strategic sustainability

Authors

  • Hakim Hssone Al-Mayali Faculty of Administration & Economics University of Kufa
  • Mohammad Hadi Basim AL-Hassani Faculty of Administration & Economics University of Kufa

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36317/kaj/2023/v1.i57.12354

Keywords:

Organizational Virtuousness, Strategic Sustainability, University of Kufa

Abstract

Purpose: The research aims to identify the Moderation role of organizational Virtuousness in the relationship between ethical leadership and strategic sustainability, as the research focused on a sample of the teaching staff of the University of Kufa. Proceeding from the problem that the researched higher education institution suffers from weakness or lack of interest in the issue of strategic sustainability in it, the research problem has been formulated as follows: "The Moderation role of organizational Virtuousness affects the relationship between ethical leadership and strategic sustainability in the research institution."

The importance of the research: the scarcity of previous studies (Arabic and foreign) that included the research variables (ethical leadership, organizational Virtuousness, and strategic sustainability) together in higher education institutions. The development of higher education institutions in Iraq in general because this sector is of great importance to society, the environment and the economy, and the University of Kufa in particular.

Design/Methodology: For the purpose of completing the requirements of the current research and in order to represent the target research community, the random sampling method was adopted, as (270) questionnaire forms were distributed directly to a sample of the teaching staff of the University of Kufa, and (240) valid forms were retrieved for statistical analysis at an average of Response (89%), and the collected data were analyzed using a set of statistical tests available in the two statistical programs SPSS V.26 and Smart PLS v.3.3.2.

Theoretical results: There is a knowledge gap to clarify the nature of the relationship between research variables (ethical leadership, organizational Virtuousness and strategic sustainability) in institutions in general and the University of Kufa in particular.                                                                                                               Practical results: The research results showed that there is an impact relationship of the Moderation role of organizational Virtuousness on the relationship between ethical leadership and strategic sustainability in the institution under study.

The Value of the Research: the scarcity of studies that attempted to identify and know the nature of the relationship between study variables (the interactive role of organizational integrity in the relationship between ethical leadership and strategic sustainability) in higher education.

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Al-Mayali, Hakim, and Mohammad AL-Hassani. “ The Moderation Role of Organizational Virtuousness in the Relationship Between Ethical Leadership and Strategic Sustainability ”. Kufa Journal of Arts, vol. 1, no. 60, June 2024, pp. 217-63, https://doi.org/10.36317/kaj/2023/v1.i57.12354.

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