Intelligent Leadership and its Role in Achieving Strategic Agility: An Analytical Study of the Opinions of Administrative Leaders in Private Universities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

الملخص

The evolving business environment has forced organizations to place great emphasis on developing their intelligent leadership and strategic agility, enabling them to effectively adapt to dynamic changes, keep pace with changing demands, and achieve a sustainable competitive advantage. This research investigates the role of intelligent leadership in achieving strategic agility among administrative leaders in private universities in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Based on the nature of the research and the objectives it seeks to achieve, the descriptive analytical approach has been relied upon. In this research quantitative method was used through questionnaires to collect data and the target samples were 238 administrative leaders, including deans of faculties/colleges, vice deans, heads of departments, coordinators of departments, and unit administrators who have been selected through stratified random sampling technique as academic and administrative leaders in private universities in all the cities in the Kurdistan region. The data has been analyzed with the help of several statistical methods, the correlation coefficient, and multiple linear regressions as a measure of the strength of the linear relationship and impact between the two variables of intelligent leadership and strategic agility. Statistical data were analyzed and hypotheses were tested using the SPSS software. The results of the research mainly showed that intelligent leadership have a strong relationship with strategic agility. Moreover, the results revealed that intelligent leadership have a positive and significant impact on strategic agility. Therefore, universities that embrace intelligent leadership, use practical scenarios, and adapt to the changing landscape of higher education gain many benefits, including a strengthened competitive position, the ability to attract top talent, secure funding, and deliver impactful research and education that aligns with the evolving needs of the region.