Abstract

The main purpose of the study was exploratory the influence of leadership styles (LS) on institutional excellence (IE) to find out the best indicators for developing the UAE leadership, and achieving (IE). In the modern era, the leadership styles in organizations are facing several challenges due to the dynamic nature of the environment. The research questions seek to uncover (a) appropriate leadership styles within successful organizations, and (b) what, if any, the role exists between leadership styles and measures of success on (IE).  The aim of this study was to find out the most suitable leadership styles in the public sector to achieve better institutional excellence. The study employed a quantitative approach; data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire consist of (49) items. Convenience sampling was used to collect data from (329). The results indicate a positive effect between Transformational model (LS) and (IE) with (R= 0.845/ R2= 0.714/ sig. = 0.00). However, findings indicate that leadership expects to: enter the profession prepared to fulfill the requirement of the position, have the ability to make a difference, and be provided with support from their organization. Findings the most stabile leadership styles in UAE organizations were both transformational and transactional leadership with majority respondents statistically significant and all hypotheses supported the seven leadership styles on institutional excellence. The study concludes with some brief prospects that the organization needs to realize the importance of leadership styles for maximizing the level of institutional excellence. This research may benefit society by encouraging people to contribute more to their jobs and may help them in the organization's growth and development.

Highlights

  • Institutions live in a changing environment, characterized with a high degree of complexity, and perform their services in an environment characterized as challenges, economic openness, pressures, and influencing forces of change represented by external elements including leaders economic, political, technological, social, and internal forces such as: changing the goals of the institution, values and trends, organizational climate, individuals and methods of work were the main factor in stimulating institutions and pushing them towards activating excellence (Naser & Al Shobaki 2017)

  • The achievement of institutional excellence in all its standards and indicators is based on strategic planning in building a sound and solid foundation for all its components, which are policy planning, systems, structure development, process planning, investment of resources, and the development of human and material capabilities in order to achieve the goals of the institution, and gives it the ability to conduct an organizational analysis Institutional and regularly updated, with the aim of creating an appropriate leadership style in order to manage continuous improvement and improvement (Tempel et al, 2016)

  • Given the importance and vitality of this issue in the current reality of government organizations in the United Arab Emirates, and the results of competition between government institutions to provide the best services to clients, so the role of the strategic leader in achieving institutional excellence is of great importance by contributing to improving its performance and helping it achieve its mission and goals

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Introduction

Institutions live in a changing environment, characterized with a high degree of complexity, and perform their services in an environment characterized as challenges, economic openness, pressures, and influencing forces of change represented by external elements including leaders economic, political, technological, social, and internal forces such as: changing the goals of the institution, values and trends, organizational climate, individuals and methods of work were the main factor in stimulating institutions and pushing them towards activating excellence (Naser & Al Shobaki 2017). The achievement of institutional excellence in all its standards and indicators is based on strategic planning in building a sound and solid foundation for all its components, which are policy planning, systems, structure development, process planning, investment of resources, and the development of human and material capabilities in order to achieve the goals of the institution, and gives it the ability to conduct an organizational analysis Institutional and regularly updated, with the aim of creating an appropriate leadership style in order to manage continuous improvement and improvement (Tempel et al, 2016). Given the importance and vitality of this issue in the current reality of government organizations in the United Arab Emirates, and the results of competition between government institutions to provide the best services to clients, so the role of the strategic leader in achieving institutional excellence is of great importance by contributing to improving its performance and helping it achieve its mission and goals

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