Agile Leadership and Its Relationship to Effective Decision-Making among Academic Leaders at Qassim University.

Abstract

This study aims to reveal the extent of any relationship between the practicing of agile leadership by academic leaders and the effectiveness of their decision-making and any statistically significant differences according to the variables (gender, academic degree) from the viewpoint of the faculty members at Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. To achieve this, it has been identified the degree of agile leadership practicing by academic leaders as well as the degree of effectiveness of decision-making. The quantitative descriptive correlative approach has been used as the study methodology and the questionnaire is the tool for data collection. The study sample consists of (380) faculty members who are randomly selected. The findings of this study indicate that the degree of academic leaders’ practicing of agile leadership is "high", as well as the effective of decision-making is "high". As a result, it has been found a positive relationship between the practicing of agile leadership by academic leaders and the effectiveness of decision-making. In addition, this study does not reveal any statistically significant differences due to the study variable "gender" whereas it has been found statistically significant differences for "the continuous improvement dimension" as a dimension of agile leadership due to the "academic degree" variable in favor of those with academic rank (Assistant Professor, Associate Professor). The study has recommended reinforcing Agile Leadership practicing in educational institutions because of their positive impact on the effectiveness of decision-making.