Influences of Strategic Leadership, Organizational Innovativeness Capability on Effective Competitive Advantage

  • Authors

    • Mohammed Mansoor Ali PhD Al-hamedi School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
    • Azelin Biniti Aziz School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
    • Sarah Shaharruddin School of Business Management, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
    https://doi.org/10.14419/7d7fpb74

    Received date: June 17, 2025

    Accepted date: July 19, 2025

    Published date: July 28, 2025

  • Effective Competitive Advantage; IT Capability; Organizational Innovativeness; Strategic Leadership

  • Abstract

    The study explored the influence of strategic leadership, organizational innovativeness, and information ‎technology capabilities on effective competitive advantage within food industrial companies located in ‎the Sahab region of Jordan. A total of (‎‏270‏‎) questionnaires were distributed to upper and middle ‎management in these companies, with (216‏‎) being successfully collected. The data were analyzed using ‎PLS-SEM. Findings revealed a significant correlation between strategic leadership, organizational ‎innovativeness, IT capabilities, and effective competitive advantage. The study advocates for a ‎transformative shift from the current management practices in Jordanian food industrial companies ‎towards a leadership model driven by strategic leaders. This shift should be complemented by enhanced ‎innovation and optimal use of available IT capability. Such changes are timely, given the significant ‎reforms and developments the sector is currently undergoing‎.

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    Al-hamedi, M. M. A. . P., Aziz, A. B. ., & Shaharruddin, S. . (2025). Influences of Strategic Leadership, Organizational Innovativeness Capability on Effective Competitive Advantage. International Journal of Accounting and Economics Studies, 12(3), 304-313. https://doi.org/10.14419/7d7fpb74