The Impact of Strategic Leadership on Organizational Effectiveness in Higher Education Institutions: A Quantitative Study

Authors

  • Dr. Shazia Bibi Assistant Professor, Department of Education, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
  • Dr. Zunaira Fatima Assistant Professor, Department of Education, The University of Sargodha, Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62843/jssr.v6i3.787

Keywords:

Strategic Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness, Higher Level Institutes, Superior University Lahore, University of Management and Technology, Punjab of the University, Education University

Abstract

Now-a-days the Higher level institutes operating a high level of learning, technology implementation, new teaching methods and strategies, competition, quality demands and many others factors. At meet the demands of current era the education required more and more complex education for future. The educational institutes providing the excellency of the education and for this purpose the organizational leaders play a crucial role for the development of the study. The objectives of the study were to; define the level of strategic leadership practice at higher educational level institutes, define the level of organizational effectiveness at higher educational institutes, determine the effects of strategic leadership on organizational effectiveness, identify the dimension of strategic leadership that effects organizational effectiveness. The target population was all the public and private universities that were located in the Lahore was the population of the study. The accessible population was the two public and two private universities were the selected The university of the Punjab, Education University and Superior University Lahore and the University of Management and Technology. Through sample random sampling techniques, 100 teachers were selected from four universities. The self-developed research tools were used for the study. After the pilot-testing of the research tools, the data were analyzed through statistical tests. The results were also reveals that the strategic leadership has strongly effected the effectiveness of organization. The resource management and stakeholder involvement dimension has strongly support to organizational effectiveness. The students improved their academic through AI tools and their performance was much better. The results show that the strong leadership commitments has increase the organizational effectiveness.

Author Biography

  • Dr. Shazia Bibi, Assistant Professor, Department of Education, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

    Corresponding Author: shazia.bibi@ed.uol.edu.pk

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Published

2026-06-30

How to Cite

The Impact of Strategic Leadership on Organizational Effectiveness in Higher Education Institutions: A Quantitative Study. (2026). Journal of Social Sciences Review, 6(3), 323-331. https://doi.org/10.62843/jssr.v6i3.787