The role of Perceived Leadership Support in Organizational Sustainability through the mediating role of Strategic Agility (An analytical study of the opinions of a sample of employees in a number of private banks in Erbil City-Iraqi Kurdistan Region)

Abstract

The present study seeks to examine the influence of the perceived leadership support on organizational sustainability considering the mediating role of strategic agility are implemented within a selection of private banks in Erbil city. To accomplish these objectives, a conceptual framework was developed to clarify the interrelationships among the three variables. Additionally, six hypotheses were formulated and empirically tested. The research was conducted on employees working in several private banks in Erbil city. From the estimated population of about 500 individuals, data was collected using the means of electronic questionnaire distribution, which resulted in 134 responses constituting the sample of the study. This research involved the descriptive-analytical approach and relied on the use of various statistical methods conducted with the help of SPSS V.24 and AMOS V.24 software. The obtained results indicated the presence of statistically significant correlation, as well as the existence of the significant effect of leadership support on organizational sustainability in terms of both direct and indirect influence mediated through the construct of strategic agility. On the basis of the results, certain recommendations were developed, the most prominent of which pertains to improving the current state of leadership support in the organization through creating the adequate system of rewards in the company. In order to create such a system, it is necessary to involve employees actively in making proposals concerning non-financial benefits and incorporate appropriate suggestions into reward policies.