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 Volume 7, Issue 5 (May 2020), Pages: 27-38

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 Original Research Paper

 Title: The relationship between strategic leadership and intellectual capital management: Evidence from the faculty members at the Northern Border University

 Author(s): Mohamed Ali Saad *

 Affiliation(s):

 Department of Public Administration, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia

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 * Corresponding Author. 

  Corresponding author's ORCID profile: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6237-9584

 Digital Object Identifier: 

 https://doi.org/10.21833/ijaas.2020.05.005

 Abstract:

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between strategic leadership and intellectual capital management from the point of view of the faculty members at Northern Border University. The study used descriptive and analytical methodology. Questionnaires were distributed to 245 faculty members at the Northern Border University. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) is used to analyze the data and test hypotheses. The study concluded that there was an adequate and acceptable amount of the special practices related to the variables of the study, mainly: (strategic leadership and intellectual capital management). Moreover, there are no statistically significant differences in the perception of faculty members towards the study variables (strategic leadership and intellectual capital management), due to demographic variables (gender and academic level), as well as a positive correlation between both strategic leadership and intellectual capital management. Moreover, the study found that the most critical dimensions of the strategic leadership that affect the management of intellectual capital were the investment of strategic capabilities and talents, strategic vision, implementation, and focus, respectively. Strategic leadership with its different dimensions (strategic vision, implementation, focus, investment of capabilities, and strategic talent) explains 82.1% of the variance in intellectual capital management. The study recommended the dissemination of the organizational culture that focuses on strategic leadership parallel with the policies and work procedures besides, the focus on the strategic dimension to managing intellectual capital during the design and development of the university strategy. Finally, supporting talented people who have the ability to create visions and ideas has a positive impact on the overall performance of the university. 

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 This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

 Keywords: Strategic leadership, Strategic vision, Concentration, Investment, Intellectual capital management

 Article History: Received 3 November 2019, Received in revised form 6 February 2020, Accepted 8 February 2020

 Acknowledgment:

No Acknowledgment.

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 Conflict of interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.

 Citation:

 Saad MA (2020). The relationship between strategic leadership and intellectual capital management: Evidence from the faculty members at the Northern Border University. International Journal of Advanced and Applied Sciences, 7(5): 27-38

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