Effect Of Strategic Leadership for Sustainable Growth in the Organisation (A Study of Selected Manufacturing Firms in Anambra State)

Abstract

The study was designed to ascertain the effect of of strategic leadership for sustainable growth in the organization ( A study of bottling company and Raxton industries limited both in Anambra state). The specific objectives of the study are to determine the extent to which strategic direction is practiced to sustain growth in the selected manufacturing firms in Anambra state, to establish the relationship between the level of strategic thinking and core competencies on growth of selected firms in Anambra state, ascertain the impact of strategic implementation on growth of selected manufacturing firms in Anambra state , establish the effect of strategic control processes in controlling processes in sustaining th growth of the selected firms . A survey design was adopted for the study. A total number of three hundred and sixty nine (369) were the population of the study in which one hundred and ninety two (192) sample representatives were derived from the population through Taro Yamane formula. Primary data were sourced through questionnaire administration to employees of the selected manufacturing firms while secondary date were source via journals and internet etc. Pearson Product Moment Correlations and simple regression with the aid of special package for social sciences (SPSS) was used for hypothesis testing . The findings of the study revealed that strategic direction has a a positive interaction effect with the organisational growth, strategic control process has a positive relationship organisational growth. The following recommendations were made based on the findings; that organisation should consider strategic direction seriously as it one of the factors that determine strategic leadership framework of the firms, focus should be on establishing a direction for the strategic process as well as fostering proactive response to operati

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