The role of Substitutes for Leadership in the relationship between Leadership Empowerment Behavior and Attractiveness of Organizational Ideology

Analytical study of the views of a sample of faculty members in the private colleges in the holy province of Karbala

A thesis Submitted to
the council of the college Administration and Economics, Karbala University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of doctorate (Ph.D.) In Business Administration

By
Dheyaa Falih Bannay
Supervisor
Dr. Meithak Hatef Alfatlawy

Abstract

    The main objective of the present study is test the interactive role of Substitutes For Leadership in enhancing the influence of Leadership Empowerment Behavior (independent variable) on the attractiveness of the organizational ideology (variable dependent) at the sample of faculty members in the private colleges in the holy governorate of Karbala, It was determined by a number of questions, including the availability of interactive relations between the variables of the field study, and was based on descriptive analytical approach in the collection and presentation of study information and analysis, and used the questionnaire as a key tool in collecting information for a sample of teaching (212) lechers according to a different scientific degree.

     A number of statistical methods were used, such as weighted mean and standard deviation, exploratory analysis of constructional validity, Coefficient of correlation (Pearson), linear regression and Hierarchical Regression Analysis  to test the interaction between variables, All these statistical methods were based on the statistical program ( Spss v.21).

    The study found a number of conclusions that the interest of the colleges under study in the existence of Substitutes For Leadership would enhance the influence of the Leadership Empowerment Behavior in the attractiveness of organizational ideology., The existence of Substitutes For Leadership along with Leadership Empowerment Behavior would improve the dimensions of the attractiveness of organizational ideology      , Based on the findings of the study the study presented a number of recommendations, the most important of which is that the subject of the Leadership Empowerment Behavior and philosophy should be of high interest by the senior leaders of the private colleges , As well as the activation and creation of Substitutes For Leadership in the academic environment because of their important impact in enhancing the  lechers loyalty and commitment.  

   Key word : Leadership Empowerment Behavior , Substitutes For Leadership,  the attractiveness of organizational ideology .