The Impact of Electronic Leadership Practices on Organizational Readiness – Field Research in the General Company for Food Products

Authors

  • م.م. تبارك محمود شكر

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31272/jae.i138.1110

Keywords:

Leader, Electronic Leadership, Readiness

Abstract

       The main purpose of the research is to know the extent of dependence on electronic leadership and its impact on organizational readiness, especially the unexpected circumstances that arise in the business environment, perhaps the most prominent of which is (Covid-19), which led to decisive results, including stopping business for a limited period, Which requires managing the business electronically. As the research sample was represented by the General Company for Food Products, and the number of the questionnaire valid for analysis was (190) questionnaire, and many results were reached, the most important of which is proving the role of electronic leadership in organizational readiness, as the results of the respondents’ answers indicated a correlation between the variable of electronic leadership in organizational readiness by (62 %) The coefficient of influence between the independent variable and the dependent variable was (50%), which in turn is due to managers to adopt the concept of electronic leadership to interact and influence their environment despite the difference in the level of administrative readiness.

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Published

2024-06-26