Vol: 11, Issue: 2 2021

Page: 47-63

The Extent to Which University Leadership Cares About Leadership Soft Skills: An Exploratory Study of the Opinions of Faculty Members at the University of Fallujah

Ahmed Majeed Hussein, Dr. Adel Abdulwadood Taher

Received Date: 2021-05-21

Accepted Date: 2021-06-02

Published Date: 2021-06-21

The research aims to shed light on an unconventional leadership style characterized by softness, understanding and flexibility, as it helps to successfully manage the emotions and feelings of employees by knowing the extent of awareness, interest and adoption by university leaders of “soft leadership skills in its dimensions (communication skill, initiative, cooperation and teamwork, leadership ability skills). Training skill) and the most prominent dimensions of interest, in surveying the opinions of the sample represented (deputies of deans, heads of scientific and administrative departments, directors of divisions, administrative units and members of the teaching staff). Teaching, the questionnaire was distributed to the sample and 161 views were obtained. The questionnaire’s paragraphs represented (38) were answered, in addition to the structured and open interviews that were conducted with university leaders (university president, deans of colleges) in addition to the researcher’s field observations, were adopted The researcher used a program (SPSSV.26, Amos v26) to analyze the research data, and the results showed the university leadership's interest and adoption of soft skills. Wish you find your UK best replica breitling watches online.
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