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The major aim of the study was to examine the impact of strategic leadership on implementing public policies in government departments in Karak Governorate. Therefore, it was focused on government departments in Karak Governorate in Jordan. Data were primarily gathered through questionnaires which were distributed to a random sample of (175) respondent. In total, (175) responses were received including (5) invalid to statistical analysis due to uncompleted or inaccurate. Hence, the final sample contained (170) responses. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was conducted to test hypotheses. The study reached the presence of a statistically significant effect of strategic leadership on the implementation of public policies. The study recommended the necessity of paying attention to human capital in government departments in Karak governorate and enhancing interest in ethical practices from major implications in planning activities and processes and participation with stakeholders in providing services and preserving government departments’resources in Karak governorate.
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Al-hawajreh, K.M. et al. (2023). Strategic Leadership and Its Role on Implementing Public Policies in the Government Departments in Karak Governorate. In: Alshurideh, M., Al Kurdi , B.H., Masa’deh, R., Alzoubi , H.M., Salloum, S. (eds) The Effect of Information Technology on Business and Marketing Intelligence Systems. Studies in Computational Intelligence, vol 1056. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-12382-5_76
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