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The Effect of Transformational Leadership on Achieving Effective Decisions in the Presence of Psychological Capital as an Intermediate Variable in Private Jordanian Universities in Light of the Corona Pandemic

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This study aimed to discover the role of psychological capital in the impact of transformational leadership on taking effective decisions in Jordanian private universities in light of the Corona Pandemic. The sample included (108) respondents while the study population consisted of the lecturers of the (6) private Jordanian universities in the capital Amman. The researchers resorted to multiple and Stepwise linear regression in order to test the effect of transformational leadership on the effectiveness of management decisions. The researchers also used Hierarchical Regression to test the role of psychological capital in this effect as an intermediate variable. After analyzing the study data, it was revealed a high level of awareness of the importance of the leadership style. The results also showed interest in Jordanian universities in taking efficient decisions that contribute to addressing various types of crises, including the current crisis linked to the Corona pandemic. The results of the study also indicated that there is an effect of transformational leadership in terms of its all dimensions (ideal effect, inspirational motivation, intellectual excitement, empowerment) on achieving the effectiveness of decisions in terms of its dimensions (quality of the decision, the timing of decision) in private Jordanian universities in light of the Corona pandemic. Given the direct and indirect impact of each dimension of transformational leadership, psychological capital has an intermediate role in the influence of transformational leadership style on the effectiveness of decisions in private Jordanian universities when studying the dimensions of the use of transformational leadership combined.

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  1. Department of Educational Administration and Foundations, Amman Arab University, Amman, Jordan

    A. A. Harahsheh

  2. Department of Management and Human Resources Management, Amman Arab University, Amman, Jordan

    A. M. Abu Houssien

  3. Department of Marketing, School of Business, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan

    M. T. Alshurideh

  4. Department of Management, College of Business Administration, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

    M. T. Alshurideh

  5. Department Human Resources Management, University Malaysia Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia

    AlMontaser Mohammad

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Harahsheh, A.A., Houssien, A.M.A., Alshurideh, M.T., Mohammad, A. (2021). The Effect of Transformational Leadership on Achieving Effective Decisions in the Presence of Psychological Capital as an Intermediate Variable in Private Jordanian Universities in Light of the Corona Pandemic. In: Alshurideh, M., Hassanien, A.E., Masa’deh, R. (eds) The Effect of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) on Business Intelligence. Studies in Systems, Decision and Control, vol 334. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-67151-8_13

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