The Impact of Leadership Empowerment in Organizational Reputation (Analytical Research of the views of a sample of faculty members in universities and Civil colleges working in Governorate of the holy Karbala)

Abstract

The main aim of this research is to determine the impact of Leadership Empowerment in organizational reputation at the level of universities and civil colleges working in Governorate of the holy Karbala, The research started with a major problem that included several questions about the nature of the influential relations between the two variables of the field, The research was based scale (Arnold et al, 2000) To measure Leadership Empowerment which consists of five sub - dimensions are (Lead by Example, Coaching, Participative Decision Making, Showing Concern / Interacting With The Team, Informing), A scale has been adopted (Sala, 2011) To measure Organizational Reputation which consists of four sub - dimensions (Quality, Appeal, Performance, Responsibility). The questionnaire was used as a key tool in gathering information and data for research, The research sample consisted of a group of faculty members in universities and colleges The research sample And their number (236) teachers. For the purpose of data analysis and statistical processing Was used Confirmatory Factor Analysis (Structural Equation Modeling), And an appropriate set of measures descriptive statistics, rank correlation coefficient (Spearman's rho), and multiple regression analysis through statistical software (SPSS V.20 ; Amos V.23).The research found several conclusions the most important ones that Leadership Empowerment have a significantly impact on organizational reputation, The results show clear progress for the dimension of Participative Decision Making, then Informing, and then Showing Concern / Interacting With The Team, And then beyond Lead by Example, And finally Coaching in terms of the impact in organizational reputation. The research came out with a set of recommendations, most importantly Should the administrations of universities and civil colleges of the research sample change their leadership style in dealing with faculty members From of the leadership style Guideline to an empowering leadership style, to achieving superiority and excellence and distinguished organizational reputation in the environment of higher education