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Strategic Leadership Models in International Education Organizations: Managing Growth, Performance, and Global Operations

Author(s) Komal Gupta
Country India
Abstract The global environments in which international education organizations are being run are becoming more complex due to the rapid growth, transparency across borders, and multi-faceted regulatory and cultural environments. Although it is generally acknowledged that strategic leadership is one of the key factors of organizational success, the current research lacks empirical evidence to highlight the ways in which particular leadership models facilitate growth, performance, and operations in the international education setting. The paper explores the strategic leadership paradigms embraced by international educational institutions and how they are linked to organizational development, performance and the management of the internationally distributed activities. A mixed-methods research design was used: The data were collected among the senior leaders in the selected international education institutions using structured surveys, semi-structured interviews, and records of institutional performance of the institutions. The findings indicate that transformational, distributed, and adaptive leadership models are very much related to sustainable development, better performance, and coordination of international activities. The results also indicate that alignment in leadership, capacity to make strategic decisions, and coordination mechanisms across geographical boundaries are key factors that can translate the leadership intent into organizational performance. The research contributes to the existing literature by synthesizing the leadership theory with empirical data used by the international education bodies and offers practical advice on how institutional leaders and policymakers in global education systems might enhance governance and performance management, as well as strategic leadership capacity in the system.
Published In Volume 5, Issue 6, June 2024
Published On 2024-06-08
DOI https://doi.org/10.70528/IJLRP.v5.i6.1944
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbn8v3

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