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The Impact of Transactional Leadership as a Strategic Imperative in Project Execution at a Mobile Company in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

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  • Larry Enoch Jowah

    (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa)

  • Ihab Alagha

    (Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa)

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Leadership is critical for the functioning of society and of any organization, and the effectiveness is incumbent on leader and follower congruence. The effectiveness of a leader is therefore inevitably contingent to the leader’s ability to develop a balance between the objectives of the followers, the leader and the organization. This is compounded by the factors that inform leader behavior, follower expectation and the tasks to be performed. Chief amongst these would be culture, religion, levels of follower education, and the tasks to be performed. The Gaza Strip is a heavily militarized, paternalistic and strongly religious environment, allowing for an environment that encourages transactional leadership. The research sought to establish the acceptability of transactional leadership at a large telecommunications organization in the Gaza Strip. The target population was employees of the organization and their perceptions about transactional leadership. The findings indicate a high acceptability of transactional leadership style by the employees of the organization.

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  • Larry Enoch Jowah & Ihab Alagha, 2021. "The Impact of Transactional Leadership as a Strategic Imperative in Project Execution at a Mobile Company in the Gaza Strip, Palestine," Eurasian Journal of Business and Management, Eurasian Publications, vol. 9(2), pages 123-138.
    • Handle: RePEc:ejn:ejbmjr:v:9:y:2021:i:2:p:123-138
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