IOSR-JBM   Volume-22 ~ Issue-3 ~ March 2020

Abstract: For any organization to thrive in the 21st century environment full of uncertainties, global turbulence, and organizational instabilities, it is vital for that organization to embrace a leadership approach that can inspire, transform and propel the manpower towards a competitive advantage. This is because appropriate leadership, applied in the right manner and at the right time is the core for any organizational effectiveness. Further it can assist the management to unlock the potential of each employee leading to effective attainment of the set goals. Such a leadership approach is the transformation leadership that is built around the idea of inspiring and motivating the followers to strive towards excellence through the aspect of role modeling. The transformational leader is the vision bearer who communicates the vision to the subordinates, who then implement it to bring out functionality in the organizations of the 21st century. Therefore, this paper espouses the pillars of transformational leadership and the link between those pillars and organizational effectiveness. This paper is a desk top review.

Key words: Leadership, Leadership Approaches, Transformational Leadership, Pillars of Transformational Leadership, Organizational Effectiveness

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Abstract: The main objective of the study was to determine influence of strategic planning on sustainable competitive advantage of Islamic commercial banks in Kenya. This study was informed by Configurational Theory. The study followed pragmatism paradigm and employed both descriptive and explanatory research design. The study targeted 210 HOD, managers and supervisors from the headquarters of the 5 banks offering Islamic banking (2 were fully fledged Islamic banks and 3 conventional banks were offer Islamic banking services). Stratified and Simple random sampling was used in this study to select 111 sampled respondents. The study shall use questionnaires to collect primary data. The primary data was collected using interview and questionnaires were comprise both open and closed........

Keywords: Strategic Planning, Sustainable Competitive Advantage, Islamic Commercial Bank

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Abstract: The study aim is to determine the effect of leadership on sustainable competitive advantage of Islamic commercial banks in Kenya. This study was informed by Resource-Based View (RBV) Theory. The study followed pragmatism paradigm and employed both descriptive and explanatory research design The study targeted 210 HOD, managers and supervisors from the headquarters of the 5 banks offering Islamic banking (2 were fully fledged Islamic banks and 3 conventional banks were offer Islamic banking services). Stratified and Simple random sampling was used in this study to select 111 sampled respondents. The study used questionnaires to collect primary data. The primary data was collected using interview and questionnaires were comprise both open and closed- ended questionnaires....

Keywords: Leadership, Sustainable Competitive Advantage, Islamic Commercial Banks

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Abstract: This research is about the influence of interest rates, investor expectations and capital structure on the stocks of BUMN construction companies registered in the BUMN20 index in the period of 2014 to 2019. The independent variable used is the interest rate, investor expectations proxied by EPS and structure capital proxied by DER. The dependent variable used in this study is the stock price of BUMN construction companies registered in the BUMN20 index. The data is processed using regression analysis and the results of this study prove that simultaneous interest rates, investor expectations, and capital structure variables have a significant effect on stock prices, while partially the capital structure proxied by DER has a negative and significant effect on the stock prices of BUMN construction companies registered in the BUMN20 index..

Keywords: interest rates, investor expectations, capital structure, stock prices

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Abstract: This study aimed to analyze the effect of capital structure and good corporate governance on the financial performance of manufacturing companies in BEI period 2013-2015. Capital structure variables measured by Debt to Equity Ratio (DER), while the variables of Good Corporate Governance is measured by the size of the Board of Directors, size of the Board of Commissioners, Audit Committee Size, Managerial Ownership and Institutional Ownership. As for the financial performance of companies in this study was measured by Return on Equity (ROE).This study uses secondary data from the annual report companies listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange 2013-2015 period through www.idx.co.id. The research data obtained by 30 sample companies with purposive sampling technique based on the established criteria......

Key words: Financial Performance; Capital Structur; and Good Corporate Governance

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Abstract: The study explored the implications of joining clubs students. Through the process of collecting and analyzing data from both participating and non-participating groups, the research team pointed out the benefits that participating in these activities. The developed skills include two skill groups: Hard skills, Soft skills. In which, Hard skills is consisted of: Professional skills (GPA), Foreign language skills and Basic computer skills such as word, excel, powerpoint, and Soft skills includeCommunication skills, Leadership skills, Teamwork skills, Presentation skills, Time management skills, Confidence in your ability, Professionalism, Honesty and Work ethic, Adaptive skills in volatile environments. The research conducted a survey with participation of 241respondents.

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Abstract: This paper investigated the effect of strategic marketing (SM) on innovation culture (IC) and competitive advantage (CA) of selected petroleum products marketing companies in Lagos State, Nigeria. It further examined relative moderating role of resource capabilities (RC). A cross-sectional survey research design was used in the study. Target population comprised 1568 managerial staff of the selected companies. Cochran's formula was used to determine a sample size. Stratified random sampling and proportionate sampling techniques were used to group the sample to definite categories of directors, senior managers, marketing managers and supervisors and for adequate representation. A validated questionnaire was administered and a total of 497 retrieved for analysis.........

Key words; Strategic marketing, Innovation culture, Competitive advantage, Competitive environment

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Abstract: The high rate of hunger in today's world has made attention to be given to agriculture. Smart farming has been identified as a practice to help advance zero hunger in Africa. The study investigated smart agripreneurship and food security in Nigeria. The study employed cross-sectional research design as well as multi-stage sampling method. Primary data was used through a structured questionnaire administered to agribusiness farmers in Southwest, Nigeria. The study employed multiple regression as the data analytical technique for the study. The findings revealed that smart agripreneurship dimensions (greenhouse farming, hydroponics, geo-mapping, drone agriculture, nutrient cycling.........

Key words; Strategic marketing, Innovation culture, Competitive advantage, Competitive environment

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