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Effect Of Strategic Leadership On Competitive Advantage Of Selected Quoted Insurance Companies In Nigeria

The Journal of Accounting and Management

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Title Effect Of Strategic Leadership On Competitive Advantage Of Selected Quoted Insurance Companies In Nigeria
 
Creator Banmore, O O; Babcock University, Nigeria
Adebayo, Lasisi
Mudashiru, Mustapha
Oluwatooyin, Gbadebo
Falilat, Abdul
Olufunke, Oyeleye
 
Subject Competitive advantage, Insurance companies, Strategic leadership, Multiple regression.
 
Description The insurance industry globally plays a pivotal role in social and economic growth of any economy. The industry in Nigeria, however, has been plagued with the challenges of poor strategic leadership and governance towards achieving strategy implementation and thus caused competitive disadvantage of insurance companies in Nigeria. Henceforth, this study investigated the effect of strategic leadership components on competitive advantage of selected quoted insurance companies in Nigeria. The study employed survey research design and twenty listed insurance companies were selected which controls 72% of the total market share of the total insurance companies. The study employed total enumeration as the population was 420. The Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficients ranged between 0.710 and 0.881. Data were analyzed using inferential statistics. Findings revealed that there was significant effect of strategic leadership (strategic direction, strategic vision, ethical practices, strategic control and strategic intent) on competitive advantage (F(5,415) =91.619, Adj R² = 0.760, p<0.05). The study concluded that strategic leadership components have positive and significant effect on competitive advantage. The study recommended that insurance companies’ management should sponsor their staff to a continuing training and development programs in order to expose their staff to skills and knowledge regarding strategic leadership and achieve competitive advantage.
 
Publisher The Journal of Accounting and Management
 
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Date 2019-11-04
 
Type Peer-reviewed Article
 
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Identifier http://journals.univ-danubius.ro/index.php/jam/article/view/6136
 
Source The Journal of Accounting and Management; Vol 9, No 2 (2019): JAM
 
Language en
 
Rights The author fully assumes the content originality and the holograph signature makes him responsible in case of trial.