Educational Leadership Mediating Role in Strategic Change Management and Employee Performance in Comprehensive Universities of Ethiopia

Abstract

Purpose: For an organization long term survival required competitive advantages that are based on strategic change management adoption. Present study was based on the mediating role of educational leadership in between strategic change management and employee performance in comprehensive universities of Ethiopia. Design/ Methodology/ Approach: Research used both qualitative and quantitative research approach. In qualitative researchers adopted the exploratory design. For analysis of mediating role of educational leadership STATA 20 was used statistical software and SEM was used as statistical tool. Finding: Results of SEM model manifested that educational leadership fully mediate the relation between strategic change management and employee performance in comprehensive universities of Ethiopia. Because of educational leadership employee performance was enhanced in comprehensive universities of Ethiopia. To support the argument researcher used the direct effect, indirect effect and total effects. Study results will be footing steps for other higher education institutes in Africa in implementation of strategic change management.Originality: Post COVID-19 period paved the necessity for structural changes in Ethiopia higher education. Therefore in light of education sector development plan (ESDP-6) present study in unique and original in its self.

Keywords: Educational Leadership, Strategic Change Management, Employee Performance.

DOI: 10.7176/RHSS/12-5-01

Publication date:March 31^st 2022