The Impact of the Leadership Skills for Leaders in Higher Education Institutions in Kurdistan

Unquestionably, every researcher is different; each has their own backgrounds and their cultures that make them unique. Nowadays, the higher education sector in developing countries is facing challenges from a dynamic environment characterised by swift technological change and increased demand. The challenge is to bring the formal processes of learning gained throughout a leader’s experience into meaningful for quality leadership in Higher Education institutions (HEls). Implementing quality leadership and management in higher education establishments is the main focus of the reform process currently undertaken by the Ministry of Higher education and Scientific Research in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
This study explores how leaders in higher education (Directors, Principals, Vice president and President) in Kurdistan perceive leadership and the leadership skills required to make them effective. It also examines the challenges, which leaders face in leading and managing their institution and how to improve their leadership. Knowledge sharing is acknowledged as the most significant resources for competitive advantage and the key to improving innovation. The knowledge management and the promotion of knowledge sharing among the members of an organisation are a vital part of the learning process as they help to convert the tacit knowledge. This research has an interest in understanding research participants’ subjective experiences as well as their general perception of the participative leadership. In order to decide on the position as a researcher to adopt differing ontological, epistemological and methodological assumptions …