Strategic Leadership for Effective Strategy Implementation and The Performance of Construction Companies
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https://doi.org/10.37134/kupasseni.vol14.sp.14.2026Keywords:
Strategic Leadership, Strategy Implementation , Strategic Performance , Companies’ Performance , Construction CompaniesAbstract
Strategy implementation is a process driven by a company’s visionaries that influences its performance, enhancing rather than disrupting daily operational routines. Strategic leadership plays a crucial role in the success of strategy implementation, yet its specific impact on company performance remains underexplored. The objective of this research is to analyse the relationship between strategic leadership and companies’ performance in the context of strategy implementation in construction companies. Nine key elements of strategic leadership were examined in this research. These elements include communication, influence, facilitation, empowerment, resourcefulness, humility, courage, forward thinking, and dynamism. The framework highlights the relationship between strategic leadership and company performance. A survey was conducted among contractors in the Klang Valley, and 180 samples were analysed using SmartPLS 3.0 software to test the relationship. The data analysis, which included convergent validity, discriminant validity, heterotrait–monotrait (HTMT) ratio, bootstrapping, and the blindfolding procedure, showed support for the nine key elements of strategic leadership and confirmed the research hypothesis. The findings provide valuable insights for top management in construction companies to implement strategies more effectively and successfully.
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