The Degree of Practicing Entrepreneurial Leadership among Administrative Workers at Al-Azhar University in Gaza its Relation to their Level of Organizational Ambidexterity

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the degree of entrepreneurial leadership practice among administrators at Al-Azhar University in Gaza and its relationship to their level of organizational ambidexterity, from their point of view. The approach of the study was the descriptive / correlational approach. By referring to previous literature, a questionnaire was  prepared consisting of (41) items distributed on (6)  aspects: (creativity, strategic vision, risk tolerance, initiative, exploitation, and exploration) The researcher applied it after being sure of its validity and stability to all members of the study population: (208) male and female administrators at Al-Azhar University .  (189) questionnaires were obtained from (208) distributed questionnaires, with a  (91%) recovery rate. Results of the study showed that the degree of leadership practice among administrative workers had a “relative weight" of (76.3%), and their level of organizational ambidexterity  had a  “relative weight” of (78.0). A positive correlation was also found. Statistical significance between the degree of entrepreneurial leadership practice among administrative workers at Al-Azhar University and their level of organizational ambidexterity was also found. Moreover, results of the study also showed  that practicing leadership  among administrative workers improved to some extent their level of organizational ambidexterity.