Sports federations orientations towards exercising skillful leadership at the Iraqi National Olympic Committee
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v76.118531Keywords:
Skillful leadership, Iraqi National Olympic CommitteeAbstract
Objective: The research aimed to learn about the reality of the directions of sports federations towards the extensive leadership of the Iraqi National Olympic Committee.
Research methodology: The researcher adopted the descriptive analytical approach, as it suited the research requirements. The research community was deliberately identified from the members of the administrative bodies of the Iraqi Olympic Sports Federation, with (220) members distributed across (28) federations. A sample of (72.72) was chosen from the original community with (160) members.
Results: The results show that the leadership of the Iraqi National Olympic Committee has a strategic vision that keeps pace with global developments, the nature of cognitive and scientific acceleration, the material, financial, moral and cultural capabilities, and practical integration into the world of sports currently.
Conclusions: The analysis of the research statistics reveals a clear understanding of the Iraqi National Olympic Committee's approach to the nature of skillful leadership and its application, based on a scientific perspective, to accomplish its work with flexibility that supports the capabilities of its employees and moves them away from administrative routine.
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