Decision-making Skill as a Mediating Variable in the Relationship Between Organizational Loyalty and Change Leadership- a Proposed Model Among School Principals in Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate

Authors

Fatma Ishtaya, PhD student, Educational Administration, Arab American University, Jenin, PalestineFollow
Mohammed Ahmad Shaheen, Department of Psychological and Educational Counseling, Deanship of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, Al-Quds Open University, Ramallah, Palestine.Follow

DOI

10.35552/0247.39.3.2326

Abstract

Objectives: The study aims to reveal the relationship between organizational loyalty and change leadership among school principals in Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate considering decision-making skill as a mediating variable. Methodology: The study uses the descriptive, correlational approach, where the study population represented school principals in Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate, who numbered 306 male and female principals. The study sample was chosen by a stratified random method, and its size was 171 Principals. Results: The results show that the average for organizational loyalty among school principals in Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate reached (3.74), with a high level, while the average for change leadership reached is (3.99), a high level. It was found that the most common decision-making skills among school principals is the dependent style, with an average of (3.94) and a high level, and the least prominent is the spontaneous style, with an average of (2.40) and a moderate level. It is clear from the results of the analysis that there is a statistically significant indirect path between organizational loyalty and change leadership, through decision-making skill. This means that there is an effect of decision-making skill as an intermediary variable between organizational loyalty and change leadership. Conclusion: The study recommends adopting the proposed model to activate the role of decision-making skills in developing the relationship between organizational loyalty and change leadership among school principals in Palestine.

Recommended Citation

Ishtaya, Fatma and Shaheen, Mohammed Ahmad (2025) "Decision-making Skill as a Mediating Variable in the Relationship Between Organizational Loyalty and Change Leadership- a Proposed Model Among School Principals in Ramallah and Al-Bireh Governorate," An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities): Vol. 39: Iss. 3, Article 3.
DOI: 10.35552/0247.39.3.2326
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/anujr_b/vol39/iss3/3