How Effective Leadership can Facilitate Change in Organizations through Improvement and Innovation - Volume 15 - Issue 9 - Version 1.0

Sep 20, 2026

This research explains effective leadership and how it enables positive organizational change, helping organizations improve and remain innovative in today’s business environment. It discusses leadership and change management and their impact on key organizational factors including trust, organizational culture, and clear vision. The study emphasizes leadership as a main driver of desired change direction; without it, organizations risk negative change and reduced ability to adapt.

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Effective Leadership

Global Journal of Management and Business Research: A Administration and Management Volume 15 Issue 9 Version 1.0 Year 2015 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Inc. (USA) Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853 How Effective Leadership can Facilitate Change in Organizations through Improvement and Innovation By Moo Jun Hao & Dr. Rashad Yazdanifard Southern New Hampshire University, Malaysia Abstract- This research intends to explain effective leadership and how it can bring positive change that helps the organization to improve and be innovative in the current business environment. Effective leadership and change management will be discussed in this article and also how leadership affects other factors, for instance trust, culture and clear vision, in the organization as it facilitates the change. Leadership is one of the main factors in bringing positive change to the organization; if there is no leadership in the organization they will not be able to change in the direction they desire and could experience negative change instead. Keywords: leadership, change management, improvement, innovation. GJMBR-A Classification : JEL Code: M10 HowEffectiveLeadershipcanFacilitateChangeinOrganizationsthroughImprovementandInnovation Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: How Effective Leadership can Facilitate Change in Organizations through Improvement and Innovation Moo Jun Hao α & Dr. Rashad Yazdanifard σ Abstract-This research intends to explain effective leadership and how it can bring positive change that helps the organization to improve and be innovative in the current business environment. Effective leadership and change management will be discussed in this article and also how leadership affects other factors, for instance trust, culture and clear vision, in the organization as it facilitates the change. Leadership is one of the main factors in bringing positive change to the organization; if there is no leadership in the organization they will not be able to change in the direction they desire and could experience negative change instead. Keywords: leadership, change management, improvement, innovation. I. Introduction The rapid growth of the economic environment as well as the emergence of the internet made it easier to communicate with countries around the world. This in turn changed the business environment in every country, causing a competitiveness in the market that increases with each passing year (Friedman, 2007) . In order to keep their business afloat, business owners discovered they had to offer better quality products at a lower cost, employ strategies that were uniquely suited for the organization to adapt according to current business trends and also flexibility in facing the rapid change of the business environment. Effective leadership is one of most essential parts of the overall method for an organization to sustain their business in the face of problems caused by the rapid growth of the economic environment. (CabezaErikson, Edwards, and Van Brabant, 2008) Leaders are the one who control and take charge of the operation of an organization and good leaders are able to set optimistic goals and objectives while steering the operation of the company towards those goals through effective strategies. Other than that, good leaders can also influence their employees and motivate them by strengthening a positive organization culture and through generous employee benefits , for instance healthcare insurance, worker compensation, leave benefit and others. Author α σ: Center of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU Program), Help College of Arts and Technology, Kuala Lumpur, [Malaysia. e-mails: junhao1623@gmail.com](Malaysia. e-mails: junhao1623@gmail.com), [rashadyazdanifard@yahoo.com](rashadyazdanifard@yahoo.com) Intelligent leaders also have the responsibility to use their skills and knowledge to

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What does effective leadership enable in organizations?

Effective leadership facilitates positive organizational change, helping organizations improve and become more innovative in the current business environment.

How is leadership connected to change management in the article?

The article discusses how effective leadership and change management work together to bring organizational change that supports improvement and innovation.

Which organizational factors does leadership affect during organizational change?

Leadership affects trust, organizational culture, and clear vision, which in turn support the organization’s ability to facilitate change.

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