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The objective of this research is to investigate the impact of leadership styles (democratic, autocratic and laissez-faire) in adopting organization strategic agility. To achieve the research objective, the researcher designed a questionnaire to collect primary data from the study sample. The study population included all employees working in the General organization for Export and Import Control in Alexandria, the sample size was about (359) participants. Hypotheses were tested using the Statistical Package for Social sciences (SPSS). The results reveal that there is a statistically significant relationship between leadership style and adopting organization strategic agility at General organization for Export and Import Control. Democratic leadership style was ranked in the first place, followed by autocratic leadership style and finally laissez-faire leadership style was ranked in the last place. The results reveal one of the best leadership styles is democratic leadership since it empowers people to voice their thoughts, engage in all processes, and trust that their voices will be heard. While the autocratic leadership style is preferable for a team where team members ' expertise and training are lacking. While, the Laissez-Faire leadership style is relevant for companies who support independence and creativity. Moreover, the results show a significant relationship between the strategic agility dimensions (strategic sensitivity, core capabilities, clarity of vision, speed of response, and setting strategic objectives) and the appropriate leadership style. The research recommended that organizations in order to achieve their strategic goals, organizations must be led by people who use the appropriate leadership style according the situation, have certain qualities and characteristics, have distinct capabilities and skills, and believe in the importance of implementing strategic agility. This requires leaders formulating a clear comprehensive vision, setting strategic goals, making optimal use of core capabilities, responding effectively to changes and challenges that face organization, and carefully analyzing the organization’s internal and external environment; support strengths, treat weaknesses, seize available opportunities, and confront potential threats.
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