The contribution of the dimension s of wise leadership to Enhancing of positive psychological capital: An analytical study of the opinions of a sample of workers in the Nineveh Health Department
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The current study sought to highlight the extent of the impact of wise leadership in promoting positive psychological capital in the Nineveh Health Department. The research problem crystallized, raising the following question: Do the leaders working in the Nineveh Health Department possess the dimensions of wise leadership? Does the presence of wise leadership contribute to the promotion of positive psychological capital? To achieve what the study adopted a descriptive analytical approach in providing theoretical intellectual frameworks, data processing, analysis and interpretation. The study population were selected in three institutions affiliated with the
Nineveh Health Department, represented by (Nineveh Health Presidency, Ibn Al-Atheer Hospital for Children, and the primary health care sector/left bank). To apply the analytical aspect of the study, a random sample of (420) members of the medical, administrative and technical staff working in the selected institutions of the Nineveh
Health Department, which is a representative sample of its community, which amounted to (3160) individuals. In the study, a set of statistical tools and methods were used to analyze the practical side, using AMOS V24 software. The study reached a set of results, the most important of which is that there is a direct and moral impact of the wise
leadership in promoting positive psychological capital, and this means that the more the researched field possesses wise leaders, the more these leaders contribute to enhancing the value of human resources and trying to create a positive interaction with them, which qualifies them to create positive psychological capital.
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