TY - JOUR AU - Mohd Ali, Hairuddin AU - M. Zayed, Tareq PY - 2018/12/31 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - THE QUEST FOR SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONALIZATION OF BANGLADESH’S HIGHER EDUCATION: INVESTIGATING THE STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS OF ACADEMIC LEADERS JF - Al-Shajarah: Journal of the International Institute of Islamic Thought and Civilization (ISTAC) JA - SHAJARAH VL - 0 IS - 0 SE - ARTICLES DO - 10.31436/shajarah.v0i0.752 UR - https://journals.iium.edu.my/shajarah/index.php/shaj/article/view/752 SP - 1-24 AB - <p>The main purpose of the study is to investigate and determine the&nbsp;underlying factors/constructs of organizational capabilities, personal&nbsp;characteristics of higher education institution administrators and to&nbsp;determine the elements of successful internationalization of higher&nbsp;education institutions in Bangladesh. One thousand and one hundred&nbsp;(1,100) academic leaders were sampled based on two stage&nbsp;multi-stage cluster sampling method. A total of 358 survey&nbsp;questionnaires were successfully returned which were analyzed by&nbsp;SEM statistical tools. The Confirmatory Factor Analysis results&nbsp;showed that organizational capabilities was represented by four&nbsp;distinct factors, personal characteristics represented by three factors,&nbsp;while successful internationalization represented by three factors.&nbsp;The findings implicates the importance of strategic leadership&nbsp;elements endeavors to be focused among the university academic&nbsp;leaders in Bangladesh. The study is considered pertinent particularly&nbsp;in enhancing the strategic leadership literature in Bangladesh’s&nbsp;higher education context.</p> ER -