THE ROLE OF PERSUASIVE LEADERSHIP IN REDUCING THE PHENOMENON OF JOB INFILTRATION A SURVEY OF OPINIONS OF A SAMPLE OF EMPLOYEES IN THE COLLEGES AND INSTITUTES OF DUHOK POLY-TECHNIC UNIVERSITY

Abstract

This study aims to address the phenomenon of job infiltration among the employees in
government institutions in Kurdistan region of Iraq in light of the current circumstances that
the region suffers from such as financial, political, economic and administrative crisis, as a
result of the spread of the phenomenon of corruption in all country’s institutions in general.
Persuasive leadership plays a great role in the survival and stability of the institution in an
environment characterized by rapid changes in all areas of life, including the activities of the
institution that need a leadership capable of facing the phenomena that threaten the survival
and continuity of the institution, and its success towards directing and strengthening the
relationship between employees in the performance of their job tasks and strengthening
collective work to achieve prosperity. The study reached at a set of theoretical and practical
conclusions in the light of the study’s discussions, including the role and the impact of
persuasive leadership in addressing the phenomenon of job infiltration in Iraq in general and
in Kurdistan region of Iraq in particular. Also, the study proposed a set of recommendations
within the section of suggestions that can be used in other educational institutions.