The Impact of Visionary Leadership on Organizational Innovation in Jordanian Pharmaceutical Companies

This study sought to investigate the effect of visionary leadership (including its dimensions: vision formulation, vision communication, employee empowerment, and inspirational motivation) on organizational innovation (including its dimensions: product innovation, process innovation, and administrative innovation) in Jordanian pharmaceutical manufacturing companies.The study population included all managers at both senior and middle management levels (549 managers).The researcher used a descriptive-analytical approach, collecting data using a questionnaire.The sample included (193) respondents.The study's findings indicated that the perceived levels of visionary leadership and organizational innovation are high in these companies.The results also showed that visionary leadership had a statistically significant effect on organizational innovation and that vision communication and employee empowerment demonstrated the greatest effects.This study suggested that Jordanian pharmaceutical companies should enhance managers' visionary leadership skills, try to integrate leadership's different dimensions, and work on empowering employees and increasing their active role towards the company's innovative vision.