2025, Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part D

author(s)
Layla Laftah Ali

abstract
Paternalistic leadership is a type of leadership that relies on guidance, care, motivation, and protection from the leader towards their team or organization. Entrepreneurial success refers to the ability of individuals or companies to achieve their goals through innovation and sustainable growth. This research will examine the effect of Paternalistic leadership on business success in different work environments, particularly in the workplace of the organization under study. The current research aims to explore the association between Paternalistic headship and entrepreneurial success, focusing on the quality of the work environment as an interactive variable affecting this relationship. The research was conducted in several Iraqi universities on a sample of (200) faculty members. A survey was used as the primary information gathering tool, consisting of two parts: the first part includes information about the surveyed sample, while the second part includes the study scale, which consists of three pillars represented by Paternalistic leadership, entrepreneurial success, and the quality of the work environment. The research relied on a primary hypothesis stating "there is a major impact between Paternalistic leadership and innovative success." The research concluded with several findings, the most important of which is that Paternalistic leadership influences the achievement of entrepreneurial success through the control of the superiority of the work environment.