Global Journal of Management and Business Research, A: Administration and Management, Volume 22 Issue 5

© 2022. Asihkia, O. U., Adewole, A. A., Onamusi A. B. & Makinde G. O.. This research/review article is distributed under the terms of the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). You must give appropriate credit to authors and reference this article if parts of the article are reproduced in any manner. Applicable licensing terms are at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/. Global Journal of Management and Business Research: A Administration and Management Volume 22 Issue 5 Version 1.0 Year 2022 Type: Double Blind Peer Reviewed International Research Journal Publisher: Global Journals Online ISSN: 2249-4588 & Print ISSN: 0975-5853 The Affinity to Execute Strategy could Drive Firm Profitability. Is this True? What Role Does Anagile Leader Play? By Asihkia, O. U., Adewole, A. A., Onamusi A. B. & Makinde G. O. Babcock University Ilisan-Remo Abstract- Purpose: Based on the assumption of the ADKAR theory and the dynamic capability theory, the interactions between strategy execution, agile leadership, and Deposit Money Banks (DMBs) firm profitability were examined. Methodology: Survey design was adopted, and a sample of 452 staff of eleven quoted DMBs in Lagos State, Nigeria, was the unit of analysis. PLS-SEM was used to test the study’s hypotheses. Findings: The results showed that strategy execution significantly impact DMBs profitability (Adj R2 =0.373, p=0.000, Q2 =0.183). Supplementary test posited that agile leadership is a significant moderating variable given its ability to enhance the functional relationship between strategy execution and firm profitability of the DMBs in Lagos State, Nigeria ( β =0.160; p< 0.050, Q2 =0.198). Keywords: strategy execution, agile leadership, firm profitability, dynamic capability theory, ADKAR theory. GJMBR-A Classification: DDC Code: 658.406 LCC Code: HF5386 TheAffinitytoExecuteStrategycouldDriveFirmProfitabilityIsthisTrueWhatRoleDoesAnagileLeaderPlay Strictly as per the compliance and regulations of: