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Source: Researcher’s Computation via SmartPLS V3.3.6 Figure 3: Q 2 Statistics for Hypothesis Two Tables 4: Summary of moderated analysis for moderating effect of agile leadership on the interaction between strategy execution and firm profitability in Southwest Nigeria using PLS-SEM Path Description Original sample (o) Unstandardized Beta Sample Mean Standard Deviation t Sig. Q 2 Agile Leadership → Firm profitability 0.464 0.467 0.088 5.242 0.000 Strategy Execution → Firm profitability 0.604 0.600 0.094 6.442 0.000 0.198 Moderating Effect → Firm profitability 0.160 0.152 0.074 2.172 0.030 Source: Researcher’s Result via SmartPLS Version 3.3.6 (2022) The Affinity to Execute Strategy could Drive Firm Profitability. Is this True? What Role Does Anagile Leader Play? 57 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXII Issue V Version I Year 2022 ( ) A © 2022 Global Journals Figures 4, 5, and 6 present the results of PLS- SEM analysis for the moderating effect of agile leadership on the interaction between strategy execution and firm profitability of quoted DMBs in Lagos State, Nigeria. To establish the moderating effect in a PLS- SEM warrants the creation of a new variable termed strategy execution*agile leadership. This interaction term's influence is examined on the dependent variable (firm profitability), and a significant moderating effect is established if the coefficient of the interaction term has a p-value less than 0.05. It is noteworthy that in moderation PLS-SEM analysis, emphasis is on the moderating path result and with less attention to Adj R 2 or the R 2 coefficient found in SPSS output for moderation analysis. The result in Figures 4, 5, and 6 shows that the interaction term of strategy execution*agile leadership has a path coefficient of determination value of 0.160. This suggests that the introduction of agile leadership has enhanced the effect strategy execution has on firm profitability by 0.160, and this moderating effect is positive and statistically significant at p-value = 0.030. In addition, the SmartPLS provided the Simple Slope Analysis (SSA), which provides additional evidence to reinforce the presence or absence of a moderating effect.