The impact of leadership on gaining competitive advantage: An application for petroleum companies in Erbil city / Iraq

The aim of this study is to determine the impact of leadership competencies on gaining competitive advantage in petroleum companies in Erbil city. Many studies have revealed that leadership competencies have a significant impact on gaining competitive advantage. This study investigates if this connection is true for the companies in petroleum sector and if leadership compteincies affect competitive advantage. For this purpose 150 employees and managers who are working in petroleum companies in Erbil city are surveyed and data collected from them. Collected data is used to test the study hypoteses by using SPSS program version 22 with regression analysis. As the results of analyses, leadership comptencies have a positive and significant effect on competitive advantage for petroleum companies in Erbil.