Strategic Leadership Practices and Organizational Sustainability of Agribusiness in Ogun State, Nigeria.

Abstract

This study examined the theoretical relationship between strategic leadership practices and organizational sustainability of firms in agribusiness in Ogun state, Nigeria. The results indicate that strategic leadership practices such as strategic adaptability to change, stakeholders’ collaboration and ethical leadership enhance organizational sustainability outcomes. Using a qualitative approach, the research relies on secondary data from peer-reviewed journals, policy documents, and industry reports. Thematic analysis was applied to examine how strategic adaptability to change, collaborative stakeholder engagement, and ethical leadership practices influence economic, social, and environmental sustainability. Findings suggest that adaptability enhances responsiveness to policy reforms, climate variability, and technological disruptions; stakeholder collaboration strengthens value chains and trust-building; while ethical leadership fosters transparency, accountability, and long-term legitimacy. These findings align with Stakeholder Theory and the Resource-Based View, underscoring the need for both internal leadership capabilities and external partnerships in achieving sustainability. The paper contributes to leadership literature in Nigeria by connecting strategic leadership to sustainability outcomes and recommend further empirical testing of the variables to obtain more evidences that will allow for statistical validation of conceptual model of this study.