Abstract
The research tackled the leadership strategies as an independent variable, smart organizations as an intermediate variable, and crisis management as a dependent variable.The main objective of the research is to shed light on the relationship between leadership strategies, smart organizations and crisis management in the University of Mosul. As for the purpose of reaching the research objectives, the questionnaire was used as a main tool for data collection, and the descriptive analytical approach was used in dealing with theoretical and applied research data, and the Amos program was relied upon to test hypotheses. The University of Mosul was selected as a field of research through an analytical study; and the research sample consisted of (298) employees from the top and middle leaders at the University of Mosul. The research reached a set of conclusions and recommendations that can enhance the performance of the researched university and qualify it to manage its crises efficiently.
