The Role of Strategic Decision-Making, Organisational Culture, and Managerial Emotional Intelligence on the Long-Term Profitability of Nigerian Manufacturing Firms
The Role of Strategic Decision-Making, Organisational Culture, and Managerial Emotional Intelligence on the Long-Term Profitability of Nigerian Manufacturing Firms

Summary/Abstract: The paper will examine how strategic decision-making (SDM), organisational culture (OC), and managerial emotional intelligence (MEI) affect the long-term profitability of Nigerian manufacturing companies. Although the manufacturing sector in Nigeria plays a minor role in the GDP, there is little empirical research on integrating these three constructs into a single explanatory model. The study employed a post-positivist, explanatory mixed-methods design and collected primary data from 300 managers of listed manufacturing companies in Nigeria via a standardised survey. Mediation analysis and Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression were used. MEI has a significant positive impact on long-term profitability (ROA, ROE, Net Profit Margin). SDM and OC mediate this relationship, and together they increase profitability. SDM exerts the strongest direct influence on profitability, while OC acts as a contextual mechanism that strengthens this effect. The paper will advance an integrated theoretical framework for a manufacturing context in emerging economies, contributing to the literature on sustainable leadership and strategic management by empirically illustrating the interdependencies among MEI, SDM, and OC.

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