International Journal of Organizational & Business Execellence , Vol.1, Issue. 2, 2016 ISSN 2504-8589 Effects of Strategic Leadership, Organizational Innovativeness and Information Technology Capability on Effective Strategy Implementation Ahmad Aliyu Palladan College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia School of Business Education, FCE (T) Gombe, Nigeria aapalladan@yahoo.com +60149536526, +234803300419 Kadzrina Abdul Kadir, PhD College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia kadzrina@gmail.com +60134106048 Yen Wan Chong, PhD College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia yenwan_chong@hotmail.com +60162880289 Abstract The paper examined the role of strategic leadership, organizational innovativeness, information technology capability on strategy implementation in tertiary institutions situated at Kaduna state, Nigeria. One hundred and twenty-four (124) questionnaires were administered to Deans of colleges/faculties of the institutions located in the state. Out of the number, one hundred and eight (108) questionnaires were retrieved. PLS-SEM was used to analysed the data. The result shows a significant relationship between strategic leadership, organizational innovativeness, IT capability and effective strategy implementation. The study recommends radical move from the present style of administration in Nigerian tertiary institution to new form of leadership, which strategic leaders ought to champion. This radical move should be supported by innovation and full utilization of IT facilities available to the institutions. This is the best time, considering the dramatical change and the serious reform the sector is witnessing presently. Keywords: Information technology capability, Organizational innovativeness, Strategic leadership, Effective Strategy implementation. INTRODUCTION Today, strategic management is gaining more and more acceptance as a tool for managing public tertiary educational institutions for better results. The need for strategic management practices in public tertiary institutions grew when the institutions shifted from relatively stable environment to more rapidly changing one, in response to an increasing competition that characterised by shortages of resources (Montanan & Backer, 1986). This is very timely, as strategic management is needed in an environment where new forms of influence are imagining and where norms and values as well as social utility of organizations is being challenged and redefined (Ansoff, Dcelark & Hayes 1976). A good strategic plan if effectively implemented will certainly give an organization superior competitive advantage and increase its performance. However, one important thing to note here is no matter how