Abstract
This study examined artificial intelligence (AI) governance and digital leadership as predictors of organizational effectiveness in public secondary schools and primary healthcare centres in Anambra State, Nigeria. A correlational research design was adopted, targeting a census population of 609 administrators, of whom 590 returned completed questionnaires. Data were collected using three researcher-developed questionnaires on AI governance, digital leadership, and organizational effectiveness, with reliability coefficients ranging from 0.84 to 0.88. Simple and multiple linear regression analyses were used for data analysis. The findings revealed that AI governance and digital leadership positively predicted organizational effectiveness, explaining 38.2% and 45.0% of its variance, respectively. When considered together, both predictors accounted for 57.5% of the variance in organizational effectiveness, with digital leadership showing a stronger relative contribution than AI governance. The study highlights the complementary relevance of responsible AI governance and effective digital leadership to organizational effectiveness and recommends strengthening both capabilities through appropriate institutional policies and continuous capacity-building programmes.
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