Strategic thinking and its related factors in a medical science university in Iran
Background: Having strategic thinking is necessary in order to anticipate future changes and make strategic decisions. This study was carried out to assess the strategic thinking level in managers and personnel of Ahvaz Jundishapour University of Medical Science (AJUMS) - a public university in Ir...
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doaj-56d4bcfb363246719a69d1f77faa3ae62020-11-25T00:54:17ZengElectronic PhysicianElectronic Physician2008-58422008-58422017-05-01954332434010.19082/4332Strategic thinking and its related factors in a medical science university in IranSedigheh SalavatiEffat Jahanbani VesharehHossein SafariAmir VeysianGhanbar AmirnezhadBackground: Having strategic thinking is necessary in order to anticipate future changes and make strategic decisions. This study was carried out to assess the strategic thinking level in managers and personnel of Ahvaz Jundishapour University of Medical Science (AJUMS) - a public university in Iran. Methods: It was a cross-sectional and analytical study and all managers (50) as well as a sample of personnel (200) from AJUMS participated in it. A researcher-made questionnaire was used in order to measure four dimensions of strategic thinking, including system thinking, futurism, conceptual thinking, and intelligent opportunism along with demographic and organizational characteristics of respondents. Statistical analysis was done by Freedman ranking test, one-way ANOVA, and Independent-samples t-test in SPSS software version 16. Results: Strategic thinking in managers (5.62±0.51) and personnel (5.22±0.4), was evaluated at a somewhat high level. The maximum score among strategic thinking dimensions in managers (5.62±0.42) and personnel (5.52±0.43) was related to conceptual thinking that was in “good” level. A significant relationship was seen between intelligent opportunism dimension with job location in managers and education degree in personnel (p≤0.005). Also, there was a significant relationship between future dimension in managers and personnel with education degrees (p≤0.005). There was a significant difference between managers and employees in future dimension (p=0.018). Conclusion: It seems that the participants have acceptable strategic thinking levels, although there is still room for improvement. Therefore, considering the factors such as educational development of managers and personnel can be very useful in this regard.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5498697/Strategic thinkingSystem thinkingConceptual thinkingIntelligence opportunismFuturism |
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Strategic thinking and its related factors in a medical science university in Iran |
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Strategic thinking and its related factors in a medical science university in Iran |
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Strategic thinking and its related factors in a medical science university in Iran |
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Strategic thinking and its related factors in a medical science university in Iran |
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Strategic thinking and its related factors in a medical science university in Iran |
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strategic thinking and its related factors in a medical science university in iran |
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Electronic Physician |
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Electronic Physician |
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2008-5842 2008-5842 |
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Background: Having strategic thinking is necessary in order to anticipate future changes and make strategic
decisions. This study was carried out to assess the strategic thinking level in managers and personnel of Ahvaz
Jundishapour University of Medical Science (AJUMS) - a public university in Iran.
Methods: It was a cross-sectional and analytical study and all managers (50) as well as a sample of personnel
(200) from AJUMS participated in it. A researcher-made questionnaire was used in order to measure four
dimensions of strategic thinking, including system thinking, futurism, conceptual thinking, and intelligent
opportunism along with demographic and organizational characteristics of respondents. Statistical analysis was
done by Freedman ranking test, one-way ANOVA, and Independent-samples t-test in SPSS software version 16.
Results: Strategic thinking in managers (5.62±0.51) and personnel (5.22±0.4), was evaluated at a somewhat high
level. The maximum score among strategic thinking dimensions in managers (5.62±0.42) and personnel
(5.52±0.43) was related to conceptual thinking that was in “good” level. A significant relationship was seen
between intelligent opportunism dimension with job location in managers and education degree in personnel
(p≤0.005). Also, there was a significant relationship between future dimension in managers and personnel with
education degrees (p≤0.005). There was a significant difference between managers and employees in future
dimension (p=0.018).
Conclusion: It seems that the participants have acceptable strategic thinking levels, although there is still room
for improvement. Therefore, considering the factors such as educational development of managers and personnel
can be very useful in this regard. |
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Strategic thinking System thinking Conceptual thinking Intelligence opportunism Futurism |
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5498697/ |
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