Explaining the Multi-Level Model of Strategic Thinking

Subject Areas : Strategic Management Researches

farajolah rahimi ¹ , abdolhadi Darziyanazizi ² , azam rezai ³

1 - استادیار مدیریت، دانشکده اقتصاد و علوم اجتماعی، دانشگاه شهید چمران اهواز
2 - استادیار مدیریت، دانشکده اقتصاد و علوم اجتماعی، دانشگاه شهید چمران اهواز
3 - دانشجوی کارشناسی ارشد مدیریت، دانشگاه شهید چمران اهواز

Received: 2017-04-26 Accepted : 2017-10-14 Published : 2017-11-22

Keywords: organizational intelligence, Individual Strategic Thinking, Group Strategic Thinking, Structural Modeling PLS, HLM Model,

Abstract :

Today, the right way of managing and strategic thinking is one of the most important steps that organizations must take in order to prevent their growth and development, so for leaders who want to change their future and their environment, mastery of thinking A strategy is very important. Hence, this study is strategic thinking Explanation multilevel model. The present research in terms of purpose is Development and in terms of Data collection is descriptive- Surveying. The study sample Experts strategic planning team is a selection of production companies, Khuzestan province. The number of teams participating in this study are 18 teams that 130 people have been chosen sampling method. For gathering data using questionnaires that its validity and reliability was approved. After confirming the normality of the data of the PLS structural equation modeling techniques to examine individual and group level assumptions and techniques used to analyze the surface HLM is hypothetical. The results of this study showed that variables individual level, risk tolerance, tolerance of ambiguity and opportunism have a significant impact on strategic thinking individual. The group-level variables, Job diversity and task Conflict on strategic thinking (individual and group) have a significant positive impact and relationship conflict (variable level of the group) on strategic thinking (individual and group) and has a significant negative impact. Strategic thinking is a positive and significant impact on the individual strategic thinking, the results showed that strategic thinking (individual and group) there is a significant positive impact on organizational intelligence

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