Reflection of strategic renewal on organizational sustainability An exploratory study of the views of university leaders in Iraqi universities

Abstract

This study aims to provide a clear perspective on strategic innovation and its implications for organizational sustainability. For this purpose, if the study provided a comprehensive framework for the most important contributions of researchers on the variables of the study supported by the analytical framework for the opinions of (200) university leaders (deans, associate deans and heads of departments) in Iraqi universities. The study examined strategic innovation as an independent variable through two main dimensions, strategic investment renewal and exploratory strategic renewal. Then organizational sustainability as a dependent variable with four dimensions: the environmental, economic, social and technological dimension. The study used the questionnaire as a main tool to collect data related to the variables. The results showed that there is a significant effect and correlation relationship between the strategic innovation in its two dimensions: organizational sustainability in its various dimensions. The study indicates a number of recommendations, the most important of which are the colleges of the study sample, focusing on activities that require the current skills and expertise of college employees and working to develop these experiences and skills as well as the importance of the colleges in question being constantly monitoring changes in their external environment and studying their different effects on their educational and work programs and services To improve it in order to enhance its competitiveness, especially in light of the increasing number of private universities in recent years.