Strategic Foresight and Its Role in Enhancing Organizational Vitality An Analytical Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Administrative Leaders in the General Directorate of Education in Maysan Governorate

Abstract

The objective of this investigation is to ascertain the function of strategic foresight in the improvement of organisational vitality and to ascertain the degree of interest that the institution under investigation has in this approach.  Strategic foresight was examined as an independent variable.  Its dimensions are as follows: (environmental scanning capabilities, strategic choice capabilities, and integration capabilities), and organizational vitality is the dependent variable with its dimensions (learning, creativity, flexibility, entrepreneurship).

A survey was performed to gather the opinions of a sample of administrative officials at the directorate headquarters and its districts, selecting the Directorate of Education in Maysan as the focus for the applied element of the study.   The study employed a questionnaire to collect the necessary information and data.   The questionnaire was disseminated to several administrative leaders within the agency, as previously mentioned, with a total of 105 Administrative leaders out of a total of 120 Administrative leaders.  (98) A representation rate of (92.94%) was achieved in the retrieval of valid questionnaires for statistical analysis.  The correlation and influence relationships between the variables were investigated through the testing of two fundamental hypotheses.  The data was tested and the results were analysed using statistical programs (SPSS.V.28) and (smart).

 The study identified a series of conclusions, the most significant of which was that the administrative executives of the institution under investigation were interested in strategic choice at the overall level.