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The Mediating Role of Entrepreneurial Agility in the Relationship Between Strategic physiognomy and Strategic Excellence
Wrya Najm Rashid, Othman Kareem Mahmood, Lask Arsalan Bayiz
This research aims to study the mediating role of entrepreneurial agility in the relationship between strategic physiognomy and strategic excellence, in light of the organizations’ efforts to achieve excellence in their strategies in the current competitive environment to ensure their distinction from competitors, and due to the scarcity of studies that addressed these variables in private universities, therefore, to achieve the research objectives and test its hypotheses, the descriptive analytical approach was used by designing a questionnaire form that was developed by the researchers based on previous literature and after conducting a set of validity and reliability tests in line with the objectives of the current study, and data were collected from (98) leaders in (5) private universities in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, represented by the universities of (Komar, Cihan, Human Development, Tishk, and Goizha). A set of statistical methods, such as dispersion coefficients and structural equation modeling, were used to analyze the data using statistical software (Amos v. 26, SPSS v. 26). The research reached a set of results, the most important of which is the existence of a positive correlation between the study variables (strategic physiognomy, entrepreneurial agility, and strategic excellence), as well as the existence of a significant impact of strategic physiognomy and its dimensions on strategic excellence. In addition, the impact of strategic physiognomy on strategic excellence increases when entrepreneurial agility is present as a mediating variable. Hence, a set of conclusions were indicated that would help in proposing a number of recommendation, the most important of which is the need for private universities to focus on achieving strategic excellence through practicing the dimensions of strategic physiognomy by their leaders, as well as ensuring entrepreneurial agility within them.
Volume 13 · Issue 1 · March 2026The Role of Strategic Agility in Organizational Sustainability
Ismail Mahmoud Younis, Zana Majed Sadq, Amer Abdulla Majid Othman
The objective of this research is to investigate how strategic agility, as embodied by its three dimensions (opportunity exploration, opportunity exploitation, and structural agility) can support organizational sustainability, which is mirrored in its economic, social, and environmental dimensions. The research issue stems from the inadequate comprehension and implementation of strategic agility and its role in attaining organizational sustainability in Erbil's private universities. The study's entire framework is centered on determining the central research topic, which poses important queries regarding the nature of the connection and its consequences between organizational sustainability and strategic agility. A conceptual model created to answer these concerns, and it has two hypotheses that have been examined using the proper statistical methods. Using a pre-made questionnaire, the study collected primary data using a descriptive analytical methodology. All of the faculty members from eight carefully chosen private universities in Erbil made up the study population. 375 of the 410 surveys that were sent were returned, and 356 of those were judged suitable for statistical examination. To evaluate the suggested hypotheses, data were analyzed using AMOS (Version 24) and SPSS (Version 24). At both the overall and dimensional levels, the statistical findings showed important effects and significant positive correlations between organizational sustainability and strategic agility. The study suggests implementing strategic agility as a crucial strategic technique to improve organizational sustainability in private colleges in light of these findings.