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The Role of Urbanization in the Modernization of Social Values with in the Kurdish Family
Akar Salam Bakr, Shvan Esmael Hamad
Urbanization is one of the most crucial worldwide phenomena which functions as a major operator of social and cultural changes. In Kurdish society, especially in Erbil city, there has been rapid urban developments in the last few decades, which has been the reason for the creation of a dynamic interplay between traditional values and modern lifestyles. The main objective of this research is to explore the role of urbanization in the transformation of social values within Kurdish families. The study aims to examine the extent to which modern values are adopted, the impact of the urban environment on family structure and behavior. To achieve these objectives, a quantitative research method was followed, and a questionnaire tool was used to collect data. The research population consisted of families in the city of Erbil, and a purposive sample of 390 families was selected from 13 different neighborhoods of the city, representing various levels of social and economic status. The reliability of the research scale was 86.22%, and the placement (Cronbach's Alpha) was 0.771, which indicates a high level of reliability. The main findings of the research reveal that the process of modernization within Kurdish families is complex. On one hand, there is a noticeable acceptance of certain modern values, such as mixed-gender education. The research also discovered a strong relationship between new media and consumer culture. Moreover, differences in lifestyles between the various neighborhoods of the city were identified, which reflects the diversity of urban culture.
Volume 12 · Issue 2 · April 2025The Role of Organizational Culture in Enhancing Competitive Excellence
Pshdar Kaka sedeeq, Hunar Mohammed amin Ibrahim, Ghazi omar Hasan, Luqman Sleman Omar
The goal of this research is to study the role of the organizational culture of faculty members staff and employees at Raparin University throughout its dimensions represented by collaboration، teamwork، values، organizational obligations، and beliefs for reinforcement the competitive excellence that includes academic performance، University reputation، uses of technologies، and innovation. The study addressed the relationship between an independent variable (organizational culture) and the dependent variable (competitive excellence) through questions about correlation، impact، and variance، and checking these relations. The theoretical framework was designed and the researchers distributed (230) questionnaire forms، (80) of them directly and (150) of them electronically after follow up we retrieved just (178) forms. However، after checking (12) invalid questionaries were excluded، and (166) forms for statistical analysis. The statistical analysis was conducted by (SPSS) version 27 and the results showed a strong positive significant relation between the independent variable (organizational culture) and dependent variable (competitive excellence) at the macro and micro levels. In light of these results، the researchers recommended maintaining excellent organizational culture and working to improve it continuously. Furthermore، focusing on the use of recent technologies in science research and academic performance development.