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MEASURING THE LEVEL OF STRATEGIC FLEXIBILITY IN THE IRAQI MINISTRY OF HEALTH: FIELD RESEARCH

Majeed Hameed Taher, Hadeel Kadhim Said

Volume: 8 Issue: 4 2018

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This research aims to test "the level of strategic flexibility as an important variable and impact on the performance of the Ministry of Health The current research variable has addressed in the recent period an increasing interest as it is an important subject affecting the future of organizations and the result of the rapid environmental variables that have greatly affected the organizations. In order to explain the strategic flexibility levels, a set of objectives were formulated, including the disclosure of the type and nature of the strategic flexibility of the Ministry of Health, so that field research was applied to a sample of managers and their assistants and heads of departments at the Ministry of Health. 90) Individual, The data collection through the questionnaire, and the use of field visits. Also used a number of statistical methods for data processing, including: arithmetic mean, standard deviation, alpha Cronbach coefficient, factor analysis assertive. The main findings were that the Ministry of Health had a decline in strategic flexibility levels.Especially in interactive flexibility The research concluded with a number of recommendations, the most important of which were: To increase and expand the interest in strategic flexibility levels by educating senior leaders in the ministry and employees.

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