The Impact of Cognitive abilities in Organizational Reputation Through Leadership Empowerment
Analytical Research of the views of a sample of faculty members Private universities and colleges working in Governorate of the holy Karbala

Thesis Submitted to the Council of the College of Management and Economics in University of Karbala as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For The Degree of Master in Science of Business Administration

By
Ahmed Kadhim mallooh Al Kratiy
Supervised By
Asst . Prof . Dr
Hussein Huraja Khali Al Hasnawi

Abstract
The main aim of this research is to determine the impact of cognitive abilities in organizational reputation through the intermediary role of Leadership Empowerment at the level of universities and civil colleges working in Governorate of the holy Karbala , The research started with a major problem that included several questions about the nature of the influential relations between variables of the field , The research was based scale (Hussein , 2007) To measure cognitive abilities Which included five sub – dimensions are (Structured Thinking , Intelligence , Intuition , Creativity , Renewal and Development) , A scale has been adopted )Arnold et al, 2000) To measure Leadership Empowerment which consists of five sub – dimensions are (Lead by Example, Coaching, Participative Decision Making , Showing Concern / Interacting With The Team , Informing) , While the scale is adopted (Sala , 2011) To measure Organizational Reputation which consists of four sub – dimensions (Quality , Appeal , Performance , Responsibility) . The analytical descriptive approach was adopted as a basic approach to research, The questionnaire was used as a key tool in gathering information and data for research , The research sample consisted of a group of faculty members in universities and colleges The researched and their number (236) teachers. For the purpose of data analysis and statistical processing The research was adopted Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) As a constructional test to measure the validity of approved standards, And an appropriate set of measures descriptive statistics (Arithmetic mean , standard deviation , Coefficient of variation , Relative importance) , rank correlation coefficient (Spearman’s rho) , and Structural Equation Modeling To measure the effect relationships , Path Analysis , These methods have been used through statistical software (SPSS V.20 ; Amos V.23) .
The research found several conclusions the most important ones There is a direct effect of cognitive abilities In organizational reputation , And indirect effect of cognitive abilities in organizational reputation through leadership empowerment dimensions , The variable of leadership empowerment partially mediates the relationship between cognitive Abilities and organizational reputation At the level of universities and civil colleges Searched .The research came out with a set of recommendations, most importantly Should the administrations of universities and civil colleges of the research sample to Attracting faculty members with advanced scientific degrees characterized by the high uniqueness of knowledge and skills , And give them more powers and responsibilities for the purpose of achieving superiority and excellence and distinguished organizational reputation in the environment of higher education .