The Modified Role of Strategic Clarity In The Relationship Between Strategic Capital and Entrepreneurial Performance

(An Exploratory Analytical Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Managers of The Mobile Communications Company in Iraq (Asiacell)

A Dissertation Submitted to the Council of the Faculty of Administration & Economics / Karbala University It is part of the requirements to obtain of a certificate Doctor Philosophy in Business Administration Sciences

By

Khamael Kamel Muhammed Al-Taei

 Supervised by

 Professor Dr.

Akram Muhsin Mahdi Al-Yasiri

Professor Dr.

Assistant Adel Abbas Abdel Hussein Al-Janabi

Abstract

The Study Mainly Aims To Determine The Interactive Role (Modifier) ​​of Strategic Clarity in its Sub-Dimensions in The Relationship Between strategic Capital and Entrepreneurial performance at The Level of a Sample of All Branches of The Mobile Communications Company in Iraq, Asia cell, based on a Major problem That was Diagnosed by several Questions that included The Extent to which The Influence Relations were perceived. And the interaction between the Variables in The Field, and to root the philosophical foundations, The Study adopted a model (Dunham & Puente, 2008) To Measure Strategic Clarity, which Consists of Five Dimensions (Actions Clarity ,Goals Clarity ,  People Clarity  , Resource Clarity ,  Structure Clarity ) and a Model (Hughes & Morgan, 2007) to Measure Capital The strategy, which included Six Dimensions (Strategic Championing , Strategic Commitment, Strategy Implementation Support , Strategy Implementation Effectiveness , organizational learning, Organizational Memory )And a Model (Del Giudice et al., 2016) to Measure Entrepreneurial performance, which included four Dimensions (Networking and Resource acquired , Innovations Realized , Technology Transfer Activities , New spin- offs and start – ups ). The Questionnaire as a Main Tool in Collecting Data and Information for the study, as well as some personal Interviews with the Sample members who were represented by a group of leaders and managers in all Branches of The company. The study sample Numbered (280 Individuals), Distributed among Department heads, Administrative Divisions and Supervisors. For the purpose of Analysis and statistical treatment, the study Adopted a Confirmatory factor Analysis. As Basic Structural tests for the validity of the approved measures, a Set of Descriptive Statistical Measures, Pearson’s correlation Coefficient, Structural Equation Modeling, was used to Measure Influence Relationships, Moderation Analysis) to measure The level of Influence Introduced By The Modified Variable Between the Independent and Dependent variable After Creating Interaction variable, These Methods Have been used by programs SPSS V.23 Statistics ; Amos V.23) And Through The Study, Several Conclusions were Reached, the most Important of which was that the Interest and pursuit of The company’s Branch Departments, The Sample of the Study, is The Application and Implementation of Strategic Clarity At the Field Level. and Suggestions of Employees and Customers.                                                                       

The Modified Role of Strategic Clarity In The Relationship Between Strategic Capital and Entrepreneurial Performance

(An Exploratory Analytical Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Managers of The Mobile Communications Company in Iraq (Asiacell)

A Dissertation Submitted to the Council of the Faculty of Administration & Economics / Karbala University It is part of the requirements to obtain of a certificate Doctor Philosophy in Business Administration Sciences

By

Khamael Kamel Muhammed Al-Taei

 Supervised by

 Professor Dr.

Akram Muhsin Mahdi Al-Yasiri

Professor Dr.

Assistant Adel Abbas Abdel Hussein Al-Janabi

Abstract

The Study Mainly Aims To Determine The Interactive Role (Modifier) ​​of Strategic Clarity in its Sub-Dimensions in The Relationship Between strategic Capital and Entrepreneurial performance at The Level of a Sample of All Branches of The Mobile Communications Company in Iraq, Asia cell, based on a Major problem That was Diagnosed by several Questions that included The Extent to which The Influence Relations were perceived. And the interaction between the Variables in The Field, and to root the philosophical foundations, The Study adopted a model (Dunham & Puente, 2008) To Measure Strategic Clarity, which Consists of Five Dimensions (Actions Clarity ,Goals Clarity ,  People Clarity  , Resource Clarity ,  Structure Clarity ) and a Model (Hughes & Morgan, 2007) to Measure Capital The strategy, which included Six Dimensions (Strategic Championing , Strategic Commitment, Strategy Implementation Support , Strategy Implementation Effectiveness , organizational learning, Organizational Memory )And a Model (Del Giudice et al., 2016) to Measure Entrepreneurial performance, which included four Dimensions (Networking and Resource acquired , Innovations Realized , Technology Transfer Activities , New spin- offs and start – ups ). The Questionnaire as a Main Tool in Collecting Data and Information for the study, as well as some personal Interviews with the Sample members who were represented by a group of leaders and managers in all Branches of The company. The study sample Numbered (280 Individuals), Distributed among Department heads, Administrative Divisions and Supervisors. For the purpose of Analysis and statistical treatment, the study Adopted a Confirmatory factor Analysis. As Basic Structural tests for the validity of the approved measures, a Set of Descriptive Statistical Measures, Pearson’s correlation Coefficient, Structural Equation Modeling, was used to Measure Influence Relationships, Moderation Analysis) to measure The level of Influence Introduced By The Modified Variable Between the Independent and Dependent variable After Creating Interaction variable, These Methods Have been used by programs SPSS V.23 Statistics ; Amos V.23) And Through The Study, Several Conclusions were Reached, the most Important of which was that the Interest and pursuit of The company’s Branch Departments, The Sample of the Study, is The Application and Implementation of Strategic Clarity At the Field Level. and Suggestions of Employees and Customers.                                                                       

Key terms: Strategic Capital, Strategic Clarity, Entrepreneurial performance, Mobile Communications Company in Iraq, Asia cell.