The Effect of Strategic Intelligence in Achieving Organizational Excellence Engagement A Field Study in Private Hospitals in Taiz Governorate

Abstract

The study aimed to understand the current state of strategic intelligence practices in private hospitals in Taiz Governorate and to determine the level of organizational excellence within them. It also sought to measure the impact of strategic intelligence, with its dimensions (foresight, future vision, systems thinking, partnership, and motivation), both collectively and individually, on achieving organizational excellence in the studied hospitals.

The study population consisted of 657 employees, including administrative staff, doctors, and technicians working in these hospitals, distributed across 14 hospitals in Taiz Governorate. A sample of 340 questionnaires was selected using stratified random sampling, out of which 305 questionnaires were used for statistical analysis. To achieve the study's objectives, a descriptive methodology was employed, along with various statistical methods and structural equation modeling using the Partial Least Squares (PLS) approach, facilitated by the SPSS and AMOS programs.

The results indicated that the level of strategic intelligence practice in the studied hospitals was moderate, with a relative importance of 64%. More specifically, the foresight dimension ranked first in terms of availability and practice, with a percentage importance of 65.3% and a moderate level. The future vision dimension ranked second with a percentage importance of 64.8% and a moderate level. The partnership dimension came in third with a percentage importance of 64.7% and a moderate level, while the systems thinking dimension ranked fourth with a percentage importance of 63.8%. Lastly, the motivation dimension ranked fifth with a percentage importance of 63.2%.

The results also revealed that the availability of organizational excellence in the studied hospitals was at a medium adoption level, with a percentage importance of 64.6%. More specifically, the organizational structure excellence ranked first in terms of adoption, with a percentage importance of 65% and a high level. The cultural excellence dimension ranked second with a percentage importance of 64.9%, while the human resources excellence ranked third with a percentage importance of 64.4%. The leadership excellence dimension ranked fourth with a percentage importance of 64%, and finally, the strategic excellence dimension ranked fifth with a percentage importance of 63%. This indicates that all aspects of the dependent variable received moderate approval according to the established criteria.

Furthermore, the results showed a statistically significant effect of strategic intelligence, with its dimensions collectively, on organizational excellence. It also revealed the existence of an effect from the dimensions of strategic intelligence (foresight, future vision, systems thinking, partnership, and motivation) individually on organizational excellence in private hospitals in Taiz Governorate.