Application of strategic management in the colleges of Education / University of Baghdad

Abstract

A field study aimed at identifying the reality of the application of strategic management in the colleges
of education/ University of Baghdad. The research adopted the descriptive analytical approach. The
research community, consisting of 801 faculty teachers, has been identified. The research sample was
selected in a simple random way and represented 15% of the research community, totalling 124 teaching
members. A questionnaire was constructed that included (46) items divided between areas (strategic
objectives, strategy planning and formulation, implementation of the strategy, and evaluation of the
strategy). The honesty and consistency of the tool was verified. The researcher analyzed the research
data using SPSS. The most important results were: the overall rate of these four areas was a weighted
average (2.48) and a percentage weight (82.666%), which is a sound result as regards the application of
strategic management in the colleges of education/University of Baghdad, the development of an
integrated strategy for strategic management and its applications, a review of the organizational
structure in accordance with the college’s strategy. A number of recommendations and proposals
related to research were given.