"The Impact of Strategic Management practice in Palestinian higher education institutions: Istiqlal University as a model' - field study"

Abstract

The aim of this research is to identify the impact of strategic management practice in higher education institutions in general and Istiqlal University in particular, as well as to reveal whether there are differences between the average trends of the study sample members on the extent of strategic management practices at Istiqlal University, To achieve the goal of the research, the researchers used the descriptive method of analysis, and the researchers relied in the distribution of the questionnaire on the sample of the comprehensive survey, where the sample of the research included (74) deputies, deans, department heads and directors of the University of Independence out of the study community of 74, single with a recovery rate of 100%, In data analysis, we also relied on descriptive statistic methods using SPSS. The study reached several results, the most important of which: the study confirmed that there is a significant and distinctive impact of the practice of strategic management in higher education institutions in general, and the University of Independence in particular, where the sample estimates of the study on the impact of the practice of strategic management at Istiqlal University by 71%), and the results indicated that the senior management of the university has a vision for the future With the needs of human and material resources, the researchers also attribute the advancement of the university through the continuous developments at the university, which the university seeks to achieve through its vision of the future, and based on the results of the study was one of the most important recommendations of the researchers: that the university administration develop strategic alternatives Appropriate in the process of formulating the strategy in higher education institutions in general and the University of Independence in particular. The university administration should work to determine the beneficiaries of the university in terms of their whereabouts. University management is also interested in organizational culture and identifying strengths and weaknesses in the university's internal environment.