Testing the Relationship between Strategic Consciousness and Organizational Excellence A case study at Duhok Polytechnic University
HakarZaki Mohammed
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This study aims to examine the relationship between strategic consciousness (SC) and organizational excellence (OE) in the selected technical institutes at Duhok Polytechnic University (DPU) that constituted the research sample. Duhok Polytechnic University was selected as the only university located in the governorate of Dohuk that runs bachelor’s and technical diploma programs as well as several other short-term specializations courses leading to certification. The current study examined two main variables: the independent variable strategic consciousness consisting of three dimensions reframing, reflection, and system thinking and the dependent variable of organizational excellence. For the purpose of data collection, a questionnaire survey was administered to a total of 77 respondents (university leaders) from 6 technical institutes at DPU. Findings from the study indicate that the three dimensions of strategic consciousness were present and significantly related to organizational excellence in the selected technical institutes.
Structural Breaks in Unemployment: Evidence for Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Romania and Slovenia
Melina Dritsaki, ChaidoDritsaki
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This paper determine send oogamously the time of structuralbreaksinunemploymentforBalkancountries – member countries of European Union- during the period 1991-2019. UsingZivotandAndrews (1992) approach and Perronand Vogelsang (1992) approach, we find that these countries experienced structural breaks in different time periods at the end of 2000 and during 2010. The Structural Variations Signaled a sharp increase of unemployment which happened due to worldwide financial crisis in the USA 2007, due to Eurozone crisis in the beginning of 2009 as well as due to the Greek debt crisis which has started during the last quarter of 2008 until the end of the Third Memorandum at the end of 2019. Applying the above Endogenous Structural Tests, we detect different structural breaks in unemployment for each examined country. Here’s your text with some adjustments for better readability and flow: This paper determines the endogenous timing of structural breaks in unemployment for Balkan countries—member countries of the European Union—during the period from 1991 to 2019. Using the Zivot and Andrews (1992) approach and the Perron and Vogelsang (1992) approach, we find that these countries experienced structural breaks in different time periods, particularly at the end of 2000 and during 2010. The structural variations signaled a sharp increase in unemployment, which occurred due to the worldwide financial crisis in the USA in 2007, the Eurozone crisis at the beginning of 2009, and the Greek debt crisis that started during the last quarter of 2008 and lasted until the end of the Third Memorandum at the end of 2019. By applying the above endogenous structural tests, we detect different structural breaks in unemployment for each examined country.