STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF DECISION-MAKING QUALITY IN EMPLOYEES’ PERCEPTIONS AT THE IRAQI MINISTRY OF TRADE

Abstract

The interpretation of information and decisions making in the face of variability is becoming an increasingly important skill for government agencies. The aim of the current study is to investigate the interaction between strategic intelligence and perceived organizational performance among the employees of the Ministry of trade in Iraq with a special focus on the possible role of decision-making quality as a mediator. It investigates the proposed relationship using a cross-sectional employee questionnaire, correlation, regression, and indirect-effect analysis based on bootstrapping, along with measures of measurement quality. The results suggest positive relationships between strategic intelligence, decision making quality and employees' perceptions of organizational performance. Another potential statistical relationship between strategic intelligence and perceived performance is the quality of decision making.