Empowerment strategy and its impact on organizational foresight: An exploratory study University of Duhok

The investigating influence of empowerment strategy (ES) on organizational foresight (OF) is the focal point of this study. Thus, this study aimed to highlight the impact test and relationship between the dimensions of (ES) which are; communication & information availability, establishing team-work, motivation & training, leadership style, and creative behavior development with dimensions of (OF) that involve; environmental scanning, strategic selection, integrating capabilities, and scenario thinking. Therefore, the descriptive-analytical method was applied to perform this study. Subsequently, the current study used a randomly stratified sample method that encompasses academics and managerial leaders in a number of faculties at the University of Duhok. Therefore, after conducting a pilot study, the questionnaire survey has been modified and adopted to achieve the study objectives, where the overall indicator of Alpha-Cronbach was recorded (0.979). In contrast, the questionnaire survey has been sent to (121) leaders of the targeted sample, (108) forms were collected and validated for analyzing and testing with a response rate scored (89%) of the sample frame. Consequently, the study inferred several findings and suggestions, the most critical results recorded (79%) as overall agreements. Finally, the study found a positive significant impact and association between (ES) and (OF), this meant the university is leading to raising the foresight processes level.