A study on strategic thinking skills in small businesses (A study on food industry)

The core business problem is that a considerable number of new small business managers fail in their first year of operation. The unique business issue is that so many new small business managers lack the requisite business strategies to keep their companies going after first five years. Known for its ambiguity and complexity. The importance of this thesis comes from the idea that say the strategic thinking could be a solution for the enhancing the surviving chances, cover weakness and enhance the effectiveness of the small business in Iraq . Depending on the fact that there is a real need for strategic thinking in the small business in Iraq this thesis tried to configure out the role of strategic thinking skills in enhancing the organizational effectiveness in the small business in Iraq. This study will depend on the quantitiave method, through applying the questionnaire on the manager of the selected small businesses in iraq. The results on the thesis showed that the stratgeic thinking skills ( system thinking, reframing and reflecting) is necessary and enhance the organizational effectiveness in the small sized business in iraq.