A scale development proposal for determining the strategic thinking characteristics of Turkish managers: Duzce case sample

Strategic thinking is a process that affects the future of a company, which shapes the perceptions of the managers and gives them meaning. Through strategic thinking, an executive can determine how to use limited resources in the most efficient way, facilitate the company's progress toward its goals, strengthen its competitive advantage and improve its strategic performance by guiding the whole organization in the right direction. Therefore, having the strategic thinking features of the managers is advantageous for the organization and the manager. For this reason, managers' strategic thinking needs to be determined and developed if necessary. The main aim of this thesis is to present a scale development proposal for determining the strategic thinking characteristics of Turkish managers. Qualitative research method was used in the research. It has been determined that the strategic thinking features consist of five dimensions including ability, attitude, behavior, tendency and intention. The research was carried out in two stages, namely scale development and application stage. Those who have taken strategic management expertise or strategic management courses for the scale development phase of the research have been identified as universes. Data were obtained with 11 expert evaluation forms selected through objective sampling. The 127 expressions generated for the scale were reduced to 83 expressions as a result of the descriptive analysis performed on the data obtained as a result of the experts' evaluation. In pilot application for the implementation phase of the study, 20 senior executives in strategic thinking in Düzce were interviewed through face-to-face interviews. In the analysis of the obtained data, descriptive analysis method and limited quantitative analysis methods were used. As a result of the descriptive analysis, 83 expressions on the scale were reduced to 72 expressions. In the last stage about the strategic thinking scale developed in this direction, 24 expressions within the scope of the talent, 15 expressions within the scope of the behavioral dimension, 17 expressions within the attitude dimension, 10 expressions within the scope of the tendency dimension and 6 expressions within the scope of the intentional dimension were obtained.