Explaining the Role of Strategic Intelligence in Innovation Performance: Focused the Intermediation Role of Strategic Decision-Making Speed

Document Type : Research

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1 Assistance Professor, Allame Tabatabaee University, Tehran

2 Ph.D Student, Allame Tabatabaee University, Tehran

Abstract

One of the key factors for survival of knowledge based organizations is continuous promotion of creative performance of the organization. In these organizations creativity in performances protects the competitive advantage as well as the organizational growth and development. On the other hand creating an innovative performance requires quick strategic decision makings based on information and data resulting from strategic intelligence. Successful organizations are those that are wise and are informed of their internal/external information and data, changing them to organizational knowledge and intelligent. The current research look for designing an organized framework in regards to the concepts of strategic intelligence, strategic decision making pace and innovative performance in connection with each other and in Iranian knowledge based companies, trying to take action regarding development of available frontiers of knowledge in this area. This research is an applied-surveying type. The required data for this research has been collected through questioners by random sampling of knowledge based companies which are active in the field of information technology in Iran. Meanwhile, structural equations method is used through making use of Smart PLS ˡ software for data analysis. The obtained results indicate that the strategic intelligence and strategic decision making pace are effective on innovative performance of Iranian knowledge based companies. Meanwhile the mediation role of strategic decision making pace on effectiveness of strategic intelligence on innovative performance of Iranian Knowledge based companies is verified.

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Journal of Strategic Management Studies
Volume 5, Issue 20
March 2015
Pages 129-148

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  • Receive Date: 06 December 2013
  • Revise Date: 12 June 2019
  • Accept Date: 03 May 2014

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