Strategic Readiness Research Articles

Does the development of strategic readiness represent a response to the relationship of strategic competencies and the healthcare information system? Evidence from private hospitals in Jordan

This study introduces a model designed to improve the strategic readiness of private hospitals in Amman by incorporating strategic competencies as an independent variable and using a healthcare information system as a mediator. Targeting private hospitals with over 140 beds, the research included a population of 3263 employees across various managerial levels. Data collection methods involved interviews and electronic questionnaires, resulting in a sample size of 344. Statistical analyses comprised exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and hypothesis testing with SMART PLS 3.3.3 software. The results indicated medium levels of both strategic competencies and healthcare information systems, while strategic readiness was found to be low. Nevertheless, the proposed model showed a direct positive effect of strategic competencies on strategic readiness, with the healthcare information system acting as a significant partial mediator. Evaluation metrics included the arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and path analysis. This model surpasses traditional methods by effectively linking strategic competencies and information systems to enhance strategic readiness, providing a strong framework for improving hospital responses to crises and dynamic changes. The study suggests focusing on enhancing and developing strategic competencies and integrating a comprehensive healthcare information system to optimize hospital operations and increase readiness.

Sea Power as National Defence: Has Indonesia implemented it?

The objective is to analyze the role of maritime defense in Indonesia's national strength and alliances, examining modern naval capabilities, regulations, investment, and Mahan's Sea Power principles for strategic readiness and economic integration in the 21st century. The research employs a descriptive qualitative method, focusing on in-depth understanding and data interpretation. Triangulation is used for data validity, and analysis follows an inductive approach without generalization. Additionally, it utilizes sea power theory and defense diplomacy concepts to explore Indonesia's maritime strength and diplomatic efforts. Sea Power is an important issue for all countries in the world. Several maritime conflicts have gotten out of control due to a lack of input regarding naval defence strategies. Such as conflicts over the dynamics of China's militarisation in the South China Sea (LCS) region or the Russia-Ukraine Black Sea conflict. Considering Indonesia as a maritime country that is required to immediately provide national defence in the future, to prevent future conflicts, following the application of sea power, Indonesia is considered to have achieved the criteria in this matter. Therefore, through the application of Alferd Thayer Mahan's "Sea Power" theory, researchers try to adapt this theory to several Indonesian efforts in the 21st Century with an interest in highlighting the Indonesian Navy's efforts and strategies in achieving contemporary sea power in the 21st century. With a focus on research into Indonesia's national interests in achieving sea power and Indonesian naval strategy. With the results, it is hoped that readers will be able to realize the importance of the sea and find out to what extent Indonesia has implemented Mahan's theory by examining the two superpower countries, the US and China, which are countries that have applied this theory to their navies

Quality 4.0 social and strategic readiness factors: sufficient and Necessary Condition Analysis

Industry 4.0 (I4.0) has given rise to a new stream of research on the future of quality management called Quality 4.0 (Q4.0). In this context, the study analyses the social and strategic readiness factors that act as sufficient and necessary conditions for implementing Q4.0. The methodology used combines (1) the Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) technique to estimate sufficient conditions; (2) the Necessary Condition Analysis (NCA) technique to identify the necessary causality; (3) and the Generalized Analytic Induction (GAI) to identify the combination of conditions that explain the presence of a result. The reference sample used in the study is 107 Spanish organisations with EFQM recognition of excellence. The results confirm that Leadership and top management commitment, Q4.0 vision and strategy, Human resource management for Q4.0, Organisational culture and Customer readiness have significant effects on the readiness of an organisation to implement Q4.0. These factors represent sufficient conditions. On the other hand, the factors necessary for implementing Q4.0 would be Q4.0 vision and strategy and Supplier readiness. Finally, GAI shows how two conditions, among both social and strategic factors, are widely shared by organisations to explain a high Q4.0 readiness value.

Evaluating enablers for digital transformation readiness and resulting benefits

Digital transformation (DT) readiness is usually associated with the technological maturity of an organisation more than with its readiness from a strategic point of view, which makes it essential to have artefacts that allow this type of evaluation, which still needs to be sufficiently expanded and tested. Based on Rogers’s [1] framework, this work developed a conceptual model to assess the impact and relevance of the six enablers in strategic readiness and benefits resulting from a DT project. Through a qualitative study with a panel of experts from six Portuguese organisations, it was possible to validate the model, conclude which are the most relevant strategic enablers for greater DT readiness, and also that conducting more business through digital platforms significantly improves the resulting benefits. Furthermore, it will be possible to apply this model in broader quantitative contexts to determine which factors are most prevalent according to the context, be it an industry, a region, or an organisation’s dimension.

How strategic vigilance influences on enhancing organisational effectiveness: the mediating role of strategic readiness

How strategic vigilance influences on enhancing organisational effectiveness: the mediating role of strategic readiness

Diversify or die: Strategy options for oil majors in the sustainable energy transition

Mitigating climate change requires an urgent transition of the oil and gas industry. We develop two typologies of the corporate strategy and diversification options for international oil companies (IOCs) in the sustainable energy transition. Data from semi-structured interviews with oil industry professionals are thematically analysed and considered in the context of the wider literature. The resulting framework of corporate strategy options is more comprehensive than has been previously published. We find gaps in the companies' strategic readiness for the energy transition, especially in preparing for the ramp-down of the fossil fuel-based core business. Diversification options are evaluated in terms of the fit between different strategies and companies' capabilities. Many diversification options fit at least some of the existing capabilities of oil majors, but while there is potential for the companies to contribute positively to the energy transition, the current scale of change remains inadequate for meeting global climate goals. The strategic dilemma that the energy transition creates for IOCs is an essentially existential one. Future research should investigate whether IOCs can and should play an active part in the sustainable energy transition and how to drive the necessary action.

Pandemi Döneminde Belirsizlikle Başa Çıkma Yollarından Biri Olarak Stratejik Hazırbulunuşluk / Strategic Readiness as One of the Ways to Cope With Uncertainty during the Pandemic of COVID 19

Considering that human beings go through many emotional states under uncertain conditions, how people deal with these emotions arouses curiosity. Although it has also positive effects, uncertainty, which usually has negative connotations and may create feelings such as stress, anxiety and despair, appears as an issue that should be put excessive emphasis on. For this very reason, in this study, strategic readiness is discussed as one of the accepted methods to deal with uncertainty itself. Strategic readiness is defined as a planned readiness in the presence of change and unpredictable processes. From this point of view it becomes clear that it is important to make a conscious preparation for all situations that develops or may develop due to uncertainty. This study reveals the teachers' states of being ready and their opinions on how they behave under uncertainty. In this regard, the nine teachers’ opinions were sought by the method of case study. Based on the maximum diversity sample, data were collected from teachers working at primary, secondary and high schools via video calls; and the data were described by content analysis method. According to the research findings, the uncertainty especially during the pandemic created a great need for teachers to make a planned self-regulation. As a matter of fact, the uncertainties experienced left the teachers with feelings such as defenseless, anxious, stressed, pessimistic, fearful and hopeless at first, and made them feel inadequate about what kind of attitude and behavior to improve. Later, these feelings were replaced by some feelings such as indifference, acceptance, ignorance and tides. As a result, the importance of readiness both psychologically and organizationally became prominent, although it is difficult to act in accordance with the rapid changing conditions. It is recommended that school principals keep in communication with teachers; so by this way, It is observed that the intense interaction can minimize the destructive effects created by uncertainty. There is a need for teachers to be guided and support.

The role of dynamic managerial capabilities and organizational readiness in smart city transformation

This study focuses on the dynamic managerial capabilities of smart city managers and the organizational readiness of a city administration required to drive smart city transformation. After reviewing the literature, we conducted semi-structured interviews with smart city managers in 40 smart cities. We identified five dynamic capabilities that effectively contribute to smart city transformation: seizing, sensing, innovation, integrative, and empowering capability. Our analysis also reveals that a city administration's organizational readiness plays a critical role in these transformative processes and relies on four factors: innovation readiness, resource readiness, a participatory and collective mindset, and strategic readiness. Based on our findings, we suggest a theoretical framework composed of 10 propositions that describe the mutual influences of these dynamic managerial capabilities and organizational readiness factors, together with their contributions to smart city transformation. We conclude with a discussion of the limitations and the implications for future research and practice.

Financial Investment Modes and Strategic Readiness of Star-Rated Hotels in the COVID-19 Pandemic Environment in Kenya

The hotel industry in general is a great investment option for generating income and building long-term wealth. The hospitality industry, especially in the developing world context, is fraught with risks that limit investment in the industry and these risks have been further compounded by the emergence of the COVID-19 global pandemic which, though under control, presently has put the levels of strategic readiness of the industry into question. This paper, therefore, explores the influence of financial investment modes on strategic readiness of star-rated hotels in Kenya in the COVID-19 context. The study was guided by the Modern Portfolio Theory and used a cross-sectional study design targeting star-rated hotels in Kenya from which 120 were selected using systematic random sampling. Using data collected through questionnaires and interview schedules, the study found that financial investment modes have a significant influence on strategic readiness of star-rated hotels in the COVID-19 pandemic environment in Kenya. Most hotels were working on a mix of financing instruments that will ensure financial sustainability even after the pandemic. The hotels’ levels of readiness have an important impact on their financial instrumentation prospects. The study recommends that the star-rated hotels should also reposition themselves strategically in the investment market so as to enable them attract more investment from both the private sector and the public sector to enable them build more resilience in times of crisis.

Can the Implementation of Conservation Village Increase the Environmental Support in Forest Management in Bukit Barisan Selatan National Park, Lampung, Indonesia?

This study analyzes the success of implementing a conservation village in obtaining environmental support in forest management in the Bukit Barisan National Park. This research uses a qualitative case study method, reinforced by a desk review of relevant research literature. Interviews and focus group discussions were conducted to gain a deeper understanding of how successful policy implementation was Conservation Village in economic and conservation-based community empowerment in the TNBBS area. The success of policy implementation is reviewed by analysis of marketing policies and further analysis using a matrix of environmental reactions to policy implementation. The study results indicate that marketing policies in terms of policy acceptance and adoption have failed/successful and in terms of strategic readiness, successful with the establishment of a conservation task force tasked with managing and monitoring forest products and implementing this conservation village agreement. The community is an important part of the policy. The village government fully supports being the implementer of the policy. It is manifested in the form of providing access and facilities and for NGOs to provide full support through the provision of budgetary resources and facilitators for training and counseling related to building awareness to save forests.

Equipment upgrade service provision in the context of servitization: drivers, capabilities, and resources

Building on manufacturing servitization, midlife equipment upgrade services introduce a value-adding alternative to traditional, capital intensive and time-consuming equipment replacement. Midlife upgrades improve the performance of and add new functional capabilities to an equipment during its middle-of-life to satisfy customers’ evolving preferences. Recent explorative studies report a low adoption of this strategy in industry and attribute this to the limited strategic awareness and readiness of manufacturing firms. This study addresses this gap by, (i) revealing three sets of drivers (strategic, market, financial) that prompt manufacturers to offer equipment upgrade services; (ii) identifying distinctive capabilities and resources that are key to generate successful upgrade offerings leveraging the resource-based view as a theoretical foundation; and (iii) integrating the drivers, capabilities, and resources into a framework that manifests different stages of industrial service development process, namely, market sensing, development, sales, and delivery. Our novel framework provides a foundation for researchers to test, refine, and expand on why manufacturers provide upgrade services and how upgrade service offerings can succeed on the marketplace. Our framework can serve as a benchmarking tool to guide managers to identify capability gaps and prioritize capabilities to develop and offer successful upgrade offerings.

Institutional innovation readiness for Industry 4.0 education: towards an inclusive model for the Kingdom of Bahrain

ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to explore factors that contribute to institutional innovation readiness for Industry 4.0 education from the perspective of institutional experts and to develop a conceptual model for inclusive Industry 4.0 education. The study involves semi-structured interviews with 28 managers and strategists from various triple helix (i.e. educational, industrial and governmental) institutions in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Using thematic analysis and guided by a constructivist perspective, the study finds sets of themes for reform essentialities and value expectancies associated with institutional innovation for Industry 4.0 education. Reform essentialities pertain to educational system flexibility and funding, school curriculum revision and restructuring and high-performance talent and training. Similarly, value expectancy entails skills-focused programmes for lifelong and project-based learning, students-focused programmes for agile and responsive specialities, public-oriented programmes for empowering and transforming mind-sets and research-oriented programmes for developing and sustaining competencies. Managerially, this study stresses the need for multi-level (i.e. organisational-institutional-regional) strategic alignment that promotes and enhances co-evolution of institutions with technological advances. The study also highlights the practical role of programme-driven innovation for institutions to focus strategic foresight and readiness to cope with Industry 4.0 education demands through skills-focused, students-focused, public-oriented and research-oriented programmes.

Prioritisation of resilience criteria and performance indicators for road emergencies crisis response: an analytic hierarchy process (AHP) approach

PurposeThis paper aims to develop a crisis readiness framework for road traffic crisis response for law enforcement agencies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).Design/methodology/approachA Delphi method was used that combined questionnaire-based survey and the analytical hierarchy process to collect quantitative and qualitative data from an expert panel of crisis readiness professionals on how they prioritise and weigh the different strategic criteria, sub-criteria and performance indicators in the context of law enforcement agencies’ traffic response.FindingsThe findings of this paper resulted in the identification, ranking and validation of ten key dimensions of crisis readiness clustered into three distinct sets of priority rankings: response planning, resources, training and coordination; information management and communication and risk and hazard assessment; and early warning, legal and institutional frameworks, recovery initiation and property protection. The results additionally established the relative priority of sub-criteria for each criterion and validated a broad set of key performance indicators (KPIs) for the top six ranked criteria.Research limitations/implicationsThe findings are based on a single case study focused on a specific area of operation within crisis response and one group of organisations of the UAE police sector. This potentially places a constraint on the wider generalisation of the findings to different operational areas and agencies, as they may have different priorities or organisational conditions that have implications for the framework application and the relative importance of certain criteria and sub-criteria.Practical implicationsThis paper provides strategic guidance in the form of a prioritised list of criteria, sub-criteria and KPIs that can direct efforts to optimise different dimensions of crisis readiness at a strategic and operational level.Originality/valueThis paper makes an original contribution in identifying the key criteria and performance indicators of crisis readiness for road traffic situations. The findings contribute a comprehensive strategic readiness framework that supports planning and decision-making for the development of organisational capacities that can enhance response times of police to road traffic crises. This framework ranks dimensions of crisis readiness and key sub-criteria in order of priority and validates the key components of crisis readiness that can support practitioners to structure, standardise and benchmark key processes and elements of crisis response.

Managing the strategic readiness of industrial companies for digital operations

This study focused on how the strategic readiness of companies for digital operations is managed. The empirical evidence was derived from case studies on 11 industrial companies. The study's findings show that most of the studied companies face challenges in adjusting their digital operations. In response, we propose that to facilitate strategic readiness for digital operations, companies should find a balance between intuitive and data-based decision making; develop leadership capabilities related to strategic development, technology adoption, and culture creation; find a balance between their own and customers' readiness and willingness to accept digital operations; and increase inter-organizational collaboration in the use of digital technologies to allow for simultaneous upgrading of all partners' strategic readiness for digital operations. This study is among the first to examine the strategic readiness of companies for digital operations by attempting to determine how digital operation can be integrated effectively into daily practice.

Formation of future teachers' meta-competence as a base to develop their potential readiness for continuing education

The purpose of the study is to identify the features of the relationship between the potential readiness of future teachers for lifelong education and the level of development of meta-competence and to develop recommendations on this basis for creating conditions in the university for the development of students' meta-cognitive abilities. Research methods and materials. The study involved 748 students enrolled in teacher education programs. Studied: the level of formation of future teachers of psychological, strategic and competence-based readiness for lifelong education (questionnaire survey); the level of development of their worldview ("Methodology of worldview activity" by D.A. Leontyev, A.N. Ilchenko), intellectual ("Mental performance and the type of intelligence" by B.N. Ryzhov), cognitive ("Methodology for assessing the systemic nature of thinking" I.A. Sychev) and operational-procedural (methods for identifying the level of formation of mental operations (methods for identifying the ability to analyze, compare, generalize and classify) components of metacompetence. Comparative (chi-square test, Student's t-test) and correlation (Spearman's correlation coefficient ) analyzes. Results. A close relationship was revealed between the indicators of the potential readiness of future teachers for lifelong pedagogical education and individual components of metacompetence, characteristics of students' worldview, their intelligence and cognitive abilities. Conclusion. The results of the study suggest that the formation of future teachers' readiness for lifelong education should be based not only and not so much on stimulating their motivational activity, but also on creating conditions for the development of their worldview, intelligence, systemic, creative thinking and general cognitive abilities.

Organizational readiness for digital financial innovation and financial resilience

The use of digital financial innovations (DFIs) in firms is widespread for supply or demand reasons. Successful realization of DFIs requires a digital transformation of the organizations. To date, there is hardly any study that discusses the organizational or strategic antecedents of DFIs in organizations. This study uses the organizational readiness and strategic alignment theories to understand how various dimensions of organizational readiness (change valence, change efficacy, and contextual factors) influence DFIs. The study also informs about the moderation effect of digital technology – business strategy alignment on the relationship between organizational readiness and DFIs. We find that the organization's change efficacy (comprising of resource readiness, IT readiness, and cognitive readiness) and contextual factors (comprising of culture readiness, strategic readiness, and partnership readiness) positively influence DFIs. However, no support is found for the moderation effect of digital technology – business strategy. We also find that DFIs positively impact the firms' financial performance and resilience (robustness and adaptability). The results are informative for practitioners and theoreticians. For practitioners, the study informs that realizing DFIs in organizations requires reconfigurability and flexibility of resources, IT, strategy, collaborations, and organization culture. Moreover, DFIs offer financial resilience to the firms to absorb financial shocks. For theoreticians, one crucial finding is that in a developing economy context, digital technology – business strategy alignment does not play a moderation role in realizing DFIs, which may not be the case in the developed economies and merits further research.

HOTEL INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS IN COVID 19 PANDEMIC ENVIRONMENT IN KENYA: HOW TECHNOLOGICALLY READY ARE THE HOTELS?

Since December 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on te totel industry leading to deep losses among industry players and forcing some to shut down altogether. For those that would survive the crisis, their competitiveness could be at risk unless they demonstrate strategic readiness. The competitiveness found in modern organizations is, however, increasingly determined by the strategic readiness or capability of it assets, notably technology. However, the strategic readiness of the hotel industry needed to be established. Therefore, this paper explores the strategic teachnology readiness of the star-rated hotels in Kenya for competitiveness in the Covid 19 pandemic environment. The paper is guided by the Chamberlain's theory of strategy. A descriptive cross sectional survey design targeting 138 star-rated hotels in the country selected through systematic random sampling. Data was collected using questionnaires and interview schedules. Qualitative data was analyzed using content anaysis with the aid of Nvivo software while quantitative data was analyzed using both ddescriptive and inferential statistical analysis with the aid of SPSS version 24.0. Specifically, the study used the bivariate regression model to assess the relationship between the variables. The study found that technology readiness significantly influenced the competitiveness of star-rated hotels in the Covid 19 pandemic environment in Kenya. There is need for the hotels to adopt a more proacticve approach in setting their technological systems for any eventualities as this will be less expensive and enable their users to be more acquainted with the systems in advance. 
 
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Implementing industry 4.0 in the construction industry- strategic readiness perspective

Within the last five years, Industry 4.0 has become a disruptive wave of change that affects the construction industry in many ways. One of the most critical elements in this regard is the industry's implementation of Industry 4.0 technologies. In this study, we propose a multi-criteria decision-making model, named ConFIRM, to measure the strategic readiness of construction firms concerning Industry 4.0 implementation. The existing literature proposed some models to evaluate the maturity towards Industry 4.0. However, no model has yet been proposed that evaluates strategic readiness. Also, none focused on the construction industry. ConFIRM is a five-stage model where the modified AHP-TOPSIS technique was used to assess the readiness level. The model was evaluated and quantified using a panel of experts from the Malaysian construction industry. The results indicated that the human capital component is the most critical factor affecting the success of Industry 4.0 implementation. Specifically, the intellectual agility, knowledge, skills, and competencies of the construction professionals. Consequently, a case study was used to test the utilisation of the proposed model. Moreover, recommendations to enhance the readiness level were concluded from the readiness model.

Measuring the human capital strategic readiness based on organisational capabilities

The human resource can create value for the organisation by having high performance, when individuals have competencies aligned with the organisation's strategy. Since organisational capabilities translate strategies into actions and they are a common terminology of strategies and organisational components, the goal of the present research is to measure the HR strategic readiness regarding organisational capabilities. The proposed mechanism has been reviewed by a case study research method. The study findings indicate that product development, market development, product promotion and stabilisation of quality are the strategies emphasised by the organisation. Among six strategic job families identified, the strategic readiness of one group was weak, one group was moderate and other job families had acceptable strategic readiness.

Measuring the human capital strategic readiness based on organisational capabilities

The human resource can create value for the organisation by having high performance, when individuals have competencies aligned with the organisation's strategy. Since organisational capabilities translate strategies into actions and they are a common terminology of strategies and organisational components, the goal of the present research is to measure the HR strategic readiness regarding organisational capabilities. The proposed mechanism has been reviewed by a case study research method. The study findings indicate that product development, market development, product promotion and stabilisation of quality are the strategies emphasised by the organisation. Among six strategic job families identified, the strategic readiness of one group was weak, one group was moderate and other job families had acceptable strategic readiness.