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Volume 7, Special Issue 3 (2026)

Published: July 31, 2026

Pages: 93-110

Research articles

Strategic engineering and its impact on strategic response processes: An analytical study of the opinions of a sample of employees of contracting companies in Baghdad Governorate

Hawraa S. Abed 1
1Department of business administration, college of administration and economics, university of Kufa, Najaf, Iraq
History
  • Received: May 20, 2026
  • Revised: June 28, 2026
  • Accepted: July 1, 2026
  • Available Online: July 25, 2026
DOI

https://doi.org/10.56967/ejfb2026868

Abstract

The research problem lies in the slow and low levels of strategic response in contracting companies in Baghdad Governorate. The research aims to examine the impact of strategic engineering on the strategic response processes of employees in these companies. To achieve this, the dimensions of strategic engineering were utilized, namely: organizational structure engineering, digital leadership, strategic modeling and simulation, and strategic alignment. The dimensions of strategic response processes were also considered, namely: resource liquidity, business process maturity, business responsiveness to the environment, and business proactivity to the environment. The researcher adopted a descriptive-analytical approach to data analysis, employing a simple random sampling method. The research population consisted of 240 employees from a group of contracting companies in Baghdad Governorate, of whom 203 were selected as the research sample. The researcher used a questionnaire as the primary data collection tool. Statistical software, specifically SMART PLS 4 and SPSS version 27, was used to analyze the primary data. Descriptive and inferential statistical methods were employed, including validity and reliability testing, confirmatory factor analysis, arithmetic mean, standard deviation, relative importance, simple and multiple linear regression, structural equation modeling, and others, to test the main and sub-hypotheses. The research yielded several findings, demonstrating that strategic engineering is not merely reactive but also enhances companies' ability to proactively respond by anticipating future challenges and designing preventative strategies that ensure business continuity in uncertain circumstances.

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