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Strategic analysis of the internal environment and its impact on achieving sustainable competitive advantage

زهراء Sagheer, علي Al- Hilawy

Pages: 64-74

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This study deals with the strategic analysis of the internal environment and highlighting the strengths that are invested to achieve the goals of the institution and reduce the weaknesses faced by the institution and represent an existing danger to reach the goals of the institution, and the role of those internal dimensions in achieving competitive advantage and maintaining and sustaining it, Knowing the availability of strengths in banking institutions and monitoring and reducing weaknesses that they are exposed to, especially since institutions live in a rapidly changing environment with renewed desires in the tastes of customers, which necessitates achieving a sustainable competitive advantage appropriate to its capabilities and capabilities, which enables the institution to excel in its field of specialization by providing various Unique to its customers and always better than its competitors, This research was applied through the use of data for a number of commercial banks operating in the Middle Euphrates region on a sample of managers working in them with a total number of (100) respondents for the period from 1/8/2022 to 29/9/2022, and a number of statistical analyzes and tests were used. Using the statistical programs (AMOS), (Excel, (Spss), a special measuring tool has been designed to collect the necessary data that serves the research topics.

The research has reached a set of conclusions, the most important of which are: Banking institutions are affected by the internal factors of strengths and reduce the weaknesses that institutions are exposed to in order to face competition and competitors, The research concluded with a set of recommendations, the most important of which were: The necessity of analyzing the internal environment of the institutions to find out the appropriate strengths and exploiting them correctly and to reduce the weaknesses that they are exposed to and reduce them or confront them to reach the success of the institution and face market competition.

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performance evaluation study for Commercial and Islamic banks using the PATROL Model: A comparative study for the period (2017 – 2022)

حيدر Kazim

Pages: 165-174

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The research aims to evaluate the performance of banks using the PATROL model as a modern model that departs from traditional evaluation models. The model used is considered an early warning tool and includes five indicators: “(capital adequacy, profitability, credit risk, regulation, liquidity).” The research methodology included the use of the descriptive aspect based on books, research, dissertations, and theses, in addition to the use of the analytical aspect through the use of mathematical equations for the indicators of the model used. The research sample represented banks (Sumer Commercial, International Islamic) due to the availability of their data announced in the stock market, in addition to not displaying the research sample to any Violations during its banking work and throughout the research period extending between (2017-2022) for the purpose of making a comparison between them when using the model in evaluating their performance and determining the best in performance. The research hypothesis was proven that the PATROL model can be used in evaluating the performance of commercial and Islamic banks. The research reached a number of conclusions. The most important of which is that using the model helps bank management in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of performance, which helps decision makers develop effective solutions to obstacles and problems in a timely manner. One of the most important main recommendations of the research is directing banks to the necessity of following up on the performance evaluation process to achieve their banking soundness and ensure their sustainability and continuity in the job.

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Use of the 5Qs model to assess and improve the quality of health services according to the modified Deming Technique (PDSA): An exploratory study of a sample of patients from Imam al-Kadhimin Medical City

اسلام Al-Jabi, سهيلة Issa

Pages: 49-66

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This research aims to assess the quality of health services in Imam Al-Kazimin (peace be upon him) Medical City by diagnosing strengths and weaknesses using the (5Qs) model and improving them through the modified Deming technique (PDSA). The research sample was distributed to patients in the Medical City, and SPSS 23, v.25 was used to analyze the research data, and the results showed the possibility of evaluating the quality of health services in the Medical City. Using the 5Qs model, by determining the size of the gap for each of them after arranging the objective quality first, followed by the general feeling quality, then the quality of the process, then the quality of the infrastructure, then the reactive quality, in addition to the ability of the Modified Deming Technology (PDSA) to improve the quality of health service from Through the development of mechanisms and procedures for strengthening the strengths and addressing the Diagnosed Vulnerabilities Model (5Qs) according to the latest technological developments used in the health system.

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Evaluating performance to improve the level of the University of Baghdad in the QS ranking: a comparative study of the University of Baghdad with some local, Arab, and international universities

بارق Sadiq, زهراء Abdulghani

Pages: 71-83

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The research aims to identify the criteria that contributed to the entry of the University of Baghdad into the (QS ranking) for the year 2024, as well as to identify the strengths and weaknesses in the university's performance locally, regionally, and globally. It also aims to establish a set of mechanisms and procedures followed by the university to develop and improve its competitive position within global rankings. The research problem is that there is a weak ranking level in the QS classification of the University of Baghdad. The comparative method was adopted as the appropriate approach for the research orientations and achieving its goals. The study community included universities listed in the global (QS ranking), with the research sample being one of the Iraqi universities, the University of Baghdad. A benchmarking comparison was conducted with Al-Mustansiriya University locally, King Faisal University regionally, and the University of Florida globally. The most important results of the research indicate that the University of Baghdad excelled locally in the areas of academic reputation by a margin of (5.8%), employment by a margin of (6.1%), and research citations by a margin of (0.2%). Regionally, the university excelled in the area of graduate employment by a margin of (2.8%) and the ratio of professors to students by a margin of (19.5%). However, globally, the university did not excel in any of the indicators of the global QS ranking. A set of mechanisms was proposed to improve the performance of the University of Baghdad in the QS ranking, including the necessity of publishing research in reputable international journals to enhance its academic reputation regionally and globally.

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Sales tax audit mechanism and its impact on financial sustainability: Case study of telecom companies in Iraq

فيان Abed

Pages: 79-94

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This study examines the sales tax audit mechanism and its impact on financial sustainability in Iraq (the case of telecommunications companies) and investigates the main problems in the tax audit process with regard to the appropriateness of the type of audit used, the appropriateness of methods for selecting the audit case, and audit examination techniques used. Mixed in order to achieve research objectives and answer research questions. Specifically, the methods used in the study include submitting questions to auditors and tax investigators, and documentary and literary analysis. Using these research methods, the results of the study reveal that the sales tax audit mechanism is still undeveloped and uses a minimal set of tax audit activities that are conducted in order to address specific risks, in contrast to the concept of the sales tax audit mechanism which is a tool that improves voluntary compliance and increases performance future revenue and thus achieving financial sustainability by educating and helping taxpayers understand their tax obligations. Good interaction between tax auditors and taxpayers, in the end, the study presents the measures that can be taken by the public tax authority to alleviate the problems in the tax audit process.

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The role of implementing international auditing standard ISA 265 in integrating internal control components according to COSO at Al-Mansour investment bank

Ghada Suleiman, Omar Kamel

Pages: 83-98

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This research aims to analyze the extent of companies' compliance with International Auditing Standard 265 (ISA), which requires management to report deficiencies in the internal control system. The research focuses on the overlap of this standard with the elements of the internal control system according to the COSO model. It also studies the relationship between compliance with the standard and the efficiency of the control system, with a focus on the control environment, risk assessment, control activities, information and communication, and follow-up. The research reviews the challenges facing companies in implementing this standard. The research concluded that compliance with Standard 265 enhances the effectiveness of the internal control system. which enhances confidence in financial reports and reduces the chances of corruption and operational errors, and that failure to identify objectives and analyze risks leads to major gaps in internal control systems, and that relying on risk assessment principles in the COSO framework enhances banks' ability to identify weaknesses and material risks and address them effectively. and provides recommendations to enhance its implementation by encouraging internal and external communication through establishing effective communication channels within the banking sector for the purpose of accurately transmitting information and improving the communication process with external parties with the aim of ensuring that all parties are committed to their responsibilities

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Analysis of production capacities and their relationship to industrial performance - Ibn Al-Atheer House for Printing and Publishing - University of Mosul for the period (2018-2019)

رفاه Najem, عبد الرحمن Mohsen

Pages: 193-202

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The research discusses a fundamental topic, which is the analysis of production capacities, and their relationship to the industrial performance of Ibn Al-Atheer House for Printing and Publishing - University of Mosul. With the officials of the house, the research covered two calendar years, 2018 and 2019, based on the budget statement of Ibn Al-Atheer House for those years. The research aimed to study some criteria in evaluating the industrial performance of this house for the years 2018-2019 and to identify the strengths and weaknesses in industrial performance within This industrial unit, the research adopted a hypothesis that the industrial performance of Ibn Al-Atheer House for Printing and Publishing - Mosul University was suffered decline during the research period from what it was before the study period. The research reached several results, the most prominent of which were:-

1- The actual capacities of production for the house have decreased during the years of study and this is due to the decrease in the demand to go to the house due to the Move of the workplace to inside the university campus, where it is not possible for many departments to enter the university and go to the private printing companies presses, while there is an obligation for these to print inside public sector organizations

2- Through the analysis, a rise in the costs of production inputs , as it was found that most of these inputs were purchased from the local markets, which incurs additional costs that negatively affect the of the house.

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The importance of examining internal control process in evaluating the adequacy and appropriateness of the evidence in the external audit

اسراء Abdulmelek, صدام Hashim

Pages: 113-124

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Planning the audit process is one of the basic standards and one of the audit requirements that the external auditor must abide by in order to complete the audit profession and reach the expression of professional opinion and achieve audit quality. The examination of internal control for the entity subject to audit is the first steps taken by the external auditor in order to identify weaknesses and defects in Internal control, which affects the determination of the size, adequacy and suitability of the evidence by using the statistical sampling method and depending on his personal experience. In order to continue carrying out its normal business during the coming period, the external auditor must obtain and evaluate sufficient and appropriate evidence to reach the appropriate conviction, in addition to presenting a set of recommendations, the most important of which is the need to be completely accurate in the external auditor’s report, taking into account the audit risks that lead to expressing an opinion Inappropriate in the financial statements.

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Analysis of the relationship of liquidity and credit risks with banking safety indicators in Iraqi private commercial banks for the period(2010-2020)

حنان Handhal, وحيدة Khalaf

Pages: 114-125

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      Commercial banks are the basic infrastructure in building the economy and business of any country, as commercial banks play a prominent role in the process of economic development, and most banks are exposed to many banking risks that may lead to instability in the financial system. Perhaps the most important of these risks is liquidity and credit risk, which are one of the important issues in commercial banks, as it is a source of concern for every bank, because the function for which the banks were found is to provide cash liquidity and grant credit. This research aims to clarify and analyze the relationship of (liquidity and credit) risks with banking safety indicators for a sample of commercial banks. Three commercial banks (the Commercial Bank of Iraq, the United Bank for Investment, and the Middle East Bank) were selected for the period (2010-2020) and the research was based on the following hypothesis It (there is a statistically significant correlation between credit and liquidity risks and banking safety indicators), and the research reached several results, the most important of which is that analyzing the relationship of liquidity and credit risk indicators with banking safety indicators helped policy makers and regulators identify strengths and weaknesses in commercial banks. easily, so that they can take preventive measures to avoid any crises or setbacks that hinder the work of banks. While the research recommended the necessity of urging Iraqi commercial banks to develop measurement and control tools and to develop effective contingency plans, in order to control liquidity and credit risks

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