Determinants of organizational performance in the semi-government sector of Abu Dhabi

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Determinants of organizational performance in the
semi-government sector of Abu Dhabi: Strategic
management perspective
Bakheet Saeed Al Katheeri
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Declaration of Original Work
I, Bakheet Al Katheeri, the undersigned, a graduate student at the United Arab
Emirates University (UAEU), and the author of this dissertation entitled
“Determinants of Organizational Performance in the Semi-Government Sector of Abu
Dhabi: A Strategic Management Perspective”, hereby, solemnly declare that this
dissertation is my own original research work that has been done and prepared by me
under the supervision of Dr. Said Elbanna, in the College of Business and Economic
at Qatar University. This work has not previously been presented or published, or
formed the basis for the award of any academic degree, diploma or a similar title at
this or any other university. Any materials borrowed from other sources (whether
published or unpublished) and relied upon or included in my dissertation have been
properly cited and acknowledged in accordance with appropriate academic
conventions. I further declare that there is no potential conflict of interest with respect
to the research, data collection, authorship, presentation and/or publication of this
dissertation.

Student’s Signature Date
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Copyright

Copyright © 2016 Bakheet Al Katheeri
All Rights Reserved
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Advisory Committee
1) Advisor: Dr. Said Elbanna
Title: Associate Professor of Strategic Management
College of Business and Economic at Qatar University, Qatar

2) Co-advisor: Dr. Mustafa Colak
Title: Assistant Professor of Strategic Management
Faculty of Political Science at Social Sciences University of Ankara, Turkey
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Abstract
With a conceptual model, we focused on evaluating the current situation of
strategic management practices in Abu Dhabi’s semi-government sector, a little-
researched area, to understand the relationships between strategy formulation,
implementation and evaluation, as elements, and organizational performance; to
identify whether environmental dynamism plays moderating roles in these
relationships; and to explore the relationship between organisational performance and
organizational competiveness. Data were collected in Abu Dhabi from semi-
government organizations of the UAE. A questionnaire was used on a sample
population of 210 organizations. 182 completed questionnaires were collected and
included in the analysis. The structural equation modelling package, AMOS, was used
to test the hypotheses shown in the conceptual model of the study. Our findings suggest
that one dimension of strategy formulation (namely, the intensity of strategic
planning), the two dimensions of strategy implementation (namely, the
comprehensiveness and the alignment of strategic plan implementation), and those of
strategy evaluation (namely, accountability and strategic control) are positively related
to organizational performance. We found also that environmental dynamism plays a
moderating role in most of these relationships and organizational performance
significantly influences organizational competiveness. The academic and managerial
implications of these findings for both scholars and practitioners are discussed.
Keywords: Strategic management, Abu Dhabi’s semi-government sector, strategy
formulation, implementation and evaluation, organisational performance and
organizational competiveness.
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Title and Abstract (in Arabic)
ﺔﯾﺟﯾﺗارﺗﺳﻻا ةرادﻹا روظﻧﻣ :ﻲﻣوﻛﺣﻟا ﮫﺑﺷ ﻲﺑظ وﺑأ عﺎطﻗ ﻲﻓ ﻲﻣﯾظﻧﺗﻟا ءادﻷا تاددﺣﻣ
ﺺﺨﻠﻤﻟا
ةرادﻹا تﺎﺳرﺎﻣﻣﻟ ﻲﻟﺎﺣﻟا ﻊﺿوﻟا مﯾﯾﻘﺗ ﻰﻠﻋ زﯾﻛرﺗﻟﺎﺑ ﺎﻧﻣﻗ ،يرظﻧ جذوﻣﻧ مادﺧﺗﺳﺎﺑ
وھو ةدﺣﺗﻣﻟا ﺔﯾﺑرﻌﻟا تارﺎﻣﻹا ﮫﻟودﺑ ﻲﺑظ وﺑأ هرﺎﻣا ﻲﻓ ﻲﻣوﻛﺣﻟا ﮫﺑﺷ عﺎطﻘﻟا ﻲﻓ ﺔﯾﺟﯾﺗارﺗﺳﻻا
ﺎﮭﻘﯾﺑطﺗو ﺔﯾﺟﯾﺗارﺗﺳﻻا ﺔﻏﺎﯾﺻ نﯾﺑ تﺎﻗﻼﻌﻟا مﮭﻔﻟ كﻟذو ،ﻲﻓﺎﻛ لﻛﺷﺑ سوردﻣ رﯾﻏ عوﺿوﻣ
وﻟ ﺎﻣﯾﻓ دﯾدﺣﺗ ﻰﻟا ًﺎﺿﯾأ ﺔﺳاردﻟا هذھ فدﮭﺗو .ﺔﻣظﻧﻣﻟا ءادأ نﯾﺑو ،ﺔﯾﺳﯾﺋر رﺻﺎﻧﻌﻛ ،ﺎﮭﻣﯾﯾﻘﺗو
نﯾﺑ ﺔﻗﻼﻌﻟا فﺷﻛﺗﺳﺗ نأو تﺎﻗﻼﻌﻟا هذھ ﻲﻓ ًﺎطﯾﺳو ًارود بﻌﻠﺗ ﮫطﯾﺣﻣﻟا ﺔﺋﯾﺑﻟا ﺔﯾﻛﯾﻣﺎﻧﯾد تﻧﺎﻛ
تﺎﻣظﻧﻣ نﻣ ﺔﺳاردﻟا هذﮭﺑ ﮫﺻﺎﺧﻟا تﺎﻧﺎﯾﺑﻟا ﻊﯾﻣﺟﺗ مﺗ دﻘﻟ . ﺔﯾﺳﻓﺎﻧﺗﻟا ﮫﻣظﻧﻣﻟا ةردﻗو ﺔﻣظﻧﻣﻟا ءادأ
ﺔﻧﯾﻋ فادﮭﺗﺳا مﺗ دﻘﻟو .ةدﺣﺗﻣﻟا ﺔﯾﺑرﻌﻟا تارﺎﻣﻹا ﺔﻟودﺑ ﻲﺑظ وﺑأ هرﺎﻣا ﻲﻓ ﻲﻣوﻛﺣﻟا ﮫﺑﺷ عﺎطﻘﻟا
ﺎﻧﺎﯾﺑﺗﺳا ۱۸۲ ﻊﯾﻣﺟﺗ ﻲﻓ حﺎﺟﻧﻟا مﺗ ،تﺎﻣظﻧﻣﻟا كﻠﺗ نﯾﺑ نﻣو .ﺔﯾﻣوﻛﺣ ﮫﺑﺷ ﺔﻣظﻧﻣ ۲۱۰ مﺿﺗ
،(سوﻣأ) ،ﺔﯾﻠﻛﯾﮭﻟا ﺔﻟدﺎﻌﻣﻟا ةﺎﻛﺎﺣﻣ ﺞﻣﺎﻧرﺑ ﺎﻧﻣدﺧﺗﺳا دﻘﻟو .تﺎﻧﺎﯾﺑﻟا لﯾﻠﺣﺗ ﻲﻓ ﺎﮭﻣادﺧﺗﺳا مﺗو
ﺔﻏﺎﯾﺻ يدﻌﺑ نﻣ ًادﺣاو ًادﻌﺑ نأ ﺔﺳاردﻟا ﺞﺋﺎﺗﻧ رﮭظُﺗو .ﺔﺳاردﻠﻟ يرظﻧﻟا جذوﻣﻧﻟا ضورﻓ رﺎﺑﺗﺧﻻ
،ﺔﯾﺟﯾﺗارﺗﺳﻻا ﻖﯾﺑطﺗﺑ نﯾﻘﻠﻌﺗﻣﻟا نﯾدﻌﺑﻟاو ،ﻲﺟﯾﺗارﺗﺳﻻا طﯾطﺧﺗﻟا ﺔﻓﺎﺛﻛ دﯾدﺣﺗﻟﺎﺑو ،ﺔﯾﺟﯾﺗارﺗﺳﻹا
،ﺔﯾﺟﯾﺗارﺗﺳﻻا مﯾﯾﻘﺗﺑ نﯾﻘﻠﻌﺗﻣﻟا نﯾدﻌﺑﻟاو ،ﺔﯾﺟﯾﺗارﺗﺳﻻا ﺔطﺧﻟا ﻖﯾﺑطﺗ ﻖﻓاوﺗو ﺔﯾﻟوﻣﺷ دﯾدﺣﺗﻟﺎﺑو
ًﺎﺿﯾأ ﺎﻧﺟﺗﻧﺗﺳا دﻗو .ﺔﻣظﻧﻣﻟا ءادﺄﺑ ًﺎﯾﺑﺎﺟﯾإ نﯾطﺑﺗرﻣ ،ﺔﯾﺟﯾﺗارﺗﺳﻻا ﺔﺑﺎﻗرﻟاو ﺔﻠﺋﺎﺳﻣﻟا دﯾدﺣﺗﻟﺎﺑو
ًارﯾﺛﺄﺗ رﺛؤﯾ ﺔﻣظﻧﻣﻟا ءادأ نأو تﺎﻗﻼﻌﻟا هذھ بﻠﻏأ ﻲﻓ طﯾﺳو رود ﺎﮭﻟ ﮫطﯾﺣﻣﻟا ﺔﺋﯾﺑﻟا ﺔﯾﻛﯾﻣﺎﻧﯾد نأ
ﺔﯾﻠﻣﻌﻟاو ﺔﯾﻣﯾدﺎﻛﻷا تﺎﻘﯾﺑطﺗﻟا ﺔﺳاردﻟا هذھ ﻲﻓ شﻗﺎﻧﻧﺳو .ﺔﯾﻣﯾظﻧﺗﻟا ﺔﯾﺳﻓﺎﻧﺗﻟا ةردﻘﻟا ﻰﻠﻋ ًﺎﯾوﻧﻌﻣ
.نﯾﺳرﺎﻣﻣﻟاو نﯾﺛﺣﺎﺑﻟا نﻣ لﻛﻟ ﺔﺑﺳﻧﻟﺎﺑ ﺞﺋﺎﺗﻧﻟا هذﮭﻟ
. ﻲﺑظ وﺑأ هرﺎﻣا ﻲﻓ ﻲﻣوﻛﺣﻟا ﮫﺑﺷ عﺎطﻘﻟا ، ﺔﯾﺟﯾﺗارﺗﺳﻻا ةرادﻹا :ﺔﯾﺳﯾﺋرﻟا ثﺣﺑﻟا مﯾھﺎﻔﻣ
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Acknowledgements
Although it is my name alone that is on the front cover of this thesis, I am by
no means the only contributor. Rather, a number of people are behind this piece of
work, who deserve to be both acknowledged and thanked here.
First, I would like to thank my Advisors, Dr. Said Elbanna and Dr. Mustafa
Colak, who have helped me with their guidance, support, and time to ensure that this
journey would be educationally enriching and successfully completed. Thanks also
go to Professor Mohamed Madi and Dr. Rihab Khalifa for their help and support, and
for making the UAEU DBA program so intellectually stimulating. I am also indebted
to Professor Riyad Eid who has provided me with valuable and timely feedback during
my DBA study.
Last but not least, special recognition goes to my family and colleagues.
Without their unremitting support, encouragement and patience, I would not have been
able to complete my study.

For all, I will always be grateful.