The Level of Strategic‑Planning Skill Practice among Taiz and Private Universities Leaders in Taiz City

Abstract

This study aims to identify the extent to which university leaders in Taiz City practice strategic planning skills, and to determine whether there are statistically significant differences in respondents’ perceptions of the level of strategic planning skill practice among university leaders based on variables such as job position, academic qualification, years of experience, training, type of institution, and institutional age. The research employed the descriptive-analytical method and employed a questionnaire administered to a sample of 422 participants representing both academic and administrative leadership. The findings revealed that the overall level of practicing strategic planning skills among university leaders was high, with a mean score of 3.63 and a standard deviation of 0.615. Among the dimensions, environmental analysis ranked first with a high level (M = 3.92), followed by vision formulation in second place (M = 3.87), mission formulation in third (M = 3.78), and setting strategic objectives in fourth (M = 3.71). Meanwhile, monitoring executive programs ranked fifth with a moderate level (M = 3.40), and plan evaluation came sixth, also at a moderate level (M = 3.09). The results further indicated no statistically significant differences (α ≥ 0.05) in the mean responses regarding the overall level of practicing strategic planning skills based on the variable of job position. However, there were statistically significant differences at the same significance level (α ≥ 0.05) concerning the variables of academic qualification, years of experience, training, type of institution, and institutional age.