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The Mediating Role of Strategic Thinking in The Impact of Critical Thinking on The Competitiveness of Institutions

Eleştirel Düşünmenin Kurumların Rekabet Gücü Üzerindeki Etkisinde Stratejik Düşünmenin Aracılık Rolü

Sonay Yılmaz0000-0003-1659-7799
İsmail Bakan(Kahramanmaraş İstiklal Üniversitesi)0000-0001-8644-8778
Pages
525–563
Publication Date
2026-06-30
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In this context, developing employees' critical and strategic thinking abilities has been suggested as strong arguments for ensuring the sustainability of institutions in market conditions where competition conditions are becoming increasingly difficult.

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Objective & Hypothesis:In order for businesses to maintain their competitiveness, it is important to have an environment that enables employees to produce critical and strategic thoughts and to utilize these thought sources to the fullest extent.
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⚙️Variables:Eleştirel Düşünme · Stratejik Düşünme · Rekabet Gücü.

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In order for businesses to maintain their competitiveness, it is important to have an environment that enables employees to produce critical and strategic thoughts and to utilize these thought sources to the fullest extent. This study was conducted to determine the impact of employees' ability to generate critical and strategic thinking on the competitiveness of businesses. For this purpose, a survey consisting of critical thinking, strategic thinking, and competitiveness variables was administered to managerial employees in the furniture sector in Istanbul. After examining the factor structure, reliability, and normality of the obtained data, correlation, regression, and hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to determine the direction and effect levels of the relationships. The statistical analyses revealed that employees' critical thinking and strategic thinking levels have significant effects on organizations' competitiveness. The hierarchical regression analysis revealed that the strategic thinking and its sub-dimensions have either "full mediating" or "partial mediating" characteristics in the impact of critical thinking and its sub-dimensions on competitiveness. The findings demonstrated that employees' critical thinking and strategic thinking skills have a significant impact on increasing organizations' competitiveness. In this context, developing employees' critical and strategic thinking abilities has been suggested as strong arguments for ensuring the sustainability of institutions in market conditions where competition conditions are becoming increasingly difficult.

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İşletmelerin, rekabet gücünü elde tutabilmeleri için çalışanların eleştirel ve stratejik düşünce üretebilmelerini sağlayacak bir ortamın olması ve bu düşünce kaynaklarından en üst seviyede yararlanması önem taşımaktadır. Çalışanların eleştirel ve stratejik düşünce üretebilme düzeylerinin işletmelerin rekabet gücüne olan etkisini belirlemek amacı ile bu araştırma yapılmıştır. Bu amaçla eleştirel düşünme, stratejik düşünme ve rekabet gücü değişkenlerinden oluşan anket İstanbul ilinde mobilya sektöründe yönetici konumundaki çalışanlara uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin faktör yapıları, güvenirliği ve normallik durumları incelendikten sonra ilişiklilerin yönünü ve etki düzeylerini belirlemek için korelasyon, regresyon ve hiyerarşik regresyon analizleri yapılmıştır. Yapılan istatiksel analizler sonucunda çalışanların eleştirel düşünme ve stratejik düşünme düzeylerinin kurumların rekabet gücü üzerinde önemli etkilerinin olduğu görülmüştür. Hiyerarşik regresyon analizi sonuçlarında eleştirel düşünme ve alt boyutlarının rekabet gücü üzerindeki etkisinde stratejik düşünme ve alt boyutlarının “tam aracılık değişken” veya “kısmi aracılık değişken” özelliklerine sahip oldukları tespit edilmiştir. Bulgular, çalışanların eleştirel düşünme ve stratejik düşünme becerilerinin kurumun rekabet gücünün artmasında önemli etkisinin olduğunu göstermiştir. Bu kapsamda çalışanların eleştirel ve stratejik düşünme yeteneklerinin geliştirilmesi, rekabet şartlarının zorlaştığı piyasa koşullarında kurumların sürdürebilirliğini sağlaması yönünden güçlü argümanlar olarak önerilmiştir.

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Yılmaz, S., Bakan, İ. (2026). The Mediating Role of Strategic Thinking in The Impact of Critical Thinking on The Competitiveness of Institutions. Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 44 Sayı: 2, 525–563. https://doi.org/10.17065/huniibf.1704443

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