Manuscript Title:

THE ROLE OF DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN ENHANCING ORGANIZATIONAL AMBIDEXTERITY (A CONFIRMATORY STUDY CONDUCTED ON THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH OF A DEVELOPING COUNTRY)

Author:

Dr. AMINA OMRANE, MUSTAPHA KADHEM, ZAHRA THAMER ALDELIMI

DOI Number:

DOI:10.5281/zenodo.12546135

Published : 2024-06-23

About the author(s)

1. Dr. AMINA OMRANE - Associate Professor (HDR), Management Science and Entrepreneurship, University of Sfax and ECSTRA Research Center, IHEC Carthage, Tunisia.
2. MUSTAPHA KADHEM - PhD Doctorate Student, Business Administration, University of Sfax, Tunisia.
3. ZAHRA THAMER ALDELIMI - PhD Doctorate Student, Business Administration, University of Sousse, Tunisia.

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Abstract

The present research aims to examine the nature of the relationship between the dynamic capabilities of human resources and the organizational ambidexterity in the Iraqi context. The research method relied on a descriptive and an analytical approach, Data was collected through a questionnaire administrated to a sample constituted of 330 directors of the Departments of Construction, Projects, Research and Development, representing the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research community. The adopted scientific approach helps the departments’ directors of this ministry in shaping their future directions towards fostering their dynamic capabilities that are capable of enhancing the organizational prowess. The present study reached several implications and its importance lies in considering it an important attempt to select the indicative plans and paths for the organizational ambidexterity and prowess. It underlines that paying attention to the dynamic capabilities of human resources would contribute to achieving the organizational ambidexterity, as such capabilities includes the ability of employees to leverage the existing opportunities and explore the new ones. Accordingly, it would be of utmost importance to put the emphasis on workers and invest in the development of their qualifications, so that they could be capable of studying the environmental changes and adapt to them, diagnosing the strengths and weaknesses of their organizational resources, and providing all the requirements for success.


Keywords

Dynamic Capabilities of Human Resources; Organizational Ambidexterity; Directors of the Departments of Construction, Projects, Research and Development; Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research.