Strategic Thinking and Its Impact on Sustainable Performance

The study aimed to test the impact of strategic thinking with its dimensions (intent focused, thinking in time, hypotheses driven, intelligent opportunism and systems perspective) on enhancing sustainable performance with its dimensions (social performance, environmental performance, and economic performance). The study problem was represented in the question: Does strategic thinking affect sustainable performance? Its importance emerged through its treatment of two basic variables in business administration in the private higher education sector due to its role in supporting education and its societal impact. The University of Warith Al-Anbiya in Kerbala was chosen as a field of application, where a questionnaire was distributed to (110) academic and administrative leaders. The data were analyzed using , and the results showed the presence of an impact and a direct correlation with significant impact between strategic thinking and its dimensions on sustainable performance. The study recommended the necessity of enhancing strategic thinking practices among university leaders to achieve university sustainability.