The Impact of Unlimited Improvement on Achieving Competitive Advantage: A Field Study in Libyan Public Universities

Year 2019, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 125 - 142, 05.08.2019

Najwa Sasi Abd Abdullah , Aedah Milood Said Kotara

Abstract

The study aimed to identify the impact of
unlimited improvement (UI) on achieving competitive advantage (CA) in Libyan
public universities by a random sample of the academic leaders (Dean, Associate Dean,
Heads of Scientific and Administrative Departments) from six public
universities. The researcher adopted the analytical descriptive method using a
questionnaire specially prepared as a tool for collecting the study data and
the collected data were analyzed in SPSS 23 program. The researcher has
distributed (320) questionnaires, (295) were retrieved, and only about 281
questionnaires were valid for analysis. 

The results of the study showed that there is a significant impact of
unlimited improvement in achieving competitive advantage. The study recommends
the necessity of employing the principle of the participation of all academic
leaders in public universities in the decision-making processes, as well as
increasing their empowering to facilitate the completion of the work required on
time and at a high quality.

Keywords

Unlimited Improvement (UI)

Rekabet Avantajı Elde Etmede Sınırsız Iyileşmenin Etkisi: Libyalı Devlet Üniversitelerinde Bir Saha Çalışması

Abstract

Çalışma, altı kamu
Üniversitesinden akademik liderlerin (Dekan, Dekan, bilimsel ve İdari Bölüm
Başkanları) tesadüfi seçilmiş bir örneği ile Libya devlet üniversitelerinde
rekabet avantajı (CA) elde etmek için sınırsız iyileştirme (UI) etkisini
belirlemeyi amaçlamaktadır.

 Araştırmacı, çalışma verilerini toplamak için
özel olarak hazırlanmış bir anket kullanılarak analitik betimsel yöntemi benimsemiş
ve toplanan veriler SPSS 23 programında analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmacı 320
anket formu dağıtılmış, 295 adeti geri alınmış  ve analiz için sadece yaklaşık 281 anket formu
kullanılabilmiştir.

Çalışmanın sonuçları,
rekabet avantajı bakımından ulaşmada sınırsız iyileşmenin önemli bir etkisinin
olduğunu göstermiştir. Çalışma, tüm akademik liderlerin devlet üniversitelerine
karar verme süreçlerine katılım ilkesinin uygulanmasının yanı sıra, zamanında
ve yüksek kalitede gerekli olan işin tamamlanmasını kolaylaştırmak için kuruluşların
güçlenmesini, geliştirilmelerini önermektedir. 

Keywords

Sınırsız iyileştirme (UI)

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