The Impact of Organizational Politics on the Effectiveness of Strategic Planning: An Examination of the Hospital Sector in Syria

Abstract

This article aims to study the effect of organizational politics on the effectiveness of strategic planning within the Syrian hospital sector. Surveying a sample of 228 managers, we employed regression analysis to understand the relationship between these variables. The findings indicated a significant negative relationship between organizational politics and strategic planning effectiveness, suggesting the disruptive role of political behavior in strategic management processes.