English abstract
The study aims to determine the degree of availability of strategic
vigilance indicators, and risk management practices in the Ministry of
Education in the Sultanate of Oman. It also aims to examine the relationship
between strategic vigilance indicators and risk management practices.
A descriptive, quantitative approach was used through a questionnaire
consisting of two sections:strategic vigilance indicators and risk management
practices. The strategic vigilance section included four dimensions:
technological vigilance, competitive vigilance, environmental vigilance, and
organizational vigilance, while the risk management section included four
dimensions: identification and analysis, assessment, response and treatment,
and follow up and improvement.
Data was collected from the whole study population with a total number
of 367 valid responses from three categories of employees in the Ministry of
Education: senior management positions, executive management positions,
and consulting and technical positions.
The study results show that there is a moderate level of availability of
the strategic vigilance indicators and risk management practices in the
Ministry of Education. The results also show that there is a positive, strong
and direct correlation between strategic vigilance indicators and risk
management practices.
