The role of Spiritual and Cultural Intelligence in predicting students' Strategic Thinking

Due to the importance of strategic thinking, identifying and strengthening the factors affecting it seems necessary. Therefore, the present study was conducted to examine the role of spiritual and cultural intelligence in predicting students' strategic thinking.

The present study was a descriptive correlation. The study population consisted of all students working in the Science and Technology Park and technology units affiliated with the South Khorasan Science and Technology Park in 2019. 144 students were selected based on the Gujrasi and Morgan table by available sampling method and the King Spiritual Intelligence Questionnaire. (2008), cultural intelligence of Ang et al. (2004), and Goldman Strategic Thinking (2006). In data analysis, the Pearson correlation test and multiple regression with SPSS software version 22 were used at a significant level (p <0.05).

The results showed a significant relationship between the components of spiritual intelligence and cultural intelligence with students' strategic thinking (P <0.01). Based on the regression results, spiritual intelligence predicted 52.7% and cultural intelligence components predicted 46.7% of the variance of students' strategic thinking (P <0.01).

According to the results of this research, it can be said that through spiritual and cultural intelligence, students' strategic thinking can be predicted; therefore, it is necessary for those in charge of the educational system to pay special attention to the role of students' spiritual and cultural intelligence in strategic thinking.