GPH-International Journal of Educational Research https://gphjournal.org/index.php/er <p><strong><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: 'Aptos', serif;"><span style="aptos: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: 'Aptos', serif;"><span style="color: #000000;">GPH-INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH (E-ISSN 2795-3272 P-ISSN 2795-3264) publishes a wide range of high-quality research&nbsp; articles in the field (but not limited to) given below: <br>Academic Advising and Counselling, Adult Education, Art Education, Business Education, Counsellor Education, Cross-disciplinary Areas of Education, Curriculum, Research and Development, Distance Education, Early Childhood Education, etc</span></span></span></span></span>. <span style="font-size: medium;"><a title="Journal Impact Factor" href="http://www.gphjournal.org/index.php/index/jif"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif;"><span style="helvetica: Arial, serif;"><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-size: 1.5em;"><span style="text-shadow: #FF0000 0px 0px 2px;">Impact Factor: 1.124</span></span></span></span></span></span></a></span></strong></p> en-US <p>Author(s) and co-author(s)&nbsp;jointly&nbsp;and severally represent and warrant that the Article is original with the author(s) and does not infringe any&nbsp;copyright or violate any other right of any third parties, and that the Article has not been published&nbsp;elsewhere.&nbsp;Author(s) agree to the terms that the <strong>GPH Journal</strong> will have the full right to remove the published article on any misconduct found in the published article.</p> drekekejohn@gmail.com (Dr. EKEKE, JOHN NDUBUEZE) gphjournals@gmail.com (Dr. FALODE, OLUWOLE CALEB Lecturer) Fri, 04 Oct 2024 07:44:24 +0000 OJS 3.1.1.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 STRATEGIC THINKING AND EFFECTIVE DECISION MAKING OF THE TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY IN RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA https://gphjournal.org/index.php/er/article/view/1584 <p>This study examined the correlation between strategic thinking and efficient decision-making in the telecommunications sector in Rivers State, Nigeria. The capacity of managers in the Telecommunication industry to foresee dangers, recognize opportunities, consider alternative options and make effective decisions that will optimize immediate benefits and provide long-term competitive advantage is believed to have hampered their services, and this has resulted to delving into this research in order to provide possible solutions. As a consequence, two research hypotheses were formulated in their null forms. A comprehensive census survey approach was used, including 150 participants and using primary source, and a quasi- experimental research approach was adopted. The data were gathered using structured copies of the questionnaire and analysed using Spearman's Rank Order Correlation Coefficients (rho) in SPSS Version 21. The results demonstrated a statistically significant, albeit minor, positive correlation between strategic thinking and successful decision-making. More precisely, there is a positive relationship between cognitive thinking and successful decision-making, with a correlation value of 0.190. Similarly, creative thinking also has a positive association with effective decision-making, with a correlation coefficient of 0.452. The research highlighted the significance of incorporating strategic thinking into leadership development programmes in order to improve the quality of decision-making and satisfaction of stakeholders. The recommendation is for telecoms companies to include strategic thinking modules in their training programmes and cultivate an atmosphere that promotes new ideas.</p> Dr. Macaulay Enyindah Wegwu ##submission.copyrightStatement## http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ https://gphjournal.org/index.php/er/article/view/1584 Fri, 04 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000