identifying the relationship between the skills of strategic thinking and multiple intelligences among business and sale managers

Research Article
Soleyman Iranzadeh and Morteza Khodakhah Amlashi
DOI: 
xxx-xxxx-xxx
Subject: 
science
KeyWords: 
Strategic thinking ability, Gardner's theory, multiple intelligences
Abstract: 

In the changing world of today, understanding the conditions and predicting their trends is the only way of the organizations for impowerment in order to exceed their rivals. This doesn’t occur, unless the managers with high strategic abilities are used in the rganizations.Therefore, this study aims to use multiple intelligence theory due to its importance for measuring different human capabilities and personal differences. The results can help the organizations in selecting the managers with high abilities of the related intelligences with strategic thinking to provide a competitive advantage for their organizations. According to the findings, there was a significant correlation between 3 out of 7 intelligences of Gardner (visual/spatial, logical/mathematic, interpersonal) and strategic thinking ability