Proposed Vision for Enhancing Psychological Capital Management as a Gateway to Achieving Competitive Advantage in Arab Universities

Authors

Rabha Adnan Alqudah, Department of Educational and Family Counseling, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Ajloun National University, Ajloun, JordonFollow
Amjad Mahmoud Daradkah, Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Ajloun National University, Ajloun, JordonFollow
Turki K. Alotaibi, Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Education, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi ArabiaFollow
Buthiana Elias Awais, Department of Educational Administration, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Ajloun National University, Ajloun, JordonFollow
Ahmed Abd_ ALKareem H. AL_ Ruheel, Department of Curriculum and Instruction, Faculty of Educational Sciences, Jerash university, Jerash, JordonFollow
Maha I. AL-Momani, Department of Basic requirements, College of Literature, Philadelphia University, Amman, JordonFollow

Author Country (or Countries)

Jordon

Abstract

This paper develops proposed vision for enhancing psychological capital management as a gateway to achieving competitive advantage in Arab universities. The descriptive approach and prospective analysis approach are used to achieve the research objectives. The questionnaire is used as a research instrument. The research sample consists of (513) faculty members randomly selected and 199 experts selected using the stratified purposeful sampling method. The findings indicate that the overall mean of the reality of availability of psychological capital is (3.49) with a medium degree for all dimensions, as the highest dimension is resilience with (3.56) while the lowest dimension is hope with (3.43). The results also show there is a consensus among experts on the mechanisms for enhancing the management of psychological capital in Arab universities, as all dimensions achieve a high degree, as follows: hope (4.94), self-efficacy (4.87), self-resilience (4.86), and optimism (4.85). Given these results, the research develops a vision to enhance the management of psychological capital in Arab universities as a gateway to achieving competitive advantage including its objectives, starting points, elements, implementation requirements, implementation stages, those responsible for implementing the proposed vision, and obstacles to its implementation and methods to overcome.

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://dx.doi.org/10.18576/jsap/130215

Recommended Citation

Adnan Alqudah, Rabha; Mahmoud Daradkah, Amjad; K. Alotaibi, Turki; Elias Awais, Buthiana; Abd_ ALKareem H. AL_ Ruheel, Ahmed; and I. AL-Momani, Maha (2024) "Proposed Vision for Enhancing Psychological Capital Management as a Gateway to Achieving Competitive Advantage in Arab Universities," Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability: Vol. 13: Iss. 2, Article 17.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18576/jsap/130215
Available at: https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/jsap/vol13/iss2/17