Purpose

The purpose of the article was to identify the core dimensions of strategic thinking and create a measure that provides a comprehensive operationalization of the construct.

Design/methodology/approach

The construct validity of the measure was assessed in two studies using four samples with a total of 985 participants. The measure was created using a multi-step process that included item development and content validation, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, convergent and discriminant validity, criterion validity and test-retest validity.

Findings

The exploratory factor analysis (EFA) supported the existence of the three dimensions of strategic thinking (visionary, synthetic and creative thinking) as conceptually proposed. The measure was reduced to nine items. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) confirmed the three dimensions and revealed acceptable factor loadings and model fit. Convergent, discriminant and criterion validity were established, and the measure demonstrated acceptable test-retest reliability.

Originality/value

An individual's ability to think strategically is vital for making strategic decisions and relevant to upper echelon theory and strategic management. The definition and core dimensions of strategic thinking are unclear in the literature, creating confusion. This study added to the literature by defining the core dimensions of strategic thinking and developing the strategic thinking assessment (STA) to measure the construct.

中文翻译：

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战略思维：理论发展和评估

目的

本文的目的是确定战略思维的核心维度，并创建一种可全面实施该结构的措施。

设计/方法论/途径

两项研究使用四个样本（总共 985 名参与者）评估了该措施的结构有效性。该衡量标准采用多步骤过程创建，包括项目开发和内容验证、探索性和验证性因素分析、收敛和判别效度、标准效度和重测效度。

发现

探索性因素分析（EFA）支持战略思维三个维度（远见思维、综合思维和创造性思维）的存在。该措施减少至九项。验证性因子分析 (CFA) 确认了三个维度并揭示了可接受的因子载荷和模型拟合。建立了收敛效度、判别效度和标准效度，并且该测量结果证明了可接受的重测可靠性。

原创性/价值

个人的战略思考能力对于战略决策至关重要，并且与高层理论和战略管理相关。文献中战略思维的定义和核心维度并不明确，造成了混乱。本研究通过定义战略思维的核心维度并开发战略思维评估（STA）来衡量构建，对文献进行了补充。