The Impact of Soft Skills on the Behavior of Administrations in Tourism Educational Institutions in Iraq
The current study aims to test the relationship between soft skills as an independent variable for study and the behavior of administrations in tourism educational institutions as a dependent variable to identify the levels of their availability and employment to be appropriate in a way that reflects the reality of the academic environment, and which addresses problems, failures and challenges in difficult times of work in the educational administrative sector. The descriptive-analytical method explained the relationship and influence between the variables. Hypotheses were formulated, the most important of which was: (There is no correlation and leverage between soft skills and the dimensions of the behavior of administrations in tourism educational institutions). The questionnaire collected data from the respondents, who numbered (50) and with a purposive and reliable sample. Triple Likert at the Faculty of Tourism Sciences at Al-Mustansiriya University and the University of Karbala, where the statistical program (SPSS v23 and Amos v23) was adopted in the study based on the statistical methods represented by (reliability test, Kornbach’s alpha coefficient, and F test) many conclusions were reached, the most important of which were: There is a statistically significant relationship and influence between soft skills and (the behavior of departments in tourism educational institutions) according to the answers of the research sample. the most important recommendations are: Administrations in educational institutions in general and the ones studied in particular must excel in efficiency and ability in positions and dealing with humanitarian issues in a way that distinguishes them from ordinary individuals.