The The Role of Risk Management in Achieving Strategic Sovereignty An Analytical Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Construction Project Managers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

The study aims to identify the relationship and impact between risk management, represented by its strategies (risk acceptance, risk transfer, risk avoidance, risk reduction), and the dimensions of strategic dominance (scope of influence, competitive pressure, competitive construction). The research problem emerged from questions about the nature of the relationship between the independent variable (risk management) and the dependent variable (strategic dominance). A hypothetical model was developed, including two main hypotheses tested statistically using SPSS V.23. The study adopted a descriptive-analytical approach and used a questionnaire as the primary data collection tool. The research population consisted of 95 project managers in construction projects in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with a sample of 69 managers. Results revealed strong and positive correlations and impacts between the main and sub-variables. The study concluded with several recommendations, most notably the need to leverage the strong relationship between the variables to enhance the performance of the surveyed companies.