Management and Educational Perspective

The impact of artificial intelligence and smart learning on strategic thinking and performance with the moderating role of personal morality (Case study: Management students)

Document Type : Original Article (Quantified)

Authors

zahra hayatmehr
sona bairamzadeh
seyyed reza jalalzadeh

Department of Management, Khatam University, Tehran, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22034/jmep.2025.499739.1467
Abstract
The main goal of the present study was to measure the effect of the artificial intelligence usage on improving the strategic thinking skills of management students with the ethics as moderation. The paradigm of the present study was positivism, its approach was quantitative, and its strategy was descriptive-survey. A total of 374 samples of management students responded to the questionnaire. The results obtained showed that the use of artificial intelligence tools has a positive effect on various dimensions of strategic thinking (systemic thinking, creative thinking, visionary thinking, and critical thinking), smart learning, and academic performance. The mediating role of strategic thinking (critical thinking and visionary thinking) was confirmed in the relationship between the use of artificial intelligence and academic performance, as well as in the relationship between smart learning and academic performance. On the other hand, personal ethics, in addition to its positive impact on smart learning, plays a moderating role in the relationship between smart learning and strategic thinking (systemic thinking, critical thinking, and visionary thinking). The present study provides insights into the use of artificial intelligence tools in developing strategic thinking skills for the first time, which researchers, managers, students, and organizations can benefit from.

Keywords

Strategic thinking
artificial intelligence
smart learning
academic performance
personal morality

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  • Receive Date 13 January 2025
  • Revise Date 03 May 2025
  • Accept Date 07 June 2025

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