*Article* **Empirical Analysis of Strategic Management in Inter-Governmental Organization**

**James Wan 1, Ling Wang 2, Raafat Saade 1,\*, Hong Guan <sup>1</sup> and Hao Liu <sup>1</sup>**


**Abstract:** In this study, we present a strategic change theoretical model and empirically validate it in the context of inter-governmental organizations. We followed a survey methodology approach and tested our model hypotheses using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. Traditional strategic management models were created primarily with the private sector in mind. Therefore, validation of the model constructs for their appropriateness to the present construct is essential, especially that these types of organizations, such as those of the United Nations agencies, face major challenges when it comes to change. We found significant re-groupings of items, leading to the necessity to reformulate the constructs, as the context of our study is significantly different. We found that institutional pressures have a significant influence on strategic change and were mediated by strategic formulation. We also found that strategic pressures did not have any influence on strategic intent. Our research theoretical model and results provide many insights to future research directions and inter-governmental organizational practitioners who are engaged in change management.

**Keywords:** strategy; change; inter-governmental; organization; empirical; institutional pressures; strategic intent; strategic formulation
