The ability to make decisions among the heads of departments in Iraqi universities and their relationship to some variables

     The ability to make a decision is a mental and cognitive process to choose one of the alternatives presented so that the individual can find successful solutions to the problems and pressures facing the individual in different life situations.
     The current search has targeted:
1- Measuring the decision-making capacity of the heads of departments in Iraqi universities.
2- Comparison in the ability to make a decision according to the variable of specialization.
3 - Comparison in the ability to make a decision according to variable years of experience.
       To achieve the objectives of this research, the researcher built a test of decision-making ability, after extracting its validity and consistency of the test positions, and then applied this scientific tool on a sample consisted of (100) head of the department selected from four universities in the Iraqi state by random method of proportional choice in Baghdad governorate (Baghdad - Mustansiriya - Technology - Iraqi University) distributed equally according to the variables of specialization and years of experience.
     After analyzing the data and statistically the research has reached the following results:
1- The heads of departments have the capacity to make decisions.
2- that the heads of sections of the human branches do not differ from the sample heads of departments of the scientific branches in the ability to make a decision.
3- The sample of heads of departments who have years of experience of 15 years and more does not differ from their peers whose years of experience of less than 15 years.

    In the light of the results of this research, the researcher came up with a number of recommendations and suggestions.