en Educational Studies پژوهشي Original <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#669933;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="line-height:2;"><b>Objective:</b> Rapid economic, technological, and regulatory transformations in the banking sector have underscored the importance of foresight skills among managers. This study aimed to design a model of foresight drivers for managers of Bank Sepah using a mixed-methods approach.<br> <b>Methods</b>: This applied study employed an exploratory sequential mixed-methods design. In the qualitative phase, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 banking experts, and the data were analyzed through open, axial, and selective coding. In the quantitative phase, a researcher-developed questionnaire was distributed to 289 managers and employees of Bank Sepah in Alborz Province. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to validate the proposed model.<br> <b>Results</b>: Qualitative analysis resulted in a paradigmatic model comprising six main dimensions: causal conditions, contextual conditions, intervening factors, the core phenomenon, strategies, and consequences. The core phenomenon consisted of two components: future-oriented insight and environmental alertness. Quantitative findings showed that the data followed a normal distribution and that all factor loadings exceeded 0.4, indicating an acceptable model fit.<br> <b>Conclusions</b>: The findings demonstrate that the development of foresight skills among Bank Sepah managers is a multidimensional and systematic process. Strengthening these skills can enhance strategic planning, improve decision-making agility, and contribute to sustainable competitive advantage in the banking sector.</span></span></span></span></div> Foresight skills, Drivers, Banking managers, Bank Sepah, Mixed-methods approach 0 0 http://ijer.hormozgan.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-533-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Azadeh Ali Barouti Tabar a.barouti123@gmail.com 0009-0003-7419-9956 No PhD student, Department of Educational Management, Ga.C., Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran Naser Abbaszadeh dr.nasreabaszadeh@iamu.ac.ir 0009-0009-2723-1662 Yes Department of Management, Faculty of Command and Management, Imam Ali University, Tehran, Iran Hamid Shafizadeh hshafizadeh@iau-garmsar.ac.ir 0000-0002-7472-2896 No Department of Educational Management, Ga.C., Islamic Azad University, Garmsar, Iran