Document Type : Research Article (Quantitative)

Authors

1 PhD Student, Department of Management, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Department of Management, Bojnourd Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bojnourd, Iran

3 Assistant Professor, Department of Accounting, Shirvan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shirvan, Iran

Abstract

purpose: The present paper aimed at Presenting the competency model of the managers of Islamic Azad University of Khorasan Razavi.
Methodology: This was an applied research with mixed (qualitative-quantitative) approach. Participants of the qualitative part included the faculty members of the Islamic Azad Universities of Khorasan Razavi(10 units), out of which 15 people, selected through purposive sampling, were interviewed. Interview texts were analyzed by content analysis and Maxqda software. Statistical population of the quantitative part included all faculty members (1092 people) of the Islamic Azad Universities of Khorasan Razavi, out of which 284 were selected through random sampling. The research tool was a questionnaire formulated based on the qualitative results, which had face validity and its reliability was obtained by Cronbach’s alpha test. To analyze the data, structural-interpretive equations in MICMAC were used to prepare a conceptual model. Also, structural equations in Smart pls were used to validate the model.
Findings: The results showed that the competency of heads and deputies of the Islamic Azad University can be classified into 7 components (human communication competence, perceived competence, managerial competence, professional competence, belief-value competence, personal competence, and organizational competence) and 47 indices. Moreover, the results of structural equations in Smart pls showed that the model’s variable set could predict variance of competency as 0.75. Goodness of fit of the model was 0.37, indicating its overall desirability.
Conclusion: Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that in the presented model, the component of belief-value competence is a fundamental variable that affects other levels of competence, so it is important to pay attention to this competence for selecting managers of Islamic Azad University.

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