Identifying and Importance-Performance Analyzing Faculty Members’ Competency at Imam Sadiq (PBUH) University

Document Type : Original Research

Authors
Asadollah Ganjali 1
Alireza Chitsazian 2
Mohammad Saber Morshed 3
1 Associate professor at the Department of Business Management, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran.
2 Assistant professor at the Department of Public Administration, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran.
3 Corresponding author: master of Islamic Studies and management, Imam Sadiq University, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
The purpose of this research is identifying competencies of Imam Sadiq University (PBUH) faculty members and prioritizing indicators of identified competencies. In order to do this research, the Mixed method (Qualitative → Quantitative) was used. At first, to identify competencies, semi structured interview was conducted with 23 best-performance faculty members of different faculties who were among top ten faculty members in 10 semesters sequentially and competencies were identified by using Thematic Analysis method. Then, extracted indicators from these interviews in the form of questionnaire were given to faculty members that 23 of them completed it. By conducting IPA, the priority of these indicators was revealed. By doing this research, the competencies of Imam Sadiq (PBUH) University faculty members were classified in three levels. These competencies consist of five dimensions, 16 components and 60 indicators. The dimensions of these identified competencies are research, training, educating, operating and personal dimensions. At the end, IPA method was conducted on these identified competencies and priority of competency indicators was identified.
Keywords
Competency
Competency Identification
Faculty members
Islamic Humanities Universities
Imam Sadiq (PBUH) University

Subjects

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Organizational Resources Management Researches
Volume 12, Issue 4
March 2023
Pages 153-184