Behrooz Rezaeemanesh; Sakineh Bikdeli; Ali Asghar Pourezzat; Davoud Hoseinpoor
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TPaying attention to the dimension of values and its effect on choices, implementation and monitoring in the process of public policymaking leads researchers to the role of ideologies in this process. The examination of ideology under the concept of ideas/values in the policy-making process has been ...
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TPaying attention to the dimension of values and its effect on choices, implementation and monitoring in the process of public policymaking leads researchers to the role of ideologies in this process. The examination of ideology under the concept of ideas/values in the policy-making process has been growing in recent centuries due to the effects of extreme ideological currents on public policies and its consequences, but due to the complexity and lack of suitable practical tools. It has kept public administration researchers away from addressing it. In this regard, in this research, while focusing on the question of which comprehensive value system affects public policies in the field of higher education in Iran, the authors have developed a systematic theory-based study on the role of ideology in public policy making. And finally, they presented two analytical frameworks to organize the influencing factors of ideology in public policies in Iran in general and in the field of higher education in particular, and while obtaining the opinion of a group of experts in this field by Delphi method they revised and completed it. . Research in the field of ideology in policy making using these tools can guide future research while providing a practical tool for researchers and policymakers who wish to reduce the negative effects of ideology and strengthen its alternatives.
Volume 1, Issue 1 , October 2023
Roholah Hosseini; ‎ taheri ‎ taheri
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Considering the very important and influential role of human resources in increasing productivity and providing desirable services in government organizations, It is necessary to identify the factors affecting the performance of human resources of these institutions. The purpose of this ...
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Considering the very important and influential role of human resources in increasing productivity and providing desirable services in government organizations, It is necessary to identify the factors affecting the performance of human resources of these institutions. The purpose of this study is to investigate and analyze the factors affecting the performance of human resources And the position of the learning organization among these factors is in the subordinate institutions of the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare in Central Province. The current research is of applied type. In terms of the method, it is descriptive-analytical, and in terms of the data collection method, it is a field survey. The statistical population of the research is the experts of the institutions under the Ministry of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare of Central Province. 50 people were selected as samples. The data collection tool in this research was a researcher-made matrix questionnaire in the context of the research problem which is confirmed by five of the narration professors. The data was analyzed using TOPSIS technique. In order to analyze the status and position of the learning organization among the factors affecting the performance of human resources, Based on literature and background, Six criteria and eight effective factors were determined out of 21 factors. According to the findings of this research The quality of supervision and leadership with a meritocracy approach was the most important effective factor in the performance of human resources of relevant institutions.
Seyyed Mehdi Alvani; Leila Shams
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Industrial revolutions during the last four centuries have changed all aspects of individual, organizational, and social life in the world. The fourth industrial revolution has blurred the border between the physical and digital worlds with its stunning technological advances, and the extent and depth ...
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Industrial revolutions during the last four centuries have changed all aspects of individual, organizational, and social life in the world. The fourth industrial revolution has blurred the border between the physical and digital worlds with its stunning technological advances, and the extent and depth of the changes caused by its technological transformations are evident in the entire production, management, and even governance systems. New information and communication technologies have had many impacts on the performance of public administration, both from the perspective of conducting internal operations of public organizations and providing public services to citizens. This study examines the role of new communication and information technologies in our country's public administration using the scientific study of science and actor-network theory. For this purpose, a group of actors dealing with new communication and information technologies in the public administration system is selected with the snowball method. The topics are explained during in-depth and semi-structured interviews.
Fereshte Gholami; Hossein Aslipour; Gholamreza Kazemian; Saeed Zarandi
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Active industrial policy is the way that most of today's rich countries achieved their economic growth. However, its effectiveness has been questioned for years because different countries and industry sectors have obtained different results from it and some have succeeded and many others have failed. ...
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Active industrial policy is the way that most of today's rich countries achieved their economic growth. However, its effectiveness has been questioned for years because different countries and industry sectors have obtained different results from it and some have succeeded and many others have failed. Therefore, it will be interesting to determine the conditions that lead to the success (failure) of these tools in the industrial policy. One of the most important of these conditions can be found in the context of the industrial policy. Therefore, in this article, by using the case-oriented comparative approach and the method of thematic analysis, the identification of the elements of the industrial policy context in the automobile industry has been addressed. Based on the results of the analysis, these elements can be studied at two levels (1) macro level and (2) industry level. At the macro level, the components of infrastructure and government capacity, ease of trade, size and volume of the economy, stable and attractive business environment, access to markets, good logistics, and innovation environment, and at the industry level, industry size, cost, competition, industry orientation, and support infrastructure are placed. A correct assessment of the current situation based on the identified elements of the policy context in a country and comparing it with other countries will be an important step in the direction of achieving a consistent and effective comparative industrial policy model.
mahboobeh askari bagher abadi; hadi khan mohammadi; reza vaezi; davoud hosseinpour
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The administrative system of the country is always facing many problems that it is not able to deal with all of them easily, therefore, it is necessary to know the nature of the issues in the administrative system in order to provide the best management and governance method. The purpose of the current ...
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The administrative system of the country is always facing many problems that it is not able to deal with all of them easily, therefore, it is necessary to know the nature of the issues in the administrative system in order to provide the best management and governance method. The purpose of the current research is to identify and prioritize the wicked problems in the administrative system of Iran. The current research is an applied research in terms of its purpose, and a descriptive research in terms of the method, which was conducted in the form of a survey. The statistical community of the research consists of all the scientific and executive experts in the field of administrative system, among whom 15 people were selected by purposeful and judgmental sampling. The data collection tool was also a questionnaire, the reliability of which was 0.83 and its validity was also confirmed. To analysis the data, the multi-criteria decision-making model (VIKOR) was used through the software (EXCEL) and the degree of importance of the criteria was calculated using Shannon's entropy model. The findings led to the introduction of 5 wicked problem in Iran's administrative system, which respectively include: "politicization", "conflict of interests", "human resources management", "budgeting" and "administrative accountability and transparency". As a result, knowing the nature of problems in the field of administrative system by officials and managers can help them to formulate new governance methods according to the type of problems.
Shamsalsadat Zahedi
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Public services from a new perspective emphasize the participation of citizens in the governance process. The government's duty in this regard is to create a safe and suitable environment that enables citizens to participate effectively with efficient infrastructure. The progress made in the field of ...
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Public services from a new perspective emphasize the participation of citizens in the governance process. The government's duty in this regard is to create a safe and suitable environment that enables citizens to participate effectively with efficient infrastructure. The progress made in the field of science and technology has provided favorable conditions for cooperation between governments and societies, and it has facilitated the automatic exchange of information between organizations and social systems. The emergence and expansion of virtual organizations is one of the realities of today's world. These organizations can communicate with each other across spatial, temporal, and cultural boundaries through information and communication networks. They have flexibility and exchange their knowledge and skills to achieve common goals. Many countries have realized the capacity and significance of virtual organizations and their social impacts and have realized the necessity of creating and supporting them. The effective and efficient management of these organizations requires special management skills. The method of systematic review of available sources was used in this article. At the end of the article, practical solutions and recommendations were presented.
Hesam EzatAbadiPor; Farajollah Rahnavard; Seyed Mohammad Zahedi
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The quality of public services provided by the government and the country's public sector is so disappointing that the people can't continue the existing way. Considering this issue and looking at the complications of existing professions in the country such as medicine, law, and construction engineering, ...
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The quality of public services provided by the government and the country's public sector is so disappointing that the people can't continue the existing way. Considering this issue and looking at the complications of existing professions in the country such as medicine, law, and construction engineering, the upcoming research seeks to develop a framework for the professionalization of managerial jobs in the public sector of Iran.The current research is among applied research with the philosophy of critical realism, inductive approach, and qualitative-quantitative research strategy. In this research, after studying the theoretical foundations and research background and after modifying and completing the "principles", "process" and "effective factors" for the professionalization of management jobs in the public sector of Iran by academic experts and executive elites of the country, a questionnaire with 74 questions, prepared and distributed among 607 professional managers (basic, middle and senior) of 40 public organizations. Descriptive statistics and then one-sample t-test, exploratory factor analysis, and stepwise linear regression were performed to answer the research question. Based on the findings of the research, the stages of professionalization of jobs include "creating a full-time job", "holding school courses", "creating a university course", "establishing local and national professional associations", "passing the law on issuing professional activity licenses" and "drafting codes of Professional ethics". The principles governing this process also include "necessity of the professionalization process", "having the ideal of service", "competence", "administrative health", "ideal Islamic governance", "independence", "security" and "confidentiality of strategic information".
Reza Vaezi; Hossein Aslipour; Saeed Zarandi; Leila Shams
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One of the most critical government programs in the public service ecosystem is supplying basic goods due to their essential role in providing people's basic needs. Wheat has a special place among a wide range of basic goods because it has a significant role in the economy of the producing countries. ...
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One of the most critical government programs in the public service ecosystem is supplying basic goods due to their essential role in providing people's basic needs. Wheat has a special place among a wide range of basic goods because it has a significant role in the economy of the producing countries. It is also considered the primary source of people's energy, directly or through various products derived from it. This research identifies the challenges of providing the basic goods of wheat in the country. For this purpose, the thematic analysis method identified six main challenges and 25 sub-challenges from related articles and reports. Then these challenges were prioritized using the DANP method. According to the findings, the main challenges, such as financing, international factors, managerial and organizational factors, stakeholders and consumers, technology and infrastructure, and legal and policymaking, have the most weight. Among the 25 sub-challenges, instability and increase in the exchange rate, adverse effects of international sanctions on the country, lack of inter-organizational coordination in determining the guaranteed purchase rate of wheat, significant production of bread waste in consumption, and wastage of wheat as a result of using old machinery in harvesting or storing wheat in sequence have the most weight.
Farajollah Rahnavard
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The administrative reform policy has long interested Iran and other developing countries. Considering the criticisms made on administrative transformation programs in Iran, developing a suitable theoretical basis for administrative transformation with a public governance approach is an inevitable necessity, ...
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The administrative reform policy has long interested Iran and other developing countries. Considering the criticisms made on administrative transformation programs in Iran, developing a suitable theoretical basis for administrative transformation with a public governance approach is an inevitable necessity, which is the main goal of this research. The statistical population in this research is 32 management experts who, while mastering the theoretical topics of public administration, have more or less work experience in administrative environments. The results obtained from the research showed that the administrative transformation programs in the past periods were not at par with public governance. In addition, the research findings showed that the unified vision of managing universal and transcendental values is more acceptable among experts as a vision aligned with public governance. Therefore, it is suggested that the organization in charge of the transformation of the administrative system, in line with our unified view of the level of public governance, revises the road map of the administrative system and formulates administrative development plans according to the expectations and needs of the people.
Hamed Mohammadi
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Paying attention to the dimension of values and their effect on choices, implementation, and monitoring in the public policymaking process leads researchers to consider the role of ideologies in this process. The examination of ideology under the concept of ideas/values in the policymaking process has ...
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Paying attention to the dimension of values and their effect on choices, implementation, and monitoring in the public policymaking process leads researchers to consider the role of ideologies in this process. The examination of ideology under the concept of ideas/values in the policymaking process has been growing in recent centuries due to the effects of extreme ideological currents on public policies and their consequences. However, due to the complexity and need for suitable practical tools, public administration researchers have been kept from addressing it. In this regard, in this research, while focusing on which comprehensive value system affects the public policies in the field of higher education in Iran, the authors study the theory-oriented system about the role of ideology in public policy making. Finally, they presented two analytical frameworks to organize the influencing factors of ideology in public policies in Iran in general and in the field of higher education in particular. While obtaining the opinion of a group of experts in this field, they revised and completed it using the Delphi method. The main advantage of these two frameworks is the appropriate summarization of the main dimensions of the concept of ideology and its application in policymaking, which can be used for analytical purposes in the field of public policies. Research in the field of ideology in policymaking using these tools can guide future research while providing a practical tool for researchers and policymakers who wish to reduce the adverse effects of ideology and strengthen its alternatives.
Hamid Taboli; Mahboobeh Askari bagher abadi; Pedram Rajabzadeh
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communication technologies, existing movements in governance to improve relations between the people and the government were formed under the title of new governance. The purpose of this research is to analyze the factors of participation in governance data. For this purpose, in the first step, the constituent ...
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communication technologies, existing movements in governance to improve relations between the people and the government were formed under the title of new governance. The purpose of this research is to analyze the factors of participation in governance data. For this purpose, in the first step, the constituent elements of citizens' participation in open governance data were identified from the theoretical literature (by a systematic review method) and interviews with experts. The research community comprises 18 political and administrative experts from the organizations under the Ministry of Interior. Data collection tools are interviews and questionnaires. With a comprehensive review of the background of the research and soliciting opinions from experts, the number of 10 factors affecting citizens' participation in open governance data includes Personality characteristics, individual capabilities and internal motivation of citizens, external motivation of citizens, economic factors, organizational and legal factors, quality of open governance data platform, quality of open governance data services, cultural-social factors, political factors and international developments, in the form of a structural model. An interpretation was identified and leveled. The results showed that the realization of citizens' participation in open governance cannot be a purely executive decision by the government. However, various political, economic, cultural, social, organizational, and technological requirements and international developments related to each of them should be counted and analyzed. Furthermore, it finally planned and acted according to it in line with the general interests of the society.
Amir Abbas Taghizadeh; Shamsedin Nick Manesh; Shahram Hashemnia
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Job satisfaction directly and indirectly affects the performance, effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of employees. Due to the existence of vast and various studies on job satisfaction, it is necessary to use a suitable, scientific and logical approach to accumulate knowledge, avoid unnecessary, ...
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Job satisfaction directly and indirectly affects the performance, effectiveness, efficiency and productivity of employees. Due to the existence of vast and various studies on job satisfaction, it is necessary to use a suitable, scientific and logical approach to accumulate knowledge, avoid unnecessary, repetitive studies and ultimately save money, time and manpower. This research was conducted in order to investigate and study job satisfaction in the field of health and health in the administrative system of Iran during the last decade and using the meta-analysis method. In order to carry out this study after removing articles with insufficient information and refining over several Finally, eight articles were used to perform meta-analysis and calculate individual and summary effect sizes. In this research, it was found that the highest satisfaction value calculated is related to the directly responsible factor with an effect size of 0.438. The lowest estimated amount of satisfaction related to wage factors includes payment, bonus and overtime with an effect size of -0.104 and promotion with an effect size of 0.035. The meta-analysis showed that although the three factors of nature of job, colleague and direct supervisor in interaction with each other have the highest effect size, but they had the lowest observed standard deviation, while the factors of promotion and salary have a small effect size but deviation. The above criterion has a major difference in individual studies, which can be concluded that the highest impact on job satisfaction is summarized under the mentioned factor.
Roholah Hosseini
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Organizations have always been and are facing various crises. It is impossible to avoid some crises. However, with proper management and the participation of expert forces, and as a result, the formation of a firm social capital in the organization, the consequences of these crises can ...
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Organizations have always been and are facing various crises. It is impossible to avoid some crises. However, with proper management and the participation of expert forces, and as a result, the formation of a firm social capital in the organization, the consequences of these crises can be reduced and controlled. To effectively manage the crisis, this research aims to design a model for crisis management and control in scientific systems focusing on social capital and explain the place of collaborative management in it. The research paradigm is positivism. In terms of the data collection method, it is descriptive-analytical. Also, it is applied and developmental in terms of type and purpose. In the current research, based on the beginning, the critical elements in crisis management were identified with a fuzzy approach; six elements were determined, and then the model was designed by applying the ISM technique. The statistical population of this research consists of academic experts and experts.The research findings include the ISM model in four levels according to one-way or two-way relationships. Network interactions and relationships and a trusting working atmosphere are more effective than other elements of crisis management and control. At the lowest level, collaborative management is placed, and at the highest level, network relationships and the promotion of organizational norms and values are placed. The higher the elements are, the lower their stimulating power and the higher the degree of dependence. Network relationships and the promotion of organizational norms and values are the most dependent elements of the model. Participatory management was recognized as the most influential element of the model Because, according to the graph of influence and degree of dependence, it is the basis of the model and the origin of other elements and affects all the elements of the model. It should be given special attention as a vital element in crisis management and control.
Rasoul Motazedian
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Many administrative reform initiatives have explicitly made a connection between the need to reform public services, improving citizen satisfaction with public services, and maintaining or restore the public trust in government. In this regard, the measurement of citizens' satisfaction with public services ...
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Many administrative reform initiatives have explicitly made a connection between the need to reform public services, improving citizen satisfaction with public services, and maintaining or restore the public trust in government. In this regard, the measurement of citizens' satisfaction with public services shows that the public sector has increasingly placed citizens' satisfaction in the center of its attention. Since the establishment of this mechanism, a lot of research has been done in this field and we are witnessing the accumulation of knowledge in this field. Therefore, according to the previous reviews, it is necessary to conduct a meta- synthesis study as one of the meta-study methods. For this purpose, a number of 671 articles were extracted from the Scopus citation database between 1973 and 2022, and after refining them, analysis was finally performed on 32 articles. According to the results of the research, the most important antecedents of citizen satisfaction are: service delivery process, information provided about the service, customer service (face-to-face service), websites (off-site service) and general expectations. Also, the most important consequences of citizen satisfaction are: trust in the government and complaints about the service received. Based on the identified antecedents and consequences, a preliminary model of citizens' satisfaction with public services was presented.
Reza Vaezi; Leila Shams; Mostafa Maleki
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Governance emphasizes the networking of multiple stakeholders who come together from different levels and with different goals. This combination of multiple stakeholders with different or sometimes conflicting goals and interests has become an important challenge in the governance network and has led ...
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Governance emphasizes the networking of multiple stakeholders who come together from different levels and with different goals. This combination of multiple stakeholders with different or sometimes conflicting goals and interests has become an important challenge in the governance network and has led to the emergence of the "meta-governance" theory. Meta-governance is the management of the balance of power by the government in the governance system to realize public value and service. Based on this theory, governments with a higher degree of citizen representation than other stakeholders involved in the negotiations and the exercise of will in the course of management of society, and as a representative of citizens, they protect the public value and service. In this study, using the meta-synthesis method, 19 scientific articles on meta-governance research from different specialized journals were reviewed in detail, and a total of 20 codes in the form of three categories of "the why, what, and how of meta-governance" were identified toward preserving and promoting public value and service.
Reza Vaezi; Hossein Joharipour; Mohammad khanbashi; Alihossein Noorafrooz; Ali Ranjbar Ferdos
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Research in the field of public services can have a significant impact on better decision-making by governmental authorities to enhance the quality of services at the public level. The objective of current research is to study published research in the field of public services using both scientometric ...
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Research in the field of public services can have a significant impact on better decision-making by governmental authorities to enhance the quality of services at the public level. The objective of current research is to study published research in the field of public services using both scientometric and altmetric approaches to provide a comprehensive understanding of the trends, researchers, and perspectives of research in this field, thus offering valuable insights for researchers and policymakers. Therefore, all studies in this area were searched and retrieved from the Web of Science citation database. Using visualization and data mining softwares, the evoluation of this area was examined and analyzed. The results indicate that publications in this field, which began in the 1950s, show an increasing trend, with many universities from various countries, especially the United States, England, Australia, Spain, and China, participating in the development of the area. Journals in the field of public administration have shown significant influence in this regard. Mapping the knowledge of this field indicated that predominant keywords were mostly around concepts such as public services, motivation for public services, public sector, news and social media, public management, public value, public governance, local governance, innovation, and sustainability.
Behnoush Jovari; Seyyed Kamran Yeganegi
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Policy Makers in the Field of Electronic Requirements and Urban ServicesAbstractThis applied research was conducted to identify and explain the requirements of role players to provide electronic procurement in municipalities from 1402 to 1403. According to the literature review and the research background, ...
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Policy Makers in the Field of Electronic Requirements and Urban ServicesAbstractThis applied research was conducted to identify and explain the requirements of role players to provide electronic procurement in municipalities from 1402 to 1403. According to the literature review and the research background, the relationship between the variables of electronic participation, electronic consultation, and decision-making in the use and sharing of electronic information on the adoption of electronic procurement through the regulatory policy variable formed the conceptual model of the research. The value of the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin sampling adequacy measurement statistic at zero significance level and one degree of freedom was obtained for e-participation 0.825, e-consultation 0.794, decision-making 0.735, electronic information sharing 0.848, regulatory policy 0.768 and e-procurement adoption 0.706, that is, the correlations in between the data for factor analysis was obtained at a confidence level of 99%. According to the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, , due to the non-normal distribution of the samples, the significance test of Spearman's correlation coefficient was used to test the research hypotheses; As a result, the correlation coefficient between the variables was above 5.0, indicating a direct, medium to high and significant relationship at the 5% error level, and as a result, the research hypotheses were confirmed. According to the Friedman test, electronic participation was the highest score and Decision-making has the lowest score, which means that electronic participation has the greatest impact on regulatory policy.
