پژوهشهای مدیریت عمومی (Feb 2024)
Identifying and Ranking Factors Affecting Policymaking of Public Administrators' Education
Abstract
Abstract The training of public administrators is of particular importance due to their access to organizational resources and authority, and its correct and effective management can be the basis for the optimal realization of the policies of the country's administrative system. The current research was conducted with the aim of identifying and ranking the factors affecting the policy of education of public administrators, which is practical in terms of the type of goal and qualitative in terms of method. By using the meta synthesis method of Sandelowski and Barroso, 286 sources related to the research topic in the last two decades were analyzed and the conceptual framework of the research was designed around the policy of education of public administrators with 7 components and 23 indicators. The reliability of the resulting codes was confirmed by calculating the Kappa index in SPSS24 software as 0.827 and the final indices were ranked using the Shannon entropy method.The data collection tool of the research was sampling from study sources. The results of the research indicate that the cultural components, empowerment, organizational competencies, learning, policy, strategic success, environmental competence and skill-orientation have the greatest impact on the subject of the research. Also, strategy-orientation, solving infrastructural and operational challenges, individual competencies, needs assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of trainings for public administrators, in an environment that includes knowledge management, globalization, modernity, research-oriented and outsourcing. They can influence the policy of training.IntroductionAmong the various factors that lead to the success of government organizations in fulfilling their assigned duties and responsibilities, the role of managers is of significant importance. Managers and employees of the administrative system of any country, regardless of any knowledge, experience and skill background, always have the possibility of learning, which facilitates organizational development, and one of the most important tools to achieve this important goal is job training.In this research, we examine what are the main elements influencing the policy-making process of education of public administrators and what is the prioritization of these elements. In view of the need to pay more attention to the education of government managers due to the significant contribution it can have in the success of government organizations, it will be of particular importance to identify various factors affecting this issue, which is considered as the problem of this research. The key objective was to identify the effective factors on the policy of training managers through a comprehensive review of the subject literature and using the meta synthesis method and then ranking these factors using the Shannon entropy method, focusing on this issue specifically and With this method, it can be mentioned as research innovation.Case study This qualitative research doesn’t include case studies.MethodologyIn terms of the type of applied goal, and in terms of the nature of the data and the style of analysis, the current research is considered a part of qualitative research, in which the research data is collected and analyzed using the meta-synthesis method.By using the meta-synthesis method of Sandelowski and Barroso, 286 sources related to the research topic in the last two decades were analyzed.Discussion and Results The improvement of the country's administrative system depends on the qualitative and quantitative development of the performance of public organizations. An important part of the human capital of these organizations is made up of public administrators who have been delegated the authority to use resources to achieve organizational goals. The training of public administrators can play a role as an effective lever to improve their performance and, accordingly, the success of the respective organizations.A review of the subject literature indicates that the training of administrators in many public organizations has deficiencies for various reasons that have contributed to the decline of its effectiveness. During the research conducted in this regard, various aspects have been examined; But the extent and importance of this issue requires a comprehensive analysis from a policy perspective. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the purpose of identifying and ranking the factors influencing the policy of education of public administrators with the meta-synthesis method, and after examining related sources, a model with 7 components and 23 indicators was presented.
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