Identification of Factors Influencing the Formation of Leadership Capital in Academic Environments: Application of Fuzzy dematel

Abstract

Extended abstract Abstract The purpose of this study is to model the critical factors affecting the formation of leadership capital in academic environments using fuzzy dematel technique. The present research is an exploratory blended research. In this research, theoretical discussions and possible factors and effective components influencing the capital of leadership in universities extracted through library study, referring to Persian and Latin papers and interviews with experts, including top university executives and decision makers in the field of higher education. The main instruments for collecting information in this research, are interview and questionnaire. To investigate the factors influencing leadership capital in universities, the dematel method has been used.The sampling method was purposeful in this research and the sampling continued to reach the adequacy of the data. The sample size in this study was 48. The results of the research show that the components of leadership capital in universities, based on the rate of impact, respectively are: Networking Skills, System Thinking, Strategic and Futuristic Thinking, Academic Excellence, Fame, Management Capability, Stakeholders, braveness in Decision, Orbital oriented, Organizational ambitions, Management experience, Discipline and law-order, Learner character and Leadership. Introduction The purpose of this study is to answer the following questions: RQ1: What are the factors influencing the formation of leadership capital in academic settings? RQ2: What is the relative importance of these factors? RQ3: What factors have the highest priority in forming leadership capital in academic settings? Case study In this study, theoretical issues and possible effective factors on the capital leadership in universities through library studies and referring to Persian and Latin articles and interviews with experts, including managers of top universities in Tehran province and decision-making officials in the field of higher education, effective components on leadership capital extracted. Materials and Methodology The present study is a mixed exploratory research. The main tools for gathering information in this research are interviews and questionnaires. Dimtel's method has been used to investigate the factors influencing leadership capital in universities. The sampling method in this study was targeted and sampling continued until sufficient data were obtained. Discussion and Results In this study, with a thorough study of leadership literature, a complete set of factors affecting leadership capital in universities was collected. Finally, among the 15 factors influencing the formation of leadership capital in academic environments, 13 effective factors were identified using the experience of experts in the management and leadership of universities. Conclusion Factors affecting the formation of leadership capital in this research include: discipline and rule of law, systemic thinking, scientific excellence, fame, decision-making courage, stakeholder management capability, orbital transformation, networking skills, strategic and forward-looking thinking, managerial experience, Organizational ambition, learning personality and leadership desire.

Keywords

• keyword: leadership
• leadership capital
• dematel fuzzy