The Needs and Methods of Promoting the Professional Growth of Senior Managers

Abstract

The present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the needs of senior managers of Iran's telecommunications industry. For this purpose, the mixed research method was used. In this way, in the qualitative part of the research and in order to be aware of the activities of managers, a semi-structured interview was conducted with 17 experts. Research, organizational architecture and planning, organization and supervision "and 35 sub-activities were identified.In the quantitative part of the research and based on the findings of the qualitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire was designed and performed on a sample of 172 managers who were selected by non-probabilistic sampling method. To ensure the validity of the questionnaire, experts were asked to comment on the content of the questionnaire. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to assess the validity of the questionnaire and its reliability was calculated to be 0.91, which indicates the validity of the questionnaire. The identified needs were analyzed using SPss24 software. A one-way chi-square test was used to identify the appropriate method to meet the identified needs. Based on the kjhd [obtained], all identified methods to meet the needs were approved.

Keywords

• skills needs assessment
• professional development
• senior managers
• iran telecommunication industry