Cultural agility of university directors by contemplating the perceptions of managers and faculty members (Case study: Islamic Azad University of Guilan Province)

Subject Areas : Social Science Quarterly

mahlaqa karimi ¹ , mohamad sahebazmani ² , naderqoli qorchiyan ³

1 - Ph.D. student of Educational Management, Islamic Azad University, Research Branch of Tehran
2 - Associate Professor of Islamic Azad University, Tehran Medical Sciences University
3 - Professor of Faculty of Management and Economics, Islamic Azad University, Research Branch of Tehran

Received: 2018-07-19 Accepted : 2019-02-28 Published : 2019-05-22

Keywords: Leadership, Agility, Competency, Cultural Agility,

Abstract :

This article studies the cultural agility of managers of Islamic Azad universities in Guilan province in individual areas, management of cultural diversity and executive management from the perspective of university administrators and faculty members. Method: The research is a practical and quantitative approach. The statistical population included all faculty members and faculty members of the universities of Guilan province, which were selected by stratified random sampling method. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Findings: 1. There is a significant difference between the present situation and the desirable situation of cultural agility of university administrators. 2. There are significant differences between the three dimensions of cultural agility of university administrators, then the executive management''''''''''''''''s desirability of university administrators. Conclusion: Developing policies and programs for training cultural agility of university administrators can help fill this gap.