Designing and validating the competency model of female

Subject Areas : Transformational Human Resources

Nasser Mirspasi ¹ , Harmat Asghari ² , Ismail Asadi ³

1 - Professor, Department of Public Administration, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor, Public Administration Department, Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Shahid Sattari University of Aeronautical Sciences and Technology, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2022-04-06 Accepted : 2022-05-18 Published : 2022-05-20

Keywords: competence, female managers, competence model,

Abstract :

Background and purpose: Increasing the presence of women in management positions can lead to good results, despite their lack of experience in management positions, it can create challenges for the organization. The purpose of this research is to design and validate the key competencies of female managers in the General Directorate of Cooperation, Labor and Social Welfare of Tehran Province.Research method: The type of research was applied in terms of result and exploratory in terms of purpose. The statistical population of the research in the qualitative phase included 5 executive and academic experts who were selected by purposeful sampling, and the statistical population in the model test phase included all female managers working in the General Directorate of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare of Tehran Province in the number of There were 100 people, based on simple random sampling, 80 people were selected as a sample using Cochran's formula. The content validity of the questionnaires was confirmed by experts and the reliability of the questionnaire was also confirmed using Cronbach's alpha. The data was analyzed by SPSS and Smart PLS software.Findings: The findings showed that the competence model of female managers has four dimensions of knowledge and awareness, skill and ability, individual characteristics and values, and nine components of cognitive skill, female identity, protecting the rights of beneficiaries, belief in God, awareness It is intra-organizational, extra-organizational awareness, human and communication skills, technical and executive skills, and soft communication.Conclusion: Paying attention to the dimensions and components of competence of women managers can be one of the ways to improve the quality of their management in the country's organizations.