Department of Management, Parsabad Moghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Parsabad Moghan, Iran.

Subject Areas : Educational

kheyrollah Sarboland ¹

1 - Department of Management, Parsabad Moghan Branch, Islamic Azad University,Parsabad Moghan, Iran

Received: 2020-02-25 Accepted : 2020-05-05 Published : 2021-05-22

Keywords: government agencies, Q methodology, mental pattern, innovative work behavior, managers,

Abstract :

The aim of this study was to identify and understand the views and mental models of managers of government organizations on the factors influencing innovative work behavior. The research method is a type of mixed research the main idea is to know people's mindsets, views, opinions and attitudes about the phenomenon under study. The statistical population was all senior managers of government organizations in Tehran in 2020 The study sample consisted of 24 senior managers of government agencies in Tehran which were selected by targeted sampling method and obtained through in-depth interview of the discourse space and using their comments, the sample and options of Q and then the collection of Q were obtained. Q methodology was used to analyze the data. The results of the analysis include identifying the factors that make up managers 'mindsets in line with innovative work behavior, as well as explaining managers' mindsets in this regard. The results show that examining opportunities, generating ideas, promoting ideas, realizing ideas, and reflecting on the five main mentalities of managers in the direction of innovative work behavior.

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