Explaining the ambiguity tolerance model by managers according to individual and organizational variables in the elementary schools of Najaf Ashraf, Iraq
Subject Areas : Educational managementNasir Jodi 1 , Mohammad Naghi Imani 2 * , Maryam Hashem 3 , اصغر شریفی 4 , Mohammad Ali Nadi 5
1 - Doctoral student specializing in Educational Management, Department of Educational Sciences, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
2 - Faculty member and Assistant Professor of Islamic Azad University, Roudhen Branch
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Wasit, Iraq.
4 - استادیار/دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی
5 - Full Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
Keywords: ambiguity tolerance, school managers, organizational variables, individual variables,
Abstract :
This research has been done with the aim of explaining the ambiguity tolerance model by the managers with regard to individual and organizational variables in the elementary schools of Najaf Ashraf, Iraq. The research method is applied in terms of purpose, descriptive-survey in terms of data collection method, and qualitative in terms of data type. The statistical population included all principals of elementary schools in Najaf Ashraf province of Iraq and academic specialists and professors, among whom 15 people were selected purposefully and according to the principle of theoretical saturation as a sample. The research tool was a semi-structured interview. By analyzing the content of the interviews and extracting the codes, individual and organizational dimensions and components affecting the tolerance of ambiguity by school administrators were identified. The coding process has been done using MAXQDA software version 2020. The findings showed that at the end of the open coding process, 35 concepts were identified and labeled. At the end of this stage of coding, the initial concepts were examined, analyzed and categorized to extract sub-categories. Based on this, in axial coding, 10 categories were identified and classified, so that with their help, the model of tolerance of ambiguity on the part of managers can be explained with regard to individual and organizational variables in the elementary schools of Najaf, Ashraf, Iraq. This model has two categories of variables. Individual dimension with 5 variables and organizational dimension with 5 variables
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