Typology of Employees Green Knowledge Maturing Consequences in Tehran Municipality based on Q Process

Subject Areas : Biosafety

Dariush Zarinpour ¹ , Naser Mirsepasi ² , Reza Najafbeygi ³ , Nazanin Pilevari ⁴

1 - PhD Student in Public Administration (Human Resources Orientation), Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
2 - Professor, Department of Public Administration, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran. * (Corresponding Author)
3 - Professor, Department of Public Administration, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Associate Professor, Department of Industrial Management, West Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2022-06-05 Accepted : 2022-08-24 Published : 2022-11-22

Keywords: Typology, Employees Green Knowledge Maturing, Tehran Municipality,

Abstract :

Background and Objective: One of the administrative bodies related to the field of environment is the municipalities, which play an important role in its development and protection. This study tries to identify the consequences of the maturity of green knowledge of human resources in the first step by content analysis and then to identify it based on interpretive patterns in Tehran Municipality. The purpose of this research is Typology of employees green knowledge maturing consequences in Tehran Municipality based on Q Process. Material and Methodology: This research is in terms of mixed methodology and is based on Meta-synthesis and Q Process. Based on this, first, using critical evaluation technique, similar researches were determined and then, by creating a focal matrix questionnaire based on discourse phrase, the propositions were separated to be included in the consequential types of employees green knowledge maturing in Tehran Municipality. Finding: The results showed that 8 propositions entitled sustainability of green social values were included in the first interpretive model and 8 propositions entitled sustainability of green human resource management functions were included in the second interpretive model. Discussion & Conclusion:  On the one hand, the results of the research show that green management information systems, as the first consequence, are able to absorb the needs and expectations of citizens in the face of Tehran municipal services in the form of a technological cycle, and then based on structural processes. Provide quality services to them as a system output in order to eliminate the shortcomings related to the functional green functions of Tehran Municipality by feed backing the results to the system input stage. On the other hand, based on the consequences of maturing human resources knowledge, Tehran Municipality can develop and select human resources with a green attitude to maintain the perceptual integrity of Tehran Municipality's green operational strategies.  

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