Identifying and Structural Model Psychological Traits of Middle Managers in the Hospitals of the University of Medical Sciences
Subject Areas : medical documentsAlborz Moghtader Mansouri 1 , Gholamreza Rahimi 2 , Nader bohluli 3 , Farhad Nezhad Irani 4
1 - PhD student of administration Management, Department of Government Management, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran
2 - Assistant Professor Department of administration Management, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Government Management, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor Department of administration Management, Bonab Branch, Islamic Azad University, Bonab, Iran
Keywords: University of Medical Sciences, Middle managers, Psychological traits,
Abstract :
Introduction: The psychological characteristics of managers as an important issue in the success of organizations and considered as the main element in empowering the human resources of the organization as well as increasing their productivity. Positive psychological characteristics of managers can lead to mental feeling of employees and they Self-esteem and the higher the level of mental health of managers is, it can create good features for management in managers. Methods: The current research aimed to identify psychological traits of Middle managers in Hospitals of the University of Medical Sciences in the city of Urmia Which has been studied by the combined method (quantitative - qualitative). In the qualitative section, postmodern paradigm, phenomenological strategy, and latent content analysis technique by semi structured (in-depth) interview (to the theoretical saturation level) with 13 cases of Middle managers. In the quantitative section, using the structural equation modeling by partial least squares method, the reliability and validity of the obtained tool was confirmed. The interviews were analyzed through open coding and axial coding using MAX QDA12 and the Smart Pls2software has been used to confirm the tool. Results: The psychological characteristics of the middle managers in the community were identified in the four dimensions of Self- Reliance, Self-Efficiency, Building Trust, and Legal Attitude , and a structural model based on these components was presented and the reliability and fit of the newly developed model were measured, so that the average of collective sustainability for all categories (AVE = 0.87), and the combined reliability (CR = 0.86) and equation fitting (Gof = 0.452) were obtained that the model had a relatively strong fit and can be generalized to the entire statistical society. Conclusion: Managers can, by identifying and properly using their psychological characteristics, can rely on themselves and enhance and enhance the sense of doing business, increase motivation and commitment in the staff, as well as increase productivity and success and increase the performance of employees, which leads to The success and survival of its organization.
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2- Lee J, Taylor Ms. Dual roles in psychological contracts: When managers take both agent and principal roles. Human Resource Management Review, 2014; 24(1): 95-107.
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