Presenting a Model and Investigating the Factors Affecting Employee Participation in Isfahan Governorate: a Fuzzy Delphi Approach

Subject Areas : Human resources management)

Alireza Heidari ¹ , Reza Sepehrvand ² , Shahab kasake ³ , Hojat Vahdati ⁴

1 - Ph.D Candidate of Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Economics, Lorestan University, Khorram Abad, Iran
2 - Professor of the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Economics, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran
3 - Faculty memberAssociate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Management and Economics, Lorestan University, Khoramabad, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Higher Education Management Department, Board of Trustees Center, Ministry of Science, Research and Technology, Tehran,Iran

Received: 2022-09-07 Accepted : 2022-12-26 Published : 2024-03-20

Keywords: evaluation, performance evaluation, faculty members, university.,

Abstract :

One of the most powerful tools to improve the performance of human capital is performance appraisal, which is very important for university faculty members because of the impact of this group on various economic, social, political and cultural aspects of the country. Hence, the present study aimed to identify and prioritize the factors affecting the evaluation of faculty members using the fuzzy Delphi method. This study has a mixed methods research design with quantitative and qualitative sections, in an inductive paradigm, which is applied in terms of purpose and exploratory in terms of nature and method. The statistical population of the study consisted of faculty members of Lorestan University, 60 of whom were selected based on the principle of theoretical adequacy using purposive sampling. In the qualitative section, semi-structured interviews were carried out to collect the qualitative data, the validity and reliability of which were confirmed using the CVR coefficient and the Kappa-Cohen test. The data obtained from the interviews were analyzed using Atlas.ti software and coding method in which the factors affecting the evaluation of the faculty members' performance were identified. In the quantitative part, a fuzzy Delphi questionnaire was employed to collect the data, the validity and reliability of which were confirmed by content validity and retest. Additionally, using the fuzzy Delphi method, the identified factors were prioritized and the most important factors were identified. The results show that among the factors affecting the evaluation of faculty members, having original and well-cited research in their fields, observing scientific and professional ethics, being known nationally and internationally, having prominent contribution to the field, having a work in which the applicant proposes an idea and has a high share of its credit, and having scientific credibility and authority.

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