Identifying the factors of implementing succession policies in the Civil Registration Organization of Iran using the content analysis approach
Subject Areas : title1
sedigheh mahdavian
1
,
امین نیک پور
2
*
,
zahra shokoh
3
,
shahin sharafi
4
,
Hamid Reza Mollaei
5
1 - PhD student in Public Administration, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
4 - Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
5 - Department of Industrial Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
Keywords: Policy implementation, succession planning, succession planning policies, Civil Registration Organization, Content analysis,
Abstract :
The aim of the present study is to identify the dimensions of the model of implementing succession policies in the Civil Registration Organization of Iran using the content analysis approach. This study has a qualitative approach and is developmental-applied in terms of purpose and survey in terms of method. The statistical population of this study, in order to build the model, includes 16 university professors in the field of management with specializations in policy-making and human resource management, as well as senior managers of the Civil Registration Organization of Iran, who were selected through purposive sampling. The data collection tool was referring to documents and interviewing experts, and the validity and reliability of the interview were confirmed using the Lincoln and Guba indices and the test-retest reliability method, respectively. In this study, thematic analysis technique and NVIVO version 11 software were used to analyze the data. The results of the qualitative section (theme analysis) showed that the factors of implementing succession policies in the Civil Registration Organization of Iran included 87 primary codes, 28 basic themes (sub-factors) and 9 organizing themes (main factors): alignment of organizational structure with succession policies, alignment of organizational culture with succession policies, transparency of succession policies, justice-oriented, strategic planning, training and improvement, expertise of implementers, management of succession processes and commitment and support of implementers.
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