Evaluation of the Application of Amir Kabir Governance Model as a Model of Public Administration
Subject Areas : Public AdministrationMaryam Shams Falavarjani 1 , Mehraban Hadi Peykani 2 , Soheila Torabi Farsani 3
1 - PhD student in Public Administration, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad
University, Isfahan, Iran.
2 - Associate Prof., Department of Public Administration, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
3 - Associate Professor, Department of History, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran.
Keywords: SEM, Delphi, Public Administration, amirkabir, model,
Abstract :
The purpose of this research is to present a - public administration model based on the conceptual model of Amirkabir governance. The conceptual model of Amirkabir governance based on the method of documentary research and by analyzing the content of a category focusing on the study of first-hand books and texts and analytical sources that have criticized the actions of Amirkabir; It has been obtained in the form of exploratory and inductive design. The model obtained by Delphi technique and survey of experts through a researcher-made questionnaire is evaluated qualitatively and finally the government management model is obtained. Quantitative evaluation and model testing were also done through a questionnaire from the Delphi section using structural equation modeling. The statistical population in the Delphi department was 12 university professors in the field of public administration and history in the quantitative department were 278 public administrators who were selected based on purposive sampling. The 5-level model of public management has 46 items, 21 categories, 11 themes and 6 dimensions, including economic, bureaucratic, political, educational-cultural, protective, and social measures, and 1 main axis - public management - has reached the consensus of experts in terms of appropriateness and composition of factors. And their importance and weight have been determined; And shows that the conceptual model of Amirkabir governance has the necessary characteristics to become a model of public administration that is consistent with the cultural-political and social conditions of Iran and can be used by - public administrator to manage public affairs.
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