An Analysis of Organizational Democracy using Meta-Synthesis Method

Subject Areas : Management

Sattar Jahan Tabi Nezhad ¹ , Foad Makvandi ² , Ezatollah Kiani ³ , Ghanbar Amirnejad ⁴ , Vahid Chenari ⁵

1 - Department of Public Administration, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran.
2 - Department of Public Administration, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shushtar, Iran.
3 - Department of Public Administration, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shushtar, Iran.
4 - Department of Public Administration, Tehran Science and Research Unit, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.
5 - Department of Public Administration, Shoushtar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar, Iran.

Received: 2023-11-30 Accepted : 2024-03-16 Published : 2024-03-17

Keywords: Democracy, Organizational Democracy, Meta-Synthesis Method. ,

Abstract :

Workplace democracy and psychological capital jointly provide positive insights for organizations and can lead to improved psychological states to improve engagement, employee energy and sense of learning, and increase vitality in the workplace. The aim of the current research is an analysis of organizational democracy using the hybrid method. This research is developmental in terms of its purpose and was carried out with the qualitative approach and Sandelowski and Barroso's Meta-Synthesis Method (2007). The statistical sources of the research include the documentary sources of the countries that had an organizational democracy model. It should be mentioned that these articles were selected based on the criteria for entering the metasynthesis process. Qualitative content analysis method was also used to analyze the data. In this study, to identify the components of organizational democracy, 32 codes were identified as basic themes. Among these, 28 codes were selected as organizing themes, and finally 9 dimensions were extracted as overarching themes, which are: organizational commitment, shared governance, fair organizational climate, organizational dignity, transparency, effective relationships, culture of organizational freedom, Organizational competitiveness and occupational justice.

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