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Atapour S, Alvani S M, Ardalan O. (2022). Modeling Organizational Change Strategies Based on Skill Diversity. JMDP. 35(2), 51-82. doi:10.52547/jmdp.35.2.51
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1- Department of Public Administration, Qazvin Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qazvin, Iran.
2- Department of Public Administration, Alameh Tabatabaie University, Tehran, Iran. ,alvani@qiau.ac.ir
3- Public Administration, AJA University of Commander and Staff, , Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Public Administration, Alameh Tabatabaie University, Tehran, Iran. ,
3- Public Administration, AJA University of Commander and Staff, , Tehran, Iran.
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Purpose: Social Security Organization (SSO) as the largest provider of social support in Iran is deemed to face challenges regarding long-term socioeconomic stability, sustainability of social support, and increase in efficiency of services. To deal with such challenges, this research aimed to design a model for change strategies based on skill diversity.
Methodology: This research was developmental-applied in purpose and descriptive-exploratory in nature. Administering interviews and Delphi questionnaires, 28 change criteria were identified and confirmed. From among the statistical population of professors and experts in social security affairs, 14 people were selected, applying snow-ball sampling method. A model for change strategies based on skill diversity in the SSO was finally determined.
Findings: The model presents four strategies which, according to the percentage of their similarity to an ideal strategy are from the highest to the lowest as follow: power-coercive strategy, facilitating strategy, educational/training strategy and persuading strategy.
Originality: By combining change strategies and diversity of skills in the SSO, this study can help the organization see how these strategies affect the performance improvement of a vast range of its managerial resources.
Methodology: This research was developmental-applied in purpose and descriptive-exploratory in nature. Administering interviews and Delphi questionnaires, 28 change criteria were identified and confirmed. From among the statistical population of professors and experts in social security affairs, 14 people were selected, applying snow-ball sampling method. A model for change strategies based on skill diversity in the SSO was finally determined.
Findings: The model presents four strategies which, according to the percentage of their similarity to an ideal strategy are from the highest to the lowest as follow: power-coercive strategy, facilitating strategy, educational/training strategy and persuading strategy.
Originality: By combining change strategies and diversity of skills in the SSO, this study can help the organization see how these strategies affect the performance improvement of a vast range of its managerial resources.
Keywords: Soft Skills, Hard Skills, Strategies Priorities, Compatibility With Change, External Pressure.
Type of Study: Research |
Received: Jul 11 2022 | Accepted: Sep 12 2022 | ePublished: Dec 01 2021
Received: Jul 11 2022 | Accepted: Sep 12 2022 | ePublished: Dec 01 2021
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