1- Management Department, Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
2- Management Department, Khoramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khoramabad, Iran. ,saeedmir63@yahoo.com
2- Management Department, Khoramabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khoramabad, Iran. ,
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Purpose: Competency traps are a set of old methods, procedures, values and beliefs where managers believe the only way to achieve success and excellence is to adhere to the basic and learned old principles and consider any path outside of it to be incorrect. Competency traps are inhibiting factors that create stagnation and inertia in managers, putting them in traps and taking them away from competency. Therefore, given the importance of the subject, the current research aimed to analyze the phenomenological traps of army commanders' competence and to identify the dimensions and consequences of competency traps in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army.
Methodology: The current research was applied in terms of its practical purpose, and it was descriptive-exploratory in terms of data collection method. Besides, it was of a qualitative study using the phenomenological method and Dickelman's approach. Since the research was qualitative, we collected data through in-depth interviews with the participants. Using purposeful sampling method and based on the principle of theoretical adequacy, twenty commanders were selected as sample members. Researchers applied qualitative content analysis method and Maxqda software to analyze the data obtained from the interviews.
Findings: In addition to a better understanding of the phenomenon studied in this paper, findings include fifteen dimensions and fifteen consequences as the outcomes of the competency traps of army commanders. The dimensions of competency trap include misunderstanding of changes in the military environment, officers’ acting based on fixed limitations, and finding paths relevant to former knowledge and experience. The consequences of competency trap include mismatch of military values with current effective defense technology, weaknesses in the individual development of army personnel, and the emergence of Early aging syndrome.
Methodology: The current research was applied in terms of its practical purpose, and it was descriptive-exploratory in terms of data collection method. Besides, it was of a qualitative study using the phenomenological method and Dickelman's approach. Since the research was qualitative, we collected data through in-depth interviews with the participants. Using purposeful sampling method and based on the principle of theoretical adequacy, twenty commanders were selected as sample members. Researchers applied qualitative content analysis method and Maxqda software to analyze the data obtained from the interviews.
Findings: In addition to a better understanding of the phenomenon studied in this paper, findings include fifteen dimensions and fifteen consequences as the outcomes of the competency traps of army commanders. The dimensions of competency trap include misunderstanding of changes in the military environment, officers’ acting based on fixed limitations, and finding paths relevant to former knowledge and experience. The consequences of competency trap include mismatch of military values with current effective defense technology, weaknesses in the individual development of army personnel, and the emergence of Early aging syndrome.
Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Administrative structures
Received: Nov 03 2024 | Accepted: May 06 2025
Received: Nov 03 2024 | Accepted: May 06 2025
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