Analyzing the native characteristics of positive-oriented leadership for managers department heads of public universities in Tehran

Document Type : Original Article

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Zahra Chavoshi 1
Abolrahim Navehebrahim 2
Bijan Abdollahi 2
Hasanreza Zinabedi 2
1 Doctoral student of Khwarazmi University, Tehran, Iran
2 Professor, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Khwarazmi University, Tehran, Iran
10.61838/KMAN.IRPHE.30.4.6
Abstract
The purpose of this article is to analyze the components of positive leadership for department heads. By use of qualitative approach, purposeful and snowball sampling method was used to select people for research interviews. Interviews reached to saturation by 15 samples. Interviews were classified by use of three phases of qualitative coding system, namely open, axial and selective coding. Samples were selected from among the faculty members of Kharazmi University, Tehran University, Allameh Tabatabai University, Farhangian University, Higher Education Research and Planning Institute. The research showed 131 open components for positive leadership of department heads. It can be classified into, 3 selective dimensions, and, 12 core dimensions that include personality characteristics (individual characteristics, social characteristics), professional ethics (research ethics, educational ethics, managerial ethics), leadership and management skills (transformational, politician, improving quality and increasing efficiency, human resource management, communication skills, teamwork, international relations and marketing).

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  • Receive Date 03 February 2024
  • Revise Date 31 May 2024
  • Accept Date 02 June 2024
  • Publish Date 21 December 2024