Causation
hossein yakhkeshi; Ahmadali Khaefelahi
Abstract
The aim of the present study is to identify and analyze the factors reducing productivity in the Supreme Audit Court. This research was conducted in 2023using a mixed-methods approach (qualitative and quantitative). In the qualitative part, an exploratory method was used to identify the factors. Semi-structured ...
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The aim of the present study is to identify and analyze the factors reducing productivity in the Supreme Audit Court. This research was conducted in 2023using a mixed-methods approach (qualitative and quantitative). In the qualitative part, an exploratory method was used to identify the factors. Semi-structured and in-depth interviews were conducted with19 experts, selected through purposive and snowball sampling. After analyzing the interviews and coding the responses, 34 indicators of factors reducing productivity were identified within 2 main dimensions and 9 components. The statistical population of the quantitative section of the study included all official and contractual employees of the supreme audit court and 31provinces, totaling 1,960 people. A 47-item questionnaire was designed, and using a mean comparison test, the impact of each factor on the reduction of productivity was identified. The results of hypothesis testing indicated that individual, organizational, the legislative, the executive components, and components of other supervisory institutions have a positive and significant impact on the reduction of productivity in the supreme audit court. However, the impact of the expediency council, the judicial branch components, media components, and general public components on the reduction of productivity in the supreme audit court was not confirmed. The results showed that although all components and their indicators were considered impactful on reducing productivity from the perspective of the research experts, from the perspective of the questionnaire respondents, the components of the expediency council, the judicial branch, the media, and the general public did not play a significant role in reducing productivity.
