Public Administration
Behnam Shahaei; Hassan DanaeiFard; Adel Azar
Volume 5, Issue 1 , January 2017, , Pages 67-88
Abstract
After 30 years from 1979 revolution, Islamic Repulic of Iran subsidy was engaged in fundamental change of the subsidy policy. This research is aimed to answer why and how the change was happened, using one of theoretical views of public policy process, named, Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF). The Research ...
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After 30 years from 1979 revolution, Islamic Repulic of Iran subsidy was engaged in fundamental change of the subsidy policy. This research is aimed to answer why and how the change was happened, using one of theoretical views of public policy process, named, Advocacy Coalition Framework (ACF). The Research design contained pospositivist philosophical orientation, case study strategy, and process tracing as analytical method. Cues and evidence taken from direct and indirect Interviews as well as public documents revealed that there were two major advocacy coalition in the subsidy policy reform: Consumption Advocacy Coalition (CAC) with beliefs such as libertizing and modifying the prices of public goods and energy fundamentally and suddenly and supporing low income people) and Production Advocacy Coalition (PAC) with beliefs such as libertizing the prices incrementally, supporting production sector, and devising non- price solutions. Also, the evidence showed that the subsidy policy changein Iran can be explained by four casual mechanisms within ACF: policy learing, external shocks and perturbations, internal shocks, and negotiated aggrement.
Alaeddin Rafizadeh; Naser Mirsepasi; Adel Azar
Volume 4, Issue 4 , September 2016, , Pages 81-100
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.Designing the evaluation system, monitoring and overall performance management is essential subject for a state. Through which a government strategic plans with a systematic approach at all levels, monitored and feedback necessary to pave the way for the country's 20-year perspective. In this paper ...
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.Designing the evaluation system, monitoring and overall performance management is essential subject for a state. Through which a government strategic plans with a systematic approach at all levels, monitored and feedback necessary to pave the way for the country's 20-year perspective. In this paper we present a comprehensive model in this regard. To develop the model, first consider research questions, in the form of literature, approaches and models of performance management with performance management in three different levels, including the strategic level, the organizational level and the staff were studied. Then, using qualitative content analysis, content extracted from the scientific literature in the form of three levels and ultimately classified and coded the content networks were drawn. Finally, using any of the methods of qualitative, comprehensive model was extracted. According to the analysis conducted thematic and typology, a total of 27 variables were identified that each of the three levels: strategic, organization and personnel respectively 11, 8 and 8 respectively variable. Finally to validate and test the model,27 persons inferred variables, In a questionnaire survey were adjusted and experts, All the data collected was analyzed using LISREL software and extract variables as well as research prototype has been approved.
Public Management
Reza Rasooli; Adel Azar; Nahid Papian
Volume 4, Issue 2 , April 2016, , Pages 67-98
Abstract
In 21st century, creating strategic advantage in business requires a new type of organization that have the ability of knowledge creation to maximize strategic success and organizational competitiveness. This study is intended to identify effective concepts on designing a knowledge-based organization ...
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In 21st century, creating strategic advantage in business requires a new type of organization that have the ability of knowledge creation to maximize strategic success and organizational competitiveness. This study is intended to identify effective concepts on designing a knowledge-based organization in national broadcasting according to the predicted strategy in horizon of national media and necessity to be knowledge-based. For this reason, the mentioned concepts was extracted in present applied-development research and then, put in consensus in environment of national broadcasting through Delphi method and by presence of 40 people of academic professors and experts of national broadcasting (20 ones in academic experts group and 20 ones in national broadcasting's expert group). 22 main concepts of knowledge-based organizations –that were extracted from the subject literature- were put in consensus of Delphi panel members by three rounds of voting and adding four new concepts; at the end, 26 concepts/variables were selected as the ultimate dimensions of knowledge-based organization in national broadcasting. Results showed that in viewpoint of members of Delphi panel, knowledge-based perspective and purpose, knowledge sharing culture, strategy based on knowledge and knowledge management system have the highest impact on making national broadcasting as a knowledge-based organization and decentralized structure with low formality and without borders, control and assessment based on knowledge and media occupational culture have the lowest impact on it.
Hasan Danayi fard; Adel Azar; Seyyed Abbas Ebrahimi
Volume 1, Issue 3 , November 2013, , Pages 17-34
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The purpose of this study is to investigate solutions to improvement of social, political, technical and administrative feasibility and assessment of the government's public policies in area of high education through evidence-based policy making approach. In terms of methodology, this study ...
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The purpose of this study is to investigate solutions to improvement of social, political, technical and administrative feasibility and assessment of the government's public policies in area of high education through evidence-based policy making approach. In terms of methodology, this study is a survey (non-experimental) one. The data was collected through a questionnaire. Results from analysis of collected data from 140 policy makers and higher education experts revealed that utilizing statistical evidence in compiling, executing and evaluating the government's policies in area of higher education makes improvement of political, technical and administrative feasibility and assessment of these policies. Moreover, lack of up-to-dated information and statistical evidence, difficult access to them, lack of on-time statistics' broadcasting, incomprehensible produced statistics, and lack of possibility of comparing available statistic with previous ones and etc. are the most important problems and difficulties of utilizing statistical evidence-based policy making approach.
Zahra Forootani; Adel Azar; Seyyed ali Akbar Ahmadi; Monireh Asgari nejad
Volume 1, Issue 4 , November 2013, , Pages 61-78
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The quick and dramatic improvements in science and technology, in the short term leads to the old job knowledge and skills. On the one hand, organizations are faced with increasing pressure to reduce financial costs and time along with the need for staff training programs. This has caused a lot of attention ...
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The quick and dramatic improvements in science and technology, in the short term leads to the old job knowledge and skills. On the one hand, organizations are faced with increasing pressure to reduce financial costs and time along with the need for staff training programs. This has caused a lot of attention today towards self-development programs. The purpose of this research is to design and self-development model for human resources. This study is a descriptive survey of 949 nurses took part in it. Data were analyzed using path analysis method. The results showed that age, education level, Islam attitude, self-motivation and their effect on the willingness and self-development behavior; while organizational factors affect the strength of this relationship. It seems that managers and supervisors through clear and evident support from employees, providing time information, combined, resources and rewards can play a vital role in the field of learning and self-development of human resources.
