Document Type : Exploratory
Authors
1 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Branch Mamaghan, Islamic Azad University, Mamaghan, Iran.
2 Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Osveh Institute of Higher Education, Tabriz, Iran.
Abstract
The purpose of this research was to study the lived experience of financial managers of universities regarding the profession of financial management, and it was conducted using a qualitative method and a phenomenological approach. Accordingly, the Colaiy method was used as the basis and model of research implementation. The statistical population was financial managers of Islamic Azad University in the East Azerbaijan province, and purposeful sampling was used. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview with 12 financial managers, emphasizing theoretical saturation. After analyzing the interviews, the four main themes of responsibilities and duties including planning and decision-making, monitoring and report writing, analysis and forecasting, in the field of expertise and skills including knowledge and academic education, problem-solving skills, technology and software skills, math and statistics skills, communication skills, analytical skills, organizational skills, in the field of job satisfaction including income and benefits, nature of the job and work environment and in the field of personality traits including accuracy, thoughtful and logical, independent and decisive, and conscientiousness were identified and defined and finally, practical suggestions were presented.
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