Public Administration Perspective

A metaphorical interpretation of the phenomenon of organizational insentience in governmental organizations: analysis of strategies and consequences

Document Type : Research Article (with quantitative approaches)

Authors

1 MSc. Student., Public Administration, Evolution Management, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of ilam, ilam, iran

2 Associate Prof., Human resources management, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of Ilam, ilam, iran

3 Assistant Prof., Education Management, Faculty of Literature and Humanities, University of ilam, ilam, Iran

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to better understand the phenomenon of organizational insentience and identify its strategies and consequences in governmental organizations. The method used in this research has been mixed. The mixed methods have two qualitative and quantitative parts. The qualitative part is carried out using the Grounded theory and the quantitative part using structural equations modeling with the model of Strauss and Corbin. The statistical sample of the qualitative part is 15 experts and the knowledgeable, and there are 183 the staff of government agencies for quantitative part. The data gathering tool was a semi-structured interview in the qualitative part and for quantitative part we used a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity and reliability have been investigated. The results of the qualitative research part included 198 open codes, 25 pivot codes and 9 selective codes that were performed using MaxQda2018 software and conceptualized in three paradigms included central, strategies and outcomes. In order to investigate the hypotheses of the quantitative part, Structural Equation Modeling was used. The results of SmartPls3 software showed that the overall research model has good RMS and GOF values and all the hypotheses of the research have been confirmed.

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Public Administration Perspective
Volume 10, Issue 2 - Serial Number 38
2019
Pages 187-215