Designing a Competency Conceptual Framework for Owner Managers Of SMEs. (Subject Of Study: Ghazvin Small Industries and Industrial Parks Organization(ISIPO))
Volume 27, Issue 2, Summer 2024, Pages 117-150
Hamidreza Samanipoor, Fatemeh Shaterian Mohammadi, Mahnaz Askarian, Amirhossein Mohammad Davoudi
Abstract The issue of managerial Consistency is important because it is managers who are responsible for Developing company strategies, especially in the case of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME).The competence development process in SMES has a special value in that it is significantly different from large organizations. The aim of this research is to provide a conceptual framework of managerial competencies of owners of SMEs. The current research is developmental-applicative in terms of purpose and mixed in terms of research method, and qualitative and quantitative methods have been used in the implementation of the research.
In the qualitative section, 30 experts in SMEs were selected as a sample using a targeted sampling method. The type of sampling was skilled person.In the quantitative section, 305 sample were selected using Cochran's formula.first stage, they were selected by stratified sampling and second stage by simple random sampling. The data of this research was collected using triangulation method. In the qualitative section, the data were analyzed with the six-step method of Braun and Clarke(2006) analysis and using the MAXQDA software and validated with the Delphi method.
In the quantitative section, SPSS & R and Lisrel software were used
According to the findings of the research, 33 components were identified in the form of 4 dimensions for the competence of SME's owner-managers.
The four dimensions include general and individual, commercial and commercial, technical and production and managerial competencies.
The contribution of individual factors, psychological and organizational competence of staff in predicting the municipality of the city of Karaj
Volume 22, Issue 1, Spring 2018, Pages 1-23
iraj babaee arboosra, Abbas Abbaspour, Hasan Asadzade, Ali Delavar, Hosein Abdolahi
Abstract This study is aimed to determine individual, psychological and organizational factors contribution in predicting Karaj municipality staff competence. Research methodology is descriptive and correlational where population included all staff in municipality in the 2014-2015. For research sample 300 employees were selected using stratified sampling. Designed standard questionnaire included: a) creativeness, b) Haplin & Kraft organizational climate competency assessment cite, d) Spritzer & Mishra psychological empowerment, e) Salovi & Mayer emotional intelligence & f) job motivation. Cronbach alpha coefficient for reliability testing was suitable. Regression results showed that personal characteristics couldn't predict competency significantly, and just psychological empowerment & emotional intelligence could predict employee competency significantly & organizational characteristics could predict competency significantly. One of the scientific offers obtained from this research is that the managers of Karaj municipality can increase the level of efficiency of their organization by increasing the level of employee’s competency based on the contribution and influencing each individual, psychological and organizational factors. Results of this research can use for improving employees competency.