Formulation of a Pattern for Faculty Members' Participative Decision-making in Universities of Iran. (Case study : Northeastern Universities of the Country )

پژوهش های روان شناسی بالینی و مشاوره

Article 1, Volume 08, Issue 2, October 2007

Document Type: پژوهشی

DOI: 10.22067/ijap.v8i2.6749

Authors

hadi Pourshafeie^* ; mohamad hasan Pardakhtchi; hamidreza Arasteh; mohamad Ghahramani

Abstract

This article pursues two goals : First , the identification of substructural factors and the domains in which faculty members can participate for decision-making . Second , the formulation of a pattern for faculty members' participative decision-making . In order to achieve these goals , at first , by an academic consideration of the research work , the components of decision-making pattern both substructural ones ( five components ) and domains ( eight components ) have been reckoned , and then faculty members' outlooks have been gathered . Research method , from the goal standpoint , is an applied one , and for the purposes of data gathering device is of a survey study type . The statistical population includes faculty members of three northeastern universities of the country – 1020 people in all . 270 individuals were selected among them by using a stratified random sampling . 198 faculty members' views were collected and analysed . The face validity of the questionnaires has been assessed by using factor analysis . The reliability of data gathering tools on the pilot stage has been obtained by using re-trial device ( 0.86 ) , and by calculating Cronbach's Coefficient as well ( 0.89 ) .
The results obtained are suggestive of the fact that the substructural components of the participative pattern of decision-making have been supported . Of course , among these components , the psychological one has had a higher mean , in comparison with the other components : Goals , and values , structural , managerial and technical ones . Within the domains of the participative patterns of decision-making as well , the means of all components have been greater than the speculative mean of the rates described in the data gathering tools . But teaching and profession components , scientifico-research , expectations , services and counseling have had a greater factor load , and a higher mean as opposed to the components of investigation into future , facilities , managerial-administrative , budget and financial affairs . Among these components that of budget and financial affairs has had less participation importance than the other components of decision-making pattern domains . Pearson's correlation results also indicate that there is a direct and significant relationship among the means pertaining to the substructural components , and the participative pattern of decision-making domains .
Also based on the results obtained in relation to the components of participative patterns of decision-making in terms of academic ranks , managerial record of service no significant relationship was observed among the sample groups of research , and we can draw the conclusion that there is a consensus of opinion among faculty members on the state of affairs described . In a consideration of the difference in field of study , and the academic record of service , there is a significant variation in certain components which does not follow a set pattern .

Key words : participation , participative decision-making , participative management , management of participative affairs