Designing and validating the quality management model of the research activities of universities faculty members

The main purpose of this research was to design and validate the quality management model of the research activities of university faculty members.

The research method was exploratory mixed and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 experts in the field of quality of university research. After theoretical saturation, dimensions and components of quality management of research activities of university faculty members were extracted and the model was designed. The designed model for validation was provided to the interviewees and 12 of them provided their opinions ( model validity).

Based on the research findings, the most important dimensions and components of quality management of research activities, including dimension of )cultural / value, communication / information, laws, equipment, barriers, financial resources and specialization( dimension of policies and missions )policies, goals and mission( after planning )Identifying issues and needs, setting goals, formulating a plan, preparing the program for operation, joint activities and cooperation, assigning tasks and tasks( dimension of support-incentive systems, )creating incentives, guidance and counseling, reducing conflicts Educational and executive, empowerment and empowerment and ethics( and then monitoring and evaluation is )the correction of research indicators and processes, monitoring the research process, identifying and analyzing the effectiveness of research, paying attention to the application of research and providing feedback .Also, the statistical study showed that the model has sufficient and appropriate validity in the opinion of experts in the field of research quality in universities. To improve the quality of research activities of university faculty members, following and implementing this model will be helpful.