Strategies for Leadership of Scientists in R & D Section

This article is the product of a research taken place in line with the goals of I.R. of Iran, stated in its vision document, in order for the country to reach the defined scientific position. As in the vision document has been put a lot of emphasis on scientific development of the country towards reaching the ultimate goal of acquiring the first scientific position in the region, there seems to be a necessity for special attention to scientific and R & D centers of the country and more specifically to the researchers and professionals of this section. On the other hand, acquiring the first economic position of the region is Iran’s other major goal, to be reached by the end of the vision period. For this to take place, it should be considered that economic prosperity of organizations in today’s highly competitive markets, is mostly dependent on the function of R&D centers and their activities; while these centers are heavily dependent on their labor, and considering the need of their labor for innovation and creativity, applying a correct leadership and management strategy seems tremendously effective in enhancing the workforce performance and speeding up the organizations’ progress. In this research, related studies carried out in other parts of the world, were investigated and the local characteristics of the country were also taken into consideration. This study is applicable and developing regarding its goal, and descriptive-survey regarding its method. Since it has tried to analyze the literature and information obtained from R &D centers to define the leadership strategies of researchers, it can be considered a descriptive survey; and since the results obtained, have been examined through the survey, we can consider it a survey study. This research was performed in the Niroo Research Institute (NRI) of Ministry of Energy, as one of the largest national research centers in Iran. The population of this study are the expert middle and high managers of this institute Additionally, the validity and reliability of all surveys have been evaluated and approved. Major results of this paper are the followings: determines appropriate strategies, and provides an integrated model for leadership of scientists strategies in R & D sections; provides effective parameters in determining the strategic position in the model. The results of this research, have also been evaluated and implemented in the NRI.