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The purpose of this study was to design and validate a whistleblowing model in order to help grow the Social Security Organization of Iran. It was a descriptive-survey study that relied upon mixed-methods approach for data collection and analysis. The statistical population of the study was comprised of all employees of the Social Security Organization in the insurance and medical sectors (N= 67,188), with an optimal sample size of 380 participants (as indicated by Morgan’s table). The purposive sampling method adopted in the qualitative phase led to the selection of 15 experts in the field of management. In this phase, the fuzzy Delphi method was used to explain the dimensions, components, and items of the research. In the quantitative phase, the components explained in the qualitative phase were used to design a questionnaire, which was then distributed in the target community. After receiving the filled-in questionnaires, the obtained data were analyzed by SPSS and SmartPLS software. Inferential tests such as structural equation modeling and path analysis were used to test research questions and undertake modeling. The qualitative phase and Delphi analysis results showed that the dimensions of whistleblowing included moral considerations, personal characteristics, external whistleblowing, and formal whistleblowing. Moreover, the dimensions of organizational growth in the Social Security Organization included health and wellbeing, organizational structure, assurance of progress, partnership with others, openness and transparency, nurture and volition, feedback, readiness for change, and organizational trust. The results of quantitative phase and structural equation modeling revealed that organizational whistleblowing had a significant effect on organizational growth.

The sustainability and development of organizations depends on aligning with rapid changes, development and growth, because rapid changes and environmental changes make organizational improvement and growth inevitable in various situations.

The purpose of this study is to design a whistling policy model for organizational growth in the Social Security Organization.

This research is developmental in terms of purpose. In terms of descriptive-exploratory and qualitative methods and in terms of information collection, it is field and library. The sampling method is purposeful (non-random) and includes 15 experts in the field of management.

In the present study, in the first step, the final indicators of the research were screened and identified. A total of 76 factors have been identified based on the research literature and specialized interviews. Fuzzy Delphi approach was used to screen the indicators and identify the final indicators, and after performing two rounds of Delphi, 66 indicators were extracted.

Dimensions of whistling included moral considerations, personal characteristics, external whistling, formal whistling. Dimensions of organizational growth in the Social Security Organization include health and well-being, organizational structure, assurance of progress, partnership with others, openness and transparency, nurture and authority, feedback, readiness for change, organizational trust.

Illegal and unethical activities in organizations are formed by some people, which are sometimes carried out in different guises and away from the eyes of regulatory and hidden institutions. Therefore, the existence of a monitoring system that is aware of the organization and observes and reports the shortcomings is necessary before the occurrence of undesirable consequences. The purpose of this research is to design a sutzeni model in the direction of growth and organizational health and well-being in the social security organization.

In terms of data collection, this research is mixed and descriptive survey. The statistical population of this research includes all the employees of the organization in the insurance and treatment departments, and their number is 67188 people, and the number of samples was selected based on Morgan's table of 380 people, and the sampling method is random clustering. The sampling method in the qualitative stage was purposeful, and the theoretical saturation criterion included 15 experts in the field of management. In the qualitative part, the dimensions, components and objects of the research were explained using the fuzzy Delphi method. In the quantitative part, using the components explained in the qualitative part, a questionnaire was designed and distributed in the target society. After completing the questionnaires, the information was analyzed with SPSS and SmartPLS software. Inferential tests such as structural equations and path analysis have been used to test research questions and modeling.

The results of the qualitative part and Delphi analysis showed that the dimensions of swindling include moral considerations, personal characteristics, external swindling, and official swindling. Also, the dimensions of organizational growth in the social security organization include health and well-being, organizational structure, guaranteeing progress, partnership with others, openness and transparency, nurturing and authority, feedback, readiness for change and organizational trust. The results of the quantitative part and the structural equation test showed that organizational burnout has a significant effect on growth and organizational health and well-being.

Therefore, the research results showed that there is a significant relationship between organizational stress on growth and organizational health and well-being. Also, the results of this study showed that the correct and principled implementation of sutzeni in the social security organization leads to an increase in growth in the organization and affects different dimensions of growth.