Identifying the components of an optimal organizational culture in medical universities

The aim of the current research was to Identification of an optimal Organizational Culture Components in Medical Sciences Universities. The methods of this study was mixed method research. At first, a qualitative content analysis method was used to identify the components of an optimal organizational culture and based on that, a quantitative study was carried out. The statistical population in the quantitative part were all faculty members of Fars University of medical sciences, the sample consist of 152 faculty members who were selected through stratified sampling. In the qualitative part, 25 members were selected using purposive sampling. Researcher made questionnaire was used to collect the data quantitative. The reliability of the questionnaire was estimated through Cronbach's alpha coefficient .83, its content validity was also confirmed by expert comments. Findings of research showed that thinking and innovation, customer orientation, structure and teamwork spirit, accountability, knowledge-based acquisition, interaction and partnership are the components of optimal organizational culture in universities, the average of respondents' opinion about using these six components in medical universities is moderate. Universities of medical science have to adapt their organizational culture to these components.