The Role of Competency Management on Positive Organizational Behavior in Teaching Hospitals of Kermanshah

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of competency management on positive organizational behavior in teaching hospitals of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences (KUMS).

This research employed a cross-sectional method with the approach of structural equations. The statistical population of the research was the employees (nurses, doctors and staff) of the teaching hospitals of KUMS. The study population comprised 4000 people, of whom 355 people were selected through the random sampling method. The data collection instrument was the competency management questionnaire extracted from a qualitative work and Luthans’ positive organizational behavior questionnaire (2007). Their validity was confirmed by construct validity and their reliability was confirmed by Cronbach’s alpha and composite reliability. Analysis was done using Pearson’s correlation test and structural equation modeling or least squares method. The data were analyzed using SPSS23 and SMART PLS2 softwares.

The results of the structural equations indicated that the effect of competency management on positive organizational behavior and its dimensions include positive balance competencies and promoter competencies. The quality of the measurement and the structural model was confirmed by cross-validated communality and cross-validated redundancy tests. Moreover, the quality of the final model of research was calculated as goodness of fit index of 0.559, which showed that the model has a strong fit. Finally, a certified and significant relationship was found between competency management and positive organizational behavior.

Thus it can be concluded that selecting hospital managers who have competency management and positive mood can help obtain functional and operational achievements. It can also help emerge and strengthen positive organizational behaviors in medical staff, which improves the quality of services at academic medical centers.