Designing an Effective Leadership Model in AJA based on Fuzzy Delphi Technique

Effective leadership in an organization is a key factor in creating compassion and empathy, and effective leaders are those who can gather different people under their umbrella and a unified vision. The present study examines the dimensions, components, and indicators of effective leadership in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Army from the perspective of its elites. In terms of outcome, this research is developmental, and is qualitative and applied in terms of its data and nature. The sample population consists of experts in the field of military commandment that have a comprehensive understanding of the organization, its goals, and tasks. The sampling method was purposeful and the selection of the participants was continued to be saturated with theoretical content (in this research, theoretical saturation was obtained by 10 elites). The instrument was a researcher-made 80-question questionnaire compiled by reviewing previous findings and confirmed by experts through using fuzzy Delphi technique in two stages. Ultimately 81 final questions were obtained. The findings show that the effective leadership in army includes three dimensions of individual, organizational, meta-organizational, and eleven components of individual traits, mental health, beliefs, ethics, special capabilities, managerial capabilities, along with technical organizational, cultural-social, economic, political -legal and technological capabilities.