The Components and Indicators of Managerial Competencies in Relation with Islamic Civilization-Making University (View Point of Management and Islamic Civilization Professors)

The present study aims to identify the effective dimensions, components, and indicators of Islamic civilization-making university and present a model of competency of the managers in this type of university.

In terms of purpose, the study is an applied research with exploratory mixed-methods design based on instrument development in both qualitative and quantitative phases. In the qualitative phase, the study took advantage of grounded theory, along with studying theoretical foundations, reviewing the related literature and relevant documents, and conducting in-depth interviews with sixteen experts in the field of management and Islamic civilization, and utilized purposive sampling and snowball sampling techniques.

Primarily, 94 items were identified through open coding, and then, the initial codes were classified based on the difference and similarity aspects, and through axial and selective coding, in the form of three main components (personal competencies, interpersonal competencies, and organizational competencies) the conceptualization and structure of factors that affect the competence of the managers of Islamic civilization-making university were explained. In the quantitative phase, the principal factors, the identified sub-factors and the model, developed through examining the viewpoints of the 270 managers of Islamic Azad University, were validated through confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory factor analysis methods.

Based on the findings, the final model was designed and confirmed with three components as follows: personal competencies (personality, ability, attitude/insight, ethical, perceptual) and interpersonal competencies (entrepreneurship, communication, leadership), and organizational competencies (managerial, ideological/political, operational, technical). Furthermore, given the significant role of universities of the today’s world in Islamic civilization and the role of the managers’ competencies to run such a university, this model has implications for decision makers in selecting university managers.