Presenting the competency model of cultural managers of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance using the grounded theory

The role of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance as the main institution responsible for cultural issues has increased the importance of employing competent cultural managers in this organization. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to present the competency model of cultural managers of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance using qualitative research method and systematic grounded theory. According to the applied objectives of the research, The statistical population includes the directors of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, and in particular the general directors and cultural deputies of the provinces, the heads of the Department of Culture and Islamic Guidance and the cultural directors of its affiliated groups with at least 5 years of experience in related positions. They have a degree in culture and a master's degree or higher of management. The selection of these samples was done using purposive sampling method and semi-structured interviews with 7 general questions were continued until the realization of saturation in interview 11. Data analysis in three stages of open, axial and selective coding led to the extraction of 98 concepts, 19 sub-categories and finally 7 main categories from the integration and classification of concepts. Based on the proposed model, the general and specialized competence as a core category; individual motivators as causal conditions; The organizational contexts as a context conditions; cultural change as interferer conditions; competent-oriented strategies are considered as a strategy and finally Cultural transformation and development as a result of the implementation of strategies.