Identify the Moral Competencies of Managers in Order to be Used in the Management Structure of The University

Identifying the moral competencies of managers can play an effective role in the excellence of the higher education system. Understanding this is important current study in order to identify the moral competencies of managers were assessed in order to be used in the management structure of universities.                 

The research method was mixed (qualitative-quantitative), in the qualitative part the qualitative content analysis method was used with inductive approach and in the quantitative part the descriptive-survey method was used. Participants in the qualitative section were experts, faculty members and university administrators, and the statistical population in the quantitative section included the staff of Mazandaran universities sampling method. Targeted quality was used theoretically with 21 people and in the quantitative random section, 289 people according to Morgan table were selected as a statistical sample for the study. The data collection tool was semi-structured in the qualitative part of the interview and a researcher-made questionnaire in the quantitative part. The validity and reliability of research data collection tools were confirmed, data analysis was performed through exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis in SPSS22 and Lisrel software.

According to the research results, the competency model of managers includes eight dimensions of professional knowledge and information, personality traits, behavioral and intellectual skills, credibility, attitude and insight, service, responsibility, attention to belief and moral values.

Based on the identified competencies, can expect the employment and growth of managers in the management structure of the university, which will ultimately lead to the excellence of the higher education system.