The effect of competencies of university managers on competitive advantage and organizational independence of universities

universities to use their maximum power and capacity, they need to be independent in different parts of their mission and function. It is expected that the competencies of university administrators in various dimensions can help to achieve this. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of competencies of university managers on competitive advantage and organizational independence of universities. The type of research was descriptive-correlational and the statistical population included the administrative and educational directors of Kashan University with 261 people, which about 160 people were selected as a sample. In order to collect data, three questionnaires of managers' competence in the form of 38 items, competitive advantage with 16 items and organizational independence with 20 items were used according to the five-point Likert scale. The reliability of the questionnaires was obtained through Cronbach's alpha for managers' competence of 0.91, competitive advantage of 0.89 and organizational independence of 0.81. Data analysis was performed at descriptive and inferential levels by using Pls and Spss software’s. The results showed that the mean of each variable was higher than the standard score and was in a relatively favorable condition. Also, there was a positive and significant relationship between managers 'competencies, competitive advantage and organizational independence, and regression coefficients showed that managers' competencies can predict competitive advantage and organizational independence.