Designing a Model of Coaching Organization with a Human Capital Development Approach for Universities with Interpretive Structural Modeling Technique

The aim of this study is to Design a model of coaching organization with a human capital development approach for universities.

Design/ methodology/ approach:

 The present research is among the mixed researches in the deductive-inductive and qualitative-quantitative paradigm which is applied in terms of purpose. the statistical population in qualitative and quantitative section of this research includes specialists and experts in the field of coaching including professors and administrators of universities. The sample was selected through targeted method and snowball technique. The data collection tool is in the qualitative part of the interview and in the quantitative part of the questionnaire. In the qualitative part, the data were analyzed using Atlas.ti software and quantitative data were analyzed by interpretive structural modeling method.

In this research, the model was developed at four levels and twelve main components including: environmental changes and transformations, the need for human capital development and organizational development, coach personality traits, coach knowledge and skills, coachee personality traits, coachee specific attitudes, management and leadership strategies, organizational structure, organizational culture, Infrastructure and technology, individual benefits and organizational benefits.

Limitations & Consequences: 

The dimensions and components of coaching organization with a human capital development approach, has been overlooked by many researchers. Therefore, this research has moved in direction of this research gap.

Practical Consequences: 

the establishment of coaching organization empowers managers and employees, which in turn provides the readiness and flexibility of personnel to facilitate positive organizational changes.

Innovation or value of the Article:

 The present study considered one of the less attention topics related to the establishment of coaching organization in universities and provided a model for it.