Identification and Prioritization Public Administration Problems in the Islamic Republic of Iran

For a long time, communities have faced many problems, among which, management problems have been very important. These problems, due to their multidimensionality and complexity, can affect other dimensions as well. Therefore, it is necessary to identify and examine them with great attention and accuracy. The purpose of this study is to identify and prioritization public administration problems in the Islamic Republic of Iran, which examines the problems using a mixed method. An outline of this research, according to the purpose, subject, and approach of the research; It is a partially mixed sequential dominant status design. In three quantitative-qualitative-quantitative stages, three methods of "quantitative content analysis- thematic analysis - modified Delphi analysis" have been used to investigate the problems. In the first stage, using the method of quantitative content analysis, the thesis and dissertations topics of the first level universities of the country were reviewed and 329 management topics were identified and reviewed. In the second stage, using the qualitative method of thematic analysis and 12 interviews with experts, 250 key points, 72 basic themes, 40 organizing themes and 39 global themes were identified. In order to understand the problems, they were classified into 36 main problems, each of which they fell into political, economic, cultural, social, law and legal categories. Finally, in the third stage, these problems were prioritized using the modified Delphi method. Based on the findings and studies, the results show that the main cause of public administration problems is the decision-making structure and inefficient administrative-executive system.