Presenting an interpretative structural model of a productive organization with the approach of empowering employees in educational and research organizations (case study: education in Fars province)

Productivity is one of the indicators of managerial performance, and the purpose of this research was to provide a model of a productive organization with the approach of empowering employees in educational and research organizations (case study: education in Fars province).

This research is applied in terms of purpose and the data was collected in the field using a mixed method (qualitative and quantitative). The statistical population in the qualitative section contained 21 education experts of Fars province, who were selected purposefully, and in the quantitative section, there were managers, experts and teachers of education, who were first selected through stratified random method, then 384 non-randomly available people were selected as a sample. The research tool included a researcher-made questionnaire and a structured self-interaction form. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by 10 university professors and its reliability was confirmed through Cronbach's alpha test (α=0.86). An interpretative structural model was used to structure the components.

Based on the findings, 74 indicators in the form of 18 components have an effect on the productivity of education in Fars province, and the components were structured at six levels. The components of employee teaching and training, structural factors, employee empowerment and organizational knowledge management were placed at the sixth level (infrastructure level).

Providing the context and opportunity for the growth and prosperity of teachers, decentralization and organizational incentives will facilitate the empowerment of employees and Fars education will be moved towards a productive organization.