Effective strategies for empowerment of experts staff in health deputy of Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Iran, 2005

The most valuable resource in every organization is its employees. Organization mobility depends on its staff empowerment. The aim of this study was to recognize and determine the priority of empowerment strategies in experts staff in health deputy in Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences in 2005. In a descriptive and analytical study, in 2005, all experts staff in provincial health center and health networks in 6 districts (approximately 210 persons) were introduced in this study. Need assessment questionnaires with 60 questions adjusted by Likrett indices were designed by surveyor. Data was collected and its suitability of factor analysis was confirmed by Bartlet test and Kaiser, Mayer, Olkin (KMO) test of sampling adequacy. Finally, 60 variables included 5 factors were selected and factor analysis was done by Varimax Yolling method. According to variables, factors and condition of each factor, 5 strategies were determined: 1-Liberty in job activities (42.25%), 2-Effective management of man power resources (5.99%), 3-Motivation (5.07%), 4-Self management (3.71%), 5-Development of organizational learning (2.84%). There was a statistical relationship between experts ideas about 5th strategy (development of organizational learning) and job location (P<0.01), between 2nd strategy (effective management of man power resources and age (P<0.01, r=0.19), between 5th strategy (development of organizational learning) and age (P<0.05, r=0.18). The main strategies for health expert’s empowerment are liberty in job activities and effective management of man power resources, motivation, self management and development of organizational learning. In point of view of older and more experts’ staff, development of organizational learning is more effective in organization development.