Vigor and its implementation strategies in universities

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Lecturer in Human Resource Management, Lecturer and Member of Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Department of Strategic Management, Amin University of Law Enforcement, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The present study aimed to identify the phenomenon of academic vitality and its implementation strategies in universities. The field of study was academic experts in the field of educational sciences, educational management and organizational psychology, and twenty of them were selected by purposive sampling method and theoretical approach. Data collection and analysis methods included semi-structured interviews and three-step foundation data coding, respectively. The agreement coefficient of trust and validation of the findings was 0.66, which indicates the reliability of the achievements of this study.
According to the findings of this study, cheerfulness in the academic community is a state of positivity, satisfaction and intellectual flexibility; Which leads to double educational, research, executive activity and energy consumption as well as voluntary participation in achieving individual and organizational goals. Since dynamism is the external symbol of this vitality, academic vitality is associated with continuous movement and change in academic lifestyle. Strategies such as: members 'knowledge management based on organizational university model, psychological empowerment, architectural design of organizational growth structure as a combination and also introducing the capabilities of academics in accordance with their social responsibility, were among the organizational factors underlying academics' vitality. Which were identified and explained in this study.

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