Presenting a Data-Driven Exploratory Model of Employees' Behavioral Competence with the Approach of Information and Knowledge of the Work Environment

Shaukat Murad Al-Rubaei, Iman Abdulhamid; Dalvi, Mohammad Reza; Fendi Al-Tai, Ali Hassoun Abbas Fendi Al-Tai; Shahtalebi, Badri

doi:10.22034/kps.2024.474869.1197

Presenting a Data-Driven Exploratory Model of Employees' Behavioral Competence with the Approach of Information and Knowledge of the Work Environment

Document Type : Original Research Manuscripts

Authors

Iman Abdulhamid Shaukat Murad al-Rubaei ¹

Mohammad Reza Dalvi ²

Ali Hassoun Abbas Fendi al-Tai Fendi al-Tai ³

Badri Shahtalebi ⁴

¹ PhD Student in Public Administration, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

² Associate Professor, Department of Management, Dehaghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan, Iran.

³ Professor, Public Administration, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behavior, Strategic Management, Dashgah, Baghdad, Baghdad School of Management and Economics, Iraq

⁴ Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

https://doi.org/10.22034/kps.2024.474869.1197

Abstract

The purpose is to provide an exploratory data-driven model of employees' behavioral competence with the approach of information and knowledge of the work environment. This research is applied and exploratory, which was conducted qualitatively and quantitatively (mixed) using the methods of data foundation theory and exploratory factor analysis. The research tool (data collection) was a semi-structured interview. Using the grounded theory method, the data obtained from the interviews conducted with 14 employees of the Iraqi Ministry of Islamic Guidance (Baghdad, Diyala, Karbala) were analyzed during three stages of open, central and selective coding. 19 general categories in the form of a paradigm model that these factors include causal conditions (analysis of the environment; management challenge; analysis of employees' behavioral competence), central phenomenon (behavioral competence of employees), underlying conditions (analysis of organizational culture; application of law and policy), intervening conditions (determining Competencies; dimensions of leadership competence; the process of building the behavioral competency model of employees) and strategies (interpersonal skills; communication skills; determining behavioral criteria; evaluation and development of the model; implementation and monitoring) and outcomes (intra-organizational success) ; key competencies; external success). In the quantitative part, the data obtained from the exploratory factor analysis questionnaire were analyzed with the help of spss26 statistical software. The factor loadings of all the items of the standard model are higher than 0.3 and the significance coefficients of the model are all higher than 1.96.

Keywords

behavioral competence of employees

information and organizational knowledge

work environment

mixed method

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