Investigating the Behavioral Patterns of Empowering and Self-disabling Managers in Government Organizations in Creating and Developing Organizational Knowledge

Marashifar, Amin; Valikhani, Mashalah; Shirvani, Alireza

doi:10.22034/kps.2026.562985.1258

Investigating the Behavioral Patterns of Empowering and Self-disabling Managers in Government Organizations in Creating and Developing Organizational Knowledge

Document Type : Original Research Manuscripts

Authors

Amin Marashifar ¹

Mashalah Valikhani ²

Alireza Shirvani ³

¹ PhD Student in Comparative and Development Management, Deh.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan,Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Management, ST.C., Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.

³ Department of Management, Deh.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.

10.22034/kps.2026.562985.1258

Abstract

To lag behind other competitors in a competitive environment, organizations are forced to use and implement the empowerment of their employees. Accordingly, the present study was conducted with the aim of identifying the themes of self-disabling and empowerment of managers at the University of Medical Sciences with a qualitative strategy. The research method was content analysis based on the Clarck and Braun (2006) model. The data collection tool was a semi-structured and in-depth interview that was analyzed using open and axial coding. The research population was 15 experts (managers, employees, elites and qualified specialists of Iranian government organizations) who reached saturation level. The research findings show that the two models of self-disabling and empowerment of managers clearly explain their behavioral, emotional and mental structures and have different individual, organizational and social consequences. Also, the use of metaheuristic algorithms provides the possibility of optimizing decision-making, scheduling activities, and resource allocation. Therefore, it can be concluded that explaining and comparing the role of empowering and self-disabling managers in government organizations is not only important from a theoretical and psychological point of view, but can also lead to the design of practical models to improve the efficiency, motivation, and mental health of employees in the country's administrative system.

Keywords

Self-disabling

Empowerment

University of Medical Sciences

Content analysis

Metaheuristic algorithms

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