Designing a competency model for managers of health care networks in Iran ; Diseño de un modelo de competencias para gestores de redes sanitarias en Irán

Objective: One of the basic pillars of the organizational development and excellence is the existence of competent managers at different levels of management. This study aimed to design a native model to determine the competencies of managers in the Iranian health care network. Methods: The present study was a combined study using the quantitative-qualitative methodology. In the qualitative part, 14 experts of the country’s health network were selected by purposive sampling method, and in the quantitative part, 184 managers of country’s health networks were selected based on multi-stage cluster sampling method. The research tool is a semi-structured interview in the qualitative part of interviews and a researcher-made questionnaire in the quantitative part. To test and validate the appropriate model, the competency model of AMOS software was used. Results: The results of qualitative part showed that the dimensions and subscales of competency model are as follows: basic competencies with two components of personality traits (19 indices) and individual skills (22 indices); Managerial competencies with two components of managerial abilities (11 indices) and managerial skills (16 indices). The results of quantitative part explained the competency model well by performing the first, second, and third-order confirmatory factor analysis of each of the main and sub-dimensions and indices. Conclusion: The competency model designed in this study can be used in the field of selecting managers of health and treatment networks in the country by considering localization, educational needs assessment, redefining the performance evaluation system, optimizing the career path management system, etc. ; Objetivo: Uno de los pilares básicos del desarrollo y la excelencia organizacional es la existencia de gerentes competentes en los diferentes niveles de gestión. Este estudio tuvo como objetivo diseñar un modelo nativo para determinar las competencias de los gerentes en la red de atención médica iraní. Métodos: El presente estudio ...