فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

BACKGROUND: Change is a multidimensional and pervasive issue in the modern world, andorganizations are constantly changing in social, cultural, political, economic, and technological fields.Change leadership is a model that employs a combination of leadership styles to keep the employeesand the organization prepared for learning and continuous growth. This study aims to identify thedimensions and components of change leadership in medical sciences education to move towardthird‑generation universities through a qualitative approach.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The present study was an applied explorative qualitative study.Participants included the experts in the field of management and key informants in the field of changeleadership and third‑generation universities who were selected through purposive sampling. Theresearch tool was semi‑structured interviews aimed at the identification of dimensions and componentsof the change leadership. Interview‑guided questions were about change leadership to move towardthe third‑generation universities followed by probing questions. Colaizzi content analysis techniquewas used to analyze the data.RESULTS: Data from interview transcript analysis resulted in the identification of 335 initial codes,13 subcategories, and 3 categories or dimensions. The main categories included “change leadershiproles and specifications,” “providing a context and preparing for change,” and “change leadershipprocess and path.” Each of the main dimensions included several components.CONCLUSION: The importance of leadership in the process of change is since change entails theestablishment and institutionalization of new systems and structures which is impossible withoutan effective leadership style. Leaders have high expectations of their followers and inspire themto strive toward organizational goals and facilitate the realization of the shared vision throughencouraging them. As a leadership paradigm for organization performance improvement capableof encouraging employees and building an organizational culture in which ethical procedures areconsidered behavioral norms, change leadership seeks to predict the environment changes so thatit can move in accordance with them.