International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications

Explaining the quantum leadership model in order to establish organizational civilization in the country's higher education system

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Department of Management, Astara Branch, Islamic Azad University, Astara, Iran

2 Department of Management, Rasht Branch, Islamic Azad University, Rasht, Iran

Abstract

This research aims to explain the quantum leadership model to establish organizational civilization in the country's higher education system. The research is methodologically a combination, Inductive in the qualitative section, deductive in the quantitative section, and fundamentally oriented in its objectives. The research population in the qualitative phase consists of experts from the Islamic Azad University and members of the university faculty, totalling 12 individuals selected through purposive sampling and the snowball method to achieve theoretical saturation. In the quantitative phase, for the Delphi stage, 12 experienced professors with over 20 years of experience in the management department of Islamic Azad University were selected using purposive sampling for examination. In the third phase, the modelled data derived from the combination of the grounded theory phase and the Delphi method were examined among the population of employees with over 20 years of experience in the Islamic Azad University. A total of 238 individuals (according to the formula of the unlimited population Cochran) were studied using non-probability convenience sampling. The data collection tool in the qualitative part was a semi-structured interview based on the grounded theory approach, and in the quantitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire. MAXQDA2020 software was utilized in the qualitative section and for data analysis. The research findings in the qualitative part created 6 categories based on the grounded theory in terms of causal factors, axial categories lay the foundation factors, and intervention depending on the consequences of implementing quantum leadership, which is presented in the form of a quantum leadership model. The results of this study showed that by implementing the model obtained in this research, we can witness positive consequences in implementing quantum leadership to establish organizational civilization in the country's higher education.

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International Journal of Nonlinear Analysis and Applications
Volume 17, Issue 4
April 2026
Pages 87-99
  • Receive Date: 25 November 2023
  • Accept Date: 06 October 2024