Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 PhD student, Department of Public Administration, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

2 Faculty Member, Department of Management, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

3 Faculty member, Department of Management, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

4 Faculty member, Department of Science, Information and Knowledge, Hamedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Hamedan, Iran

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to provide an appropriate model of participatory governance in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in crisis management of emerging diseases. This research is a combined research (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population in the qualitative section includes experts consisting of university professors and managers and experts of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education. According to the snowball sampling method, 14 people were present in the qualitative part of the research as a sample. In a small section, 140 managers and experts of the Ministry of Health and Medical Education were present. The research data collection tool is a semi-structured interview in the qualitative part and a researcher-made questionnaire in the quantitative part. The Delphi technique has been used to analyze the data in the qualitative part and the structural equation technique has been used in the quantitative part. The results showed that a total of 60 indicators in the form of 10 factors were identified as factors affecting participatory governance in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in crisis management of emerging diseases. These 10 factors are; Strategic interaction, trust building, skills, rules and regulations, participation cycle sustainability, accountability, coalition actors, strategic foresight, partnership management and entrepreneurial strategic thinking.

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