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Analysis of the Level of Learning in the Research Office of Sharif University of Technology based on Single Loop and Double Loop Learning Models
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Mashayekhi, Ali Naghi (Supervisor)
Abstract
Today the economical and technological success of a nation is based upon the amount of knowledge that is created within that nation. Thus universities, as the main engines for creating knowledge, are held responsible for this matter. Sharif University is one of the top universities in Iran; which is fortunate to have some of the very high quality faculties across nation and has been succesfull so far to attract the highest ranked students for both its undergraduate and graduate programs. Unfortunately, despite its potentials, Sharif University has not reached its desirable place in the world and nation’s ranking of universities according to their research index. This research has thus...
Paradox Analysis of Collective Decision Making and Authority in Universities: A Case Study of Sharif University of Technology
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Arasti, Mohammad Reza (Supervisor) ; Talebian, Masoud (Supervisor)
Abstract
Planning as one of the most important management tasks in all organizations is necessary and essential. Strategic planning is at the top of every organization’s decision-making, and it is important and crucial. Universities like other organizations cannot survive or thrive without a clear strategy. This study has done considering the importance of planning in universities and higher education institutions and discussing one of the challenges in this field. This challenge is analyzing the paradox of top-down planning and collective decision-making and the authority of faculty members in universities. It is an exploration research with the qualitative method and according to a case study of...