MILITARY MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY

MILITARY MANAGEMENT QUARTERLY

Presenting a research needs assessment process based on a demand-oriented approach in Imam Ali University .

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
ahmad lotfi 1
ali abbasi 2
1 mathematice
2 ii faculty
10.22034/iamu.2024.1987887.2828
Abstract
In the new era, research is one of the arteries of organizations' survival. Organizations that have put targeted research and development at the top of their work have a competitive advantage. This has caused organizations to pay special attention to this sector and direct their resources to it. In this research, a practical model for needs assessment and prioritization of research topics has been presented with a case study of Imam Ali Officer University (AS) with the aim of solving the research needs of this university and in line with its research priorities and policies. In this model, first the needs of the university are calculated in the functional areas, then the needs of the areas become research topics and prioritized. In the next stage, research subjects are assigned to researchers and finally, the research products presented by researchers will be evaluated from the research point of view and the level of application by users. In the following, to validate the presented model, the results of its study have been tested on the research and research activities of the university. The findings of this research have shown that presenting a systematic and formulated model can help to apply and problem-oriented researches and reduce parallel and repetitive researches.
Keywords
Research needs assessment
research issues
research topics
prioritization
evaluation
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