Causes of the Emergence of Gerontocracy in Iran's Government Organizations and its Control Strategies

Document Type : Research Article

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1 PhD student, Department of OB, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran pourzare.ho@sc.lu.ac.ir

2 Associate Professor. Department of Economics and Administration,Lorestan University,Khorramabad, Iran – Corresponding Author

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10.22059/jomc.2024.368550.1008615

Abstract

Today, one of the complications of public organizations is the issue of public by elders or the phenomenon of patriarchy in organizations, which has attracted the attention of some management thinkers. Therefore, the current research aims to identify the causes of the emergence of gerontocracy in these organizations and help them to deal with it and reduce the effects of gerontocracy in the country. This research has been done with fundamental orientation and philosophy of constructivism as well as qualitative method, using the themes analysis, purposeful sampling and semi-structured interviews with 14 experts in this field. Data analysis started after familiarizing with the data and continued by creating primary codes and coding and searching and identifying themes to draw and analyze the themes network. Results show that 50 Concepts identified in the template, 14 sub-themes and 6 main themes are classified and shown. The causes of the emergence of gerontocracy in Iran's government organizations can be classified in the dimensions of gerontocracy oligarchy, organizational obstacles, legal vacuum, and the control strategies of this phenomenon can be classified in the dimensions of developing an efficient governance, reforming power and laws, and paying attention to rationality. The results of the research can improve the future of youthfulness in the organization's management and provide a way to entrust matters to worthy young people who adhere to the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

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Organizational Culture Management

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 10 March 2024

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