Identifying the antecedents and consequences of reverse coaching in startups with the approach of improving the skill gap

Document Type : Research Article

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1 Ph.D. Candidate in Public Administrative Management, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences University Of Lorestan, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Management Department, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran

3 Associate Prof., Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Lorestan University, Koramabad, Iran

10.22059/jomc.2024.368584.1008622

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The purpose of this article is to identify the antecedents and consequences of reverse coaching in startups with the approach of improving the skill gap. The current research has been carried out using a mixed method (qualitative-quantitative) in which the qualitative part is thematic analysis and the quantitative part is done through fuzzy Delphi. The statistical population of the research includes managers, business owners and entrepreneurs active in the field of startups in the country, which were determined by available sampling to the number of 15 people. The research results showed that the antecedents include dimensions of managerial development, strategic development, development of communication structure, organization of business structure, knowledge and skill development, development of social networks of the organization, strategic analysis of business space, development of information technology infrastructure, motivation. The positive effects of human resources are controlling drivers and the consequences include the dimensions of arming creative employees to advance the goals of reverse coaching, being equipped with efficient and safe systems to reduce the skill gap, and becoming a learning organization in order to improve. The skill gap is to be equipped with an efficient educational system to reduce the skill gap, and to establish a clarification system.



Keywords: startup, skill gap, reverse coaching, qualitative coding, fuzzy Delphi

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