Developing a Framework for Managing Change Climate in Social Systems: Some Practical Implications for Medical Education Universities

Abstract

This study is aimed at exploring a framework to develop change climate in social systems based on a strategic approach. The methodology of the case study was qualitative. The potential participations included managers and specialists of management at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences who were selected using the purposive sampling of standard type. Qualitative data were collected using semistructured interview with managers and specialists of change area in university and studying related top documents. To calculate the validity and reliability, the parallel processing method and the credibility and conformability of the study data were used. The results showed that the development of change climate in universities in the form of a model consisting of 38 basic themes, 10 organizing themes can be achieved. Based on this, some practical implications for medical universities have been inferred and expressed.