The Role of Cultural Immunity Factors in Improving Administrative System Transformation Plans with Emphasis on the Statements of the Supreme Leader (Case Study: Infrastructure Communications Company)

The aim of this study was to determine the role of cultural immunity factors in improving the implementation of administrative system transformation programs. The research method is applied based on the results and survey type. Data were collected through library study and questionnaire. For data collection, standard questionnaires of administrative transformation, e-government, organizational culture and cultural status developed in administrative and employment organization of Iran were used. The statistical population included managers and experts specializing in implementing administrative system transformation programs (503 persons) who were selected by stratified sampling (220 persons). Content validity and Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α=0.87) were used for validity of the questionnaire and confirmed for reliability. Data analysis was done through structural equation analysis. Based on the findings, the path coefficient of the administrative system transformation programs (β<+1>-1) showed that the relationship between all programs is established with cultural immunity and with the coefficient of determination, cultural immunity on organizational culture development programs (R²=0.86), supervision and evaluation (R²=0.86), protection of people's rights and administrative health, respectively. R²=0.85), management technologies (R²=0.79), human capital management (R²=0.55), public services in competitive space (R²=0.48), e-government development and administrative intelligence (R²=0.41) and role engineering and government structure (R²=0.37) had significant effects. The validity of the model was confirmed by R²=0.89 and all research hypotheses (P value<0.05) were confirmed by Bootstep technique. High correlation coefficient showed cultural immunity in management technologies programs (r=0.75), organizational culture development (r=0.79) and supervision and evaluation (r=0.83). The result was that cultural immunity has an effective role on all administrative system transformation programs and has more emphasis on improving monitoring and evaluation programs, developing organizational culture and management technologies.