The role of managers personality traits in increasing urban health and well-being (Case study of the personality traits of managers in the nine regions of Mashhad)

REZA TAGHDIRI¹

1) Full-time faculty of Payam Noor University professor

IOI Code : AABF-AADBFB
Publication : 3rd International Conference on Applied Researches in Humanities, Economics, Management & Accounting(icrhema.com/3rd)
Abstract :
    Given today s dynamic and diverse environment and the undeniable role of innovation and creativity in creating and maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage, the need to identify and nurture creative and entrepreneurial individuals in organizations is felt more than ever, especially when recruiting new human resources, where the orientation of recruitment should be towards managers with creative and entrepreneurial abilities. This research was conducted to answer the question: How to select the best urban managers to create, maintain, and develop a healthy city and increase the quality of life of citizens? The present study is of a cross-sectional-descriptive-correlation type. The research sample includes 125 senior and middle managers from nine urban areas of Mashhad. The main data collection tool is a questionnaire with a five-option Likert scale. To measure entrepreneurial organizations, a questionnaire based on the studies of Antotik and Hisrich (2003) with a reliability coefficient of 0.9 and personality factors were measured based on the standard five-factor questionnaire of Neo with a reliability coefficient (Cronbach s alpha) of 0.75. The results of the study confirm a positive and significant relationship between the two variables of personality traits of managers and the creation and maintenance of creative organizations (municipalities), and as a result, it increases the quality of life and satisfaction of citizens, so it is an important indicator in increasing urban health. Therefore, it has been suggested that in order to increase urban health and the quality of life of citizens, new methods should be used to select senior and middle urban managers and the current methods should be abandoned.

Keywords : healthy city quality of life urban development personality decision making