Designing a Model for Developing Strategic and Creative Thinking at Managers of National Iranian Oil Company Based on Mixed method Approach

the aim of current mixed method research was to explore the strategist and creative developing model for Iran Oil Company.
This research study is applied research .In terms of its level this research study falls into the category of exploratory research; methodologically it is in the category of mixed methods. In the qualitative part which is based on data theory approach, the required data were gathered by means of semi structured interviews. The number of participants who were involved in the study 24 experts in industry and at universities. After collecting the data, they were encoded; then, necessary measurements were taken to determine dimensions, main categories, subcategories, and relevant concepts related to our coding system. After having gained a coded table which was pivot and selective and finally, the goodness of fit of the paradigmatic research model was developed (n=320).
Findings: The qualitative findings of this study included eleven main categories, twenty four subcategories, and ninety eight concepts. Concepts which were related to development strategists included causative factors (individual factors, organizational factors, and discourses), the category of central strategic thinking (conceptual and organizational thinking, foresight, and philosophical attitudes),obstructive factors (both inter organizational and intra organizational factors), contextual factors (cultural context, psychological factors, and organizational independence), strategies to identify the talented, attract them, and retain them, the outcomes of the establishment of monitoring system, strategic thinking, and the process of developing experts in our oil company .