Evaluation and preference of factors affecting the model of elite retention of faculty members of Science and Health Ministries with a combined of Dematel and Fuzzy network analysis process

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and prioritize the factors affecting the model of elite retention of faculty members of Science and Health ministries. The study was conducted by survey method and using the questionnaire technique between 2017-2019 in Iran. The sample consisted of 163 professors from Tehran's premiere universities with special situations (associate professor, living and education background in foreign countries for more than three years, graduating the top 500 universities, teaching on the premiere universities), which were selected randomly. The Delphi-fuzzy method was used for screening and the combined approach of Dematel and phase network analysis process was used to ranking the factors. The findings showed that the retaining factor was recognized as the most influential factor and the repulsive factor as the most influential factor. It means, the retaining factor gained the first importance (with a weight of 0.317) and the repulsive factor gained the last importance (with a weight of 0.084). The results showed the retaining factor is considered as a key element in the resulting model, which can intract with the other four factors, to provide the ground for maintaining the elite persons in Iran.