The Role of Critical Success Factors in Empowering Managers (Case Study: Isfahan Municipality Contracting Companies)

Capable human source is one of the important components of organizations entering the complex areas.On the other hand, capable employees are the result of the presence of skilled management. Although several factors play role in managers' empowerment. Examining the common ground of these factors identifies and reveals the vital factors of success in empowering managers. Empowerment is considered as one of the useful tools to improve the quality of employees and increase organizational effectiveness.Therefore, considering the importance of managers' empowerment, the present study was conducted to identify the critical success factors in empowering managers of Isfahan Municipality contracting companies. The present study is an applied research which has been done by descriptive (survey) method. Its statistical population included the managers of Isfahan Municipality contracting companies and the sample size was estimated to be 120 people using Cochran's formula. The data collection tool in this study was a researcher made Delphi questionnaire. To analyze the data, SPSS software and descriptive statistics indicators as well as one sample t-test were used. The critical success factors have an effect on empowering the managers of Isfahan Municipality contracting companies and play a role above the average (4.179). The results of this study showed that six factors: Motivation, education, managerial skills, focus on human resource development, awareness raising and analytical thinking, play a vital role in the success of empowering managers.The role of these factors was confirmed at a higher than average level in empowering the managers of these companies.the managers of these companies