The Relationship between Cognitive Empowerment and Efficiency Strengthening Factors of Faculty Members of Zanjan Universities

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between cognitive empowermentandefficiency strengthening factors of the faculty members of Zanjan universities. The research method is descriptive-analytic. The sample size of 243 cases is comprised of faculty members who were selected randomly from among the universities. Data collection included two standardized questionnaires of Spritzer & Mishra to measure cognitive empowerment and BeygiNia etal questionnaire, to assess the factors affecting faculty membersʹefficiency. The questionnaireʹs validity was confirmed through 12 professorsʹ, and the questionnairesʹ reliability was respectively, 0.88 and 0.91 for cognitive empowerment and laborʹs efficiency strengthening factors. For analyzing the obtained data through descriptive and inferential methods Pearson correlation test and multivariate regression were used stepwise. The results showed that there is a significant positive correlation between the cognitive empowerment and efficiency strengthening factors of faculty of Zanjan universities. Also, there is a significant positive correlation between cognitive ?empowerment, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, organizational involvement and creativity in faculty members of Zanjan universities. The results showed that cognitive empowerment factors means, competency, having electoral right, to be effective and being trusted can predict51 percent changes of efficiencyʹs strengthening factors.