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Development and Validation of the Corporate University Inventory for Universities of Medical Sciences

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Document Type : Original Article

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Motahareh Heidari 1
Mohammad Ali Nadi 1
Ali Hasanpour Dehkordi 2

1 Department of Educational Management, Isf.C., Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

2 Community-Oriented Nursing Midwifery Research Center, Nursing and Midwifery School, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran

10.30491/hpr.2026.592257.1545
Abstract
Background: Corporate universities serve as strategic frameworks for continuous organizational learning and human capital development, especially within complex healthcare and medical education systems.
Objectives: This study aimed to design and psychometrically evaluate the Corporate University Inventory specifically tailored for Universities of Medical Sciences by assessing content validity, construct validity via confirmatory factor analysis, convergent and divergent validity, and internal consistency reliability.
Methods: Conducted in 2025, this exploratory mixed-methods research targeted educational management authorities and medical education experts in Iran. The qualitative sample comprised 15 purposively selected experts, whereas the quantitative phase involved 265 senior specialists chosen via quota-based stratified sampling. Data were gathered utilizing semi-structured interviews and a researcher-developed questionnaire. Analytical procedures encompassed conventional content analysis, Content Validity Ratio (CVR), Content Validity Index (CVI), and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), utilizing SPSS and AMOS software.
Results: The five core categories (foundational drivers, organizational prerequisites, executive barriers, implementation strategies, and functional achievements) were inductively derived through conventional content analysis until theoretical saturation, refined by expert panel review, and confirmed by CFA. The inventory contains 172 items across 36 components. Content validity was confirmed (CVR ≥ 0.62 for all items per Lawshe's table; I-CVI > 0.80; S-CVI/Ave = 0.91). CFA showed good fit (CFI = 0.94, TLI = 0.93, RMSEA = 0.058, SRMR = 0.047). The five factors explained 71.8% of variance. Convergent validity (AVE = 0.50-0.56) and divergent validity were supported. Composite reliability and Cronbach's alpha both reached 0.92.
Conclusion: The developed inventory is a psychometrically rigorous and highly reliable instrument. It offers healthcare institutions a standardized evaluation framework that may support the implementation of corporate university models, while recognizing that current validation rests on self-reported data and further longitudinal and multi-context studies are needed.

Keywords

Corporate University
Medical Education
Psychometrics
Tool Validation
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