Analyzing the Policy Making of Settlement Process; Topic: Research Contracts of Social Security Organization Research Institute

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Tehran University

2 Sharif Governance and Policy Think Tank

3 LES

Abstract

Purpose:Present research seeks to investigate and analyze the problems existedin the account Settlement of research contracts of Social Security Organization Research Institute in view of various beneficiaries (researchers and contactors of research contracts, Social Security Organization, Social Security Organization Research Institute).
 
Method: In the first part of research, qualitative content analysis is used in orderto analyze the laws. In the second part while participatory observation and semi-structured interviews with 23 beneficiaries and informed persons that were introduced by the institution, thematic analysis technique (thematic) was used.
 
Findings:The most important identified problems from the analysis of laws and
 
documents are: Lack of transparency in Article 38 of the Social Security Act:Article 38 of Law on Research Contracts does not explicitly explain. No explicit explanation about contractor’s rights in the law, there is no mention about the contractor’s rights and their objection in the law. Ignoring implementation of accounts settlementsupervision, the implementation of accounts settlement supervisionis ignored in the law. In the second part ofthe research, considered problems and challenges of interviewees consists: time of settlement process, lack of procedural unity in the branches, no record for premium payment. Interviewees evaluate that current procedure in the process of account settlement will results in unwillingness of researchers for re-cooperation of research project for institution and will create negative mentality for researchers, university professors and university elites, about organization and institution.
 
Conclusion:The way thatSocialSecurityOrganization and its branches act inresearch contract of insurance does not follow certain logic. The first suggestion and solution of research is to modify Social Security Act; in a way that there won’t be any legal ambiguity at the implementation. Also modifying the account 
settlement process is necessary and should be on the agenda of institution and Social Security Organization. For this purpose 1- Social Security Organization Research Institute can, as an employer of research contracts, provide a chart to advise contractors for account settlement in the various parts. The Institution like some other organizations and research institution of subsidiaries government agencies can independently modify and improve the settlement of internal projects of institution.These modifications could include practical procedures such as greater interaction with the branches to expedite contractor affairs in the respective branch, deducting the institution’s premiumsby the institution, and no referring of researchers to the branches, increasing the nominal value of contracts and the salaries of researchers by deductions and something like this.

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