Sakineh Ashrafi - Department of Management, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran
Alireza Maetoofi - Department of Management, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran
Ali Farhadi - Department of Management, Gorgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Gorgan, Iran
Mojtaba Tabari - Department of Management, Ghaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ghaemshahr, Iran

Background: The implementation of public policy in the presence of social responsibility dimensions is an opportunity to gain the support and trust of citizens. The present study aimed to investigate the external consequences of public policy implementation based on the dimensions of social responsibility in the Universities of Medical Sciences. Methods: In a mix method research, in the qualitative phase twenty experts were selected by purposive sampling method with snowball approach. In the qualitative part ۶۸۱ employees of these units were selected by relative sampling method. The data collection tool was a researcher-made questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling were used when appropriate. MAXQDA۱۱, SPSS and Smart PLS۳ software were used for analysis. Results: In the first phase, ۱۴ categories were finally identified, of which ۷ categories were identified as components of social responsibility and ۷ categories for the external consequences of implementing public policy in three stages of coding. Findings of the research in the qualitative section, introduced ۶ categories as causal factors, pivotal phenomenon, strategy, intervening and contextual factors and consequences of implementing a policy based on social responsibility in the Universities of Medical Sciences. In the quantitative part, the two propositions of balance of social values and public acceptance and motivation as the most effective criterion in promoting social values were selected by the managers. Conclusion: Public policy implementation with a focus on social responsibility dimensions can help increase the socially sustainable development of the Universities of Medical Sciences.

Meta-Analysis; Policy Making; Social Responsibility; Universities