Ali Safari; Nooshin Kheyri
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The purpose of this research is to identify the mentality of a private company employee in relation to electronic monitoring of employees at the workplace. This research based on its` purpose is an applied research based on the method is descriptive and in collecting and analyzing data is qualitative-quantitative. ...
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The purpose of this research is to identify the mentality of a private company employee in relation to electronic monitoring of employees at the workplace. This research based on its` purpose is an applied research based on the method is descriptive and in collecting and analyzing data is qualitative-quantitative. The statistical population of the study is all managers and employees of a particular company using various electronic tools for controlling employees. The data collection tools are structured interview and Q table. In the qualitative section, different ideas about electronic monitoring extracted from structured interviews with 5 employees of the company which analyzed by thematic method. Subsequently, in the quantitative section, by completing the Q tables in 24 tables, and analyzing the data obtained from factor analysis method, the mentality of the individuals in each group was identified and analyzed. The results of this study show that there are six different employees `s mental patterns about electronic monitoring in the company and each of these mentalities have different concepts and characteristics.
Gholamreza Malekzadeh; Farborz Rahimnia
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Meaningful work and work meaningfulness concepts have recently received considerable attention in the management and organizational behavior research literature because they are strongly related to organizational outputs. So there has been a growing concern among researchers and practitioners about the ...
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Meaningful work and work meaningfulness concepts have recently received considerable attention in the management and organizational behavior research literature because they are strongly related to organizational outputs. So there has been a growing concern among researchers and practitioners about the need to better understanding of the work meaningfulness. Increased emphasis on the meaningful work is due largely to research linking employees who are engaged and intrinsically motivated in work they find meaningful with higher levels of job satisfaction, commitment, retention, performance, and productivity. Knowledge based enterprises as important organizations for developing knowledge based economy can use this concept in their job design, reengineering and organizing activities. The aim of this study was to understand the mental patterns of managers of Iranian knowledge based enterprises with Q-methodology. For this purpose, by using Q-methodology, forum phrases analyzed and four mental pattern of participants about meaningful work revealed which are: expectations about work, attitude towards work, the nature of work and individual features. Knowing these mental patterns can be used in explanation and choosing suitable strategies in job design, development plans and supporting programs of enterprises and their management.
