Seyyed Ali Akbar Afjehi
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.
Habibollah Ranaei Kordshouli; Moslem Alimohammadlo; Mohsen Jajarmizadeh; Abbas Abbasi; Ahmad Allahyari Bouzanjani
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This research aims to design a model that can illustrate and analyze the features of work culture in different levels such as a specific industry, regional or national. For this aim, using the content analysis on academic experts’ opinion, scientific and religious text, the values and norms that ...
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This research aims to design a model that can illustrate and analyze the features of work culture in different levels such as a specific industry, regional or national. For this aim, using the content analysis on academic experts’ opinion, scientific and religious text, the values and norms that are representative of work culture in Iranian society were identified. Using the force field analyses theory, findings were analyzed, and it is founded that deriving and restraining forces are two factors that forms the Iranian work culture. Furthermore, it is was founded that externally, these forces are negatively correlated to each other but internally, their attributes are negatively interrelated. Therefore, reinforcement of each attribute can lead to increase of other similar attributes and finally, weakening the other deriving or restraining factor. As a general conclusion, it can be said that to attain ideal work culture, two types of positive and negative actions are necessary. In negative actions, managers’ decisions are toward weakening the restraining forces and in positive actions, toward reinforcement of deriving forces.
Vahid Nasehifar; Elaheh Mohamadkhani
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Employees’ performance is always considered by the managers of the organizations to gain competitive advantage. Both job involvement and commitment of employees are necessary for organization. Transformational leaders can improve the efficiency of human resources. Therefore, they use their human ...
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Employees’ performance is always considered by the managers of the organizations to gain competitive advantage. Both job involvement and commitment of employees are necessary for organization. Transformational leaders can improve the efficiency of human resources. Therefore, they use their human resource strategy to enhance employees’ affective commitment and job involvement.
The present study investigated the relationship of human resource strategy and transformational leadership with affective commitment among employees of the Sina insurance company. It was a descriptive survey in terms of methodology and an applied study in terms of objective. For data collection, a questionnaire was administered to 92 participants selected by cluster random sampling. The hypotheses of the study were tested by structural equation modeling (SEM) using partial least squares (PLS). The results showed the positive, significant relationship of the human resources strategy and its dimensions with affective commitment and also the relationship of transformational leadership and its dimensions with affective commitment. The effect of the staff recruitment strategy and intellectual stimulation on affective commitment had the maximum factor loading in the theoretical model of the study.
JEL Classifications: O15; J24; M12
vahid khashei; Mohammad reza daneshvar
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Based on organizational learning theory, the main objective of this study was to examine the relationship between transactive memory systems, Exploitative learning and team performance with regard to the role of moderator strategic orientations in the knowledge-based companies. This study performed at ...
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Based on organizational learning theory, the main objective of this study was to examine the relationship between transactive memory systems, Exploitative learning and team performance with regard to the role of moderator strategic orientations in the knowledge-based companies. This study performed at Niroo Research Institute in Tehran. The philosophy of the research is positivism and the strategy is surveying. Therefore, after reviewing the literature and designing the conceptual model, a questionnaire consisted of 29 questions presented to staff members. Then, the data were gathered and analyzed through correlation matrix, structural equation model and fitness test. The results of the data analysis show that transactive memory systems has a significant impact on Exploitative learning, Exploitative learning has a significant impact on team performance and also strategic orientations moderates relationship between Exploitative learning and team performance and in other words, strategic orientations will strengthen the relationship between exploitative learning and team performance
.Saeed Mortazavi; Shamsodin Nazemi; Hamide Parishani Froshani
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This research seeks to investigate the impact of psychological empowerment in shaping creativity,that may eventually affect employees committment . The population of this study was employees of Khorasan Razavi Gas Company. Sample consists of the 170 employees, who were selected through stratified sampling. ...
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This research seeks to investigate the impact of psychological empowerment in shaping creativity,that may eventually affect employees committment . The population of this study was employees of Khorasan Razavi Gas Company. Sample consists of the 170 employees, who were selected through stratified sampling. Data were collected through questionnaires and its validity was confirmed through face validity by experts and construct validity through confirmatory factor analysis. The reliability was confirmed by Cronbach\'s alpha coefficient greater than 0.7 for all variables. Data analysis was performed using structural equation modeling and using AMOS software. The results showed that there were significant effects from psychological empowerment on creativity and organizational commitment and creativity plays a role of mediator in the relationship between psychological empowerment and organizational commitment.
Morteza Moradi; HamidReza Jalilian
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Review of organizational cynicism is one of the most important behavioral issues that affect the performance and the efficiency of effective organizational effectiveness. Cynicism can have a variety of causes and consequences, this study aims to assess the causes and consequences of cynicism in the field ...
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Review of organizational cynicism is one of the most important behavioral issues that affect the performance and the efficiency of effective organizational effectiveness. Cynicism can have a variety of causes and consequences, this study aims to assess the causes and consequences of cynicism in the field of organizational change. Research purpose and use and the nature and descriptive-survey correlation. The study population consisted of all hospital Mehr Malayer (180) persons. Based on Morgan sampling table 123 personas as samples were selected. A questionnaire tool whose reliability was assessed by Cranach's alpha of 7.0 assessment was approved. Validity was assessed using confirmatory factor analysis. To test the hypotheses by LISREL software and structural equation modeling was used. The results of tests show, injustice caused organizational cynicism. The relationship between boss and subordinate is inversely related to organizational cynicism. Organizational cynicism on attitudes related to work organization and had negative effect. Organizational cynicism increased alienation. Organizational cynicism unethical behavior and emotional exhaustion and turnover intentions had positive effect. But the perceived support and psychological breach of contract did not have a significant effect on organizational cynicism.
Akram Hadizade Moghadam; Tayebe Amirkhani; Maryam Abdolmaleki
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The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of Organizational Reputation on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). In other words, we study that can the positive perception of the background of an organization and the present ability of the organization for meeting the demands of stackeholders ...
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The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of Organizational Reputation on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB). In other words, we study that can the positive perception of the background of an organization and the present ability of the organization for meeting the demands of stackeholders facilitate the behaviors that are volunteer and don’t do with the purpose of gaining rewards. Population of this research is the staff in the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance. 168 persons were selected through random sampling. Data gathering has been done based on standard questionnaire. The gathered data was analyzed based on structural equation modeling.The results show that organizational reputation has significant effect on organizational citizenship behavior and our model is a proper model for studying the impact of organizational reputation on organizational citizenship behavior
