Modeling
Abdolllah Salehi; Naser Barkhordar; Mohammadreza Daraei; Mahdi Fadaee
Abstract
Inter-organizational cooperation has emerged as a critical challenge for the success of banks within the competitive banking industry. This study aims to identify the components of inter-organizational cooperation within the banking network. A mixed-method approach, combining qualitative and quantitative ...
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Inter-organizational cooperation has emerged as a critical challenge for the success of banks within the competitive banking industry. This study aims to identify the components of inter-organizational cooperation within the banking network. A mixed-method approach, combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies, was employed. The qualitative phase, designed for exploratory purposes, utilized thematic analysis and involved a statistical population comprising banking industry experts, academics, and consultants. The quantitative phase, adopting a developmental-applied orientation, employed a descriptive-survey method and interpretive structural modeling (ISM) to prioritize the factors influencing inter-organizational collaboration. Samples were selected using purposive sampling, with data collected through interviews (for the qualitative phase) and questionnaires (for the quantitative phase). Based on content analysis, the factors and components affecting inter-organizational cooperation in the banking network, specifically at Mehr Iran Gharzolhasaneh Bank, include adherence to ethical-behavioral principles, attention to individual growth, organizational factors, structural-administrative factors, legal-environmental factors, cultural-social factors, political factors, and organizational financial growth. Furthermore, the results from the interpretive structural modeling indicate the prioritization of these factors as follows: organizational financial growth ranks first, attention to individual growth ranks second, adherence to ethical-behavioral principles and organizational factors rank third, and political, structural-administrative, legal-environmental, and cultural-social factors rank fourth. These findings provide strategic insights for banking institutions to leverage cooperation capacities, thereby enhancing their competitive performance.environment.
