Ardeshir Shiri; Atefeh Seify; Zahra Heydarnezhad
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Merit phobia is considered one of the organizational diseases in governmental organizations, which has hindered the favorable appointment process. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to design a managers' merit-phobia model in public organizations in Lorestan province. The present study was qualitative ...
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Merit phobia is considered one of the organizational diseases in governmental organizations, which has hindered the favorable appointment process. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to design a managers' merit-phobia model in public organizations in Lorestan province. The present study was qualitative using the grounded theory method. Participants in the study were managers of public organizations in Lorestan province. Data were collected by using semi-structured interviews with 20 managers who were selected through the purposive sampling method. In the process of data collection and analysis, the grounded theory proposed by Strauss and Corbin was adopted. Six main categories and 45 concepts were extracted from the interviews. The findings revealed that conditions such as the weakness of the succession system, fear of losing position, traditional management systems, narrow-mindedness, partisanship, and lack of a decent career path cause the phenomenon of managers' merit-phobia. Factors such as unhealthy competition, politicization, greed, a relationship-oriented culture, and nepotism provide a background for managers' merit phobia. According to the findings, salaries and benefits, selfishness, dependence on power, and utilitarianism mediate this phenomenon, which leads to consequences such as dwarfism, reduced investment of knowledge and skills for the future, reduced efficiency and effectiveness, job boredom, degradation of the manager's social reputation, increased the employee voluntary leave, reduced organizational creativity, and lack of organizational progress. Finally, the study model was approved by experts.
Seyed Reza Pourghafari; Alireza Manzari Tavakoli; Sanjar Salajeghe; Mahdi Dehghani Soltani
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The main purpose of this study was to design and explain the employees' voice patterns with an emphasis on organizational culture in state-owned banks in Iran to provide the desired model. The case study was the headquarters of the Agricultural Bank and its branches in Tehran. The research was a mixed ...
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The main purpose of this study was to design and explain the employees' voice patterns with an emphasis on organizational culture in state-owned banks in Iran to provide the desired model. The case study was the headquarters of the Agricultural Bank and its branches in Tehran. The research was a mixed modes model in the category of applied research with descriptive design in the quantitative part and content analysis in the qualitative part applying structural equations modeling by the use of SPSS and PLS software. To do analysis, in the first step, the specialized texts of organizational culture variables and employees' voices in the internal and external articles, books, and valid publications were studied, and in the next step, their dimensions were identified by conducting interviews with Agricultural Bank experts. In this study, 16 experts from the target population were selected through the snowball sampling method and were interviewed in a deep semi-structural interview. According to the result, four dimensions of organizational culture, including customer orientation, discipline, specialization, and ethics, and four dimensions for the employee’s voice, including usefulness, beneficiary, warning, and compatibility were identified. According to the results, organizational culture positively and significantly affects employees' voices. The results also showed that with the promotion of organizational culture, the voice of usefulness, beneficiaries, and warnings increased but the compatible voice decreased.
Mehdi Mohammadi; Yasser Maghsoudi Ganjeh; Leila Shahbazi dastjerdeh
Volume 10, Issue 3 , July 2022, Pages 41-54
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the commotion-goal theory application on organizational resilience with the mediating role of the political behavior of Isfahan public organizations managers. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive correlation in terms of ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of the commotion-goal theory application on organizational resilience with the mediating role of the political behavior of Isfahan public organizations managers. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive correlation in terms of method. The statistical population of the study was 582 managers of public organizations in Isfahan and 231 people were selected as a sample based on Morgan's table. Standard questionnaires were used to collect data. The validity of the tools was confirmed by the opinion of the professors of the management department. Data analysis was performed by structural equation modeling with partial least squares approach and using WarpPLS7 software. The validity and reliability of the questionnaire were examined using divergent and convergent validity and two criteria of combined reliability coefficient and Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Results show that the commotion-goal theory has a positive and significant effect on organizational resilience and the political behavior of public organizations managers in Isfahan and also political behavior has a positive and significant effect on organizational resilience of Isfahan public organizations managers.
Mehdi Fallah Nooshabadi; Seyed Mojtaba Mahmoudzadeh; Abbas Abbaspour; Mehdi yazdanshenas
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The purpose of the current research is to identify and rank the dimensions and components of the employer brand pattern of the Ministry of Education in order to absorb and retain talented and specialized human resources. The current type of research is applied based on the purpose, based on the data ...
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The purpose of the current research is to identify and rank the dimensions and components of the employer brand pattern of the Ministry of Education in order to absorb and retain talented and specialized human resources. The current type of research is applied based on the purpose, based on the data collection method, documentary-survey and descriptive-analytical based on the nature. The method of data analysis in the qualitative phase was theme analysis, and in the quantitative phase, confirmatory factor analysis was used. In order to rank the dimensions and components of the pattern, the Multiple Attribute Decision Making method and the SAW technique were used. The findings of the research, which led to the identification of the dimensions and components of the employer brand pattern of the Ministry of Education, include: 7 dimensions, 28 components and 64 indicators. The results of the ranking of the dimensions of the pattern showed that, after the human resources management system, the brand strategy is the second and brand promotion and development ranks seventh. Therefore, according to the first rank of the human resources management system in the ranking process of the dimensions of the pattern, systemization and continuous movement within the framework of this system and structure should be defined and explained in accordance with scientific, efficient and capable management in the field of human resources management of the Ministry of Education.
Zeinab Molavi; Leila Noori
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Positive deviant behaviors occur beyond organizational norms and rules to improve organizational performance. Despite the importance of these behaviors, no research has been conducted on these types of behaviors in Iran. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the occurrence ...
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Positive deviant behaviors occur beyond organizational norms and rules to improve organizational performance. Despite the importance of these behaviors, no research has been conducted on these types of behaviors in Iran. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the occurrence of positive deviant behaviors among employees of public organizations in Qom province. The present study was applied in terms of purpose and the survey in terms of data collection. The study population was all experts familiar with the topic of research and had expertise in the field of research and public organizations in Qom province. Among them, 17 were selected through the judgmental sampling method and theoretical data saturation criteria. The research instrument was a semi-structured interview. Content analysis and coding methods were used to analyze the data obtained from the interviews. According to the results, a total of 25 factors affecting the occurrence of positive deviant behaviors were identified in public organizations, which fall into five categories including individual factors, organizational factors, legal factors, managerial factors, and job-related factors. Finally, constructive suggestions were made to create or reinforce these factors in the organization to create or reinforce positive deviant behaviors.
ALi Shariatnejad
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In today's management world, some leaders, due to having a self-centered and arrogant personality and being in a position of power, use less of their mental abilities and capabilities over time and have little mobility, which over time reduces their intellectual capacity. In fact, these people, after ...
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In today's management world, some leaders, due to having a self-centered and arrogant personality and being in a position of power, use less of their mental abilities and capabilities over time and have little mobility, which over time reduces their intellectual capacity. In fact, these people, after coming to power, suffer from short-sightedness and irrational domination, which results in weakness in the intellectual activities of leaders, especially in their decision-making. The present study aimed at understanding the effective factors and consequences of the leader's Huberris phenomenon. This study was developmental with a qualitative and quantitative approach. The statistical population of the study was experts who were selected using the snowball sampling method based on the principle of theoretical adequacy. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview in the qualitative part and a questionnaire in the quantitative part. The coding method and Atlas.ti software were used for data analysis in the qualitative part and dimittel fuzzy method was used for quantitative analysis. The results indicate that irrational dominance, power paradox, delusional perception of genius and personal knowledge, cerebral immobility and laziness, arrogance and narcissism, and personality and behavioral disorders are the most important factors shaping the phenomenon of Hubris leaders in public organizations. Also, the centralization of decision-making, arrogant leadership, exploitation of human resources, authoritarian management, and reducing the motivation and commitment of followers and subordinates are the most important consequences of the Hubris-leaders phenomenon in public organizations.
Touraj Arjomandiakram; Farhad Nejadhajiali Irani
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the status of new leadership functions in public organizations in West Azerbaijan province and propose an appropriate model for the improvement of the existing situation in them. The present research was applied in terms of purpose and mixed descriptive ...
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The main purpose of this study was to investigate the status of new leadership functions in public organizations in West Azerbaijan province and propose an appropriate model for the improvement of the existing situation in them. The present research was applied in terms of purpose and mixed descriptive (quantitative-qualitative) in terms of nature and method. This research was conducted in two parts, quantitative and qualitative. The statistical population of this research in the quantitative section was managers, heads, and specialized experts in government organizations of West Azerbaijan province, and in the qualitative section were the managers of public organizations, elites, and university professors in West Azerbaijan province. To collect data, in the quantitative research section, a researcher-made questionnaire based on the theoretical framework of "Sanjay Saxena and Pour Nima Avasti" was used and in the qualitative section, open-ended questions were used through semi-structured interviews and focus group interviews. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze data in the quantitative part. In this framework, Kolmogorov-Smirnov was used to test the normality of the data distribution of the population, and one-sample t-test, t-student test, linear regression test, structural equation analysis, and confirmatory factor analysis were used to test the research hypotheses. SPSS and AMOS software was used in all calculations and tests. In the qualitative part, open coding tables, conceptualization, thematicization, and variable (theme) construction were used to design and present the main research model. According to the results of this research in the quantitative section, public organizations of West Azerbaijan province use new leadership functions to a lesser extent than the average. In other words, the current situation of new leadership functions in government organizations of West Azerbaijan province is less than average. Based on the results of qualitative research, a model for developing the current status of new leadership functions in government organizations was proposed. In the proposed model for government organizations, there are 14 main themes (main variable) and 39 sub-themes.
Madani madani; Mahdi Alvani
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Today, with the progress of societies, huge changes and transformations have occurred in various dimensions, which have caused the swelling of governments and their organizations. Thus, most countries are looking for effective solutions in this field, of which decentralization is one of the most important ...
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Today, with the progress of societies, huge changes and transformations have occurred in various dimensions, which have caused the swelling of governments and their organizations. Thus, most countries are looking for effective solutions in this field, of which decentralization is one of the most important ones. The main purpose of this study was to identify and explain the major and effective components in the decentralization of administrative affairs of public organizations. It examines the issue using a mixed method approach with a partially mixed sequential dominant status design in three qualitative-qualitative-quantitative phases. In this research, three methods of "systematic review, thematic analysis, and survey" were used, respectively. The main tool was an interview in the qualitative phase and a questionnaire in the quantitative phase. A total of 12 experts in the qualitative phase and 31 people in the quantitative phase were used to extract information and data. Based on the research results, in the first phase (systematic review method), 19 articles were selected and reviewed to determine thematic axes. In the second phase, 163 indicators were identified using the thematic analysis method, from which 37 basic themes, 17 organizing themes, and four global themes were extracted. Based on the results of analyses, the components can be identified in accordance with the comprehensive plan to reform the administrative system which can be effective in eliminating the gaps and failures in this base.
Mahdi Ansaripour; Gholamali Tabarsa
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From time to time it is heard or seen that some organizations, companies, or economic, financial, political, cultural, and educational enterprises have suffered some corruption from inside or outside. So far, various measures have been taken to combat corruption in the country by passing laws and establishing ...
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From time to time it is heard or seen that some organizations, companies, or economic, financial, political, cultural, and educational enterprises have suffered some corruption from inside or outside. So far, various measures have been taken to combat corruption in the country by passing laws and establishing regulatory bodies, but none of these cases have succeeded in the fight against corruption as they should and perhaps have not. For this reason, another approach must be taken in the fight against corruption. In recent years, the focus of leading countries in the fight against corruption has shifted from mere attention to legal structures and institutions to the use of existing capacities in public oversight, or in other words, whistleblowing. Considering the effects and consequences of whistleblowing on the performance of organizations, the present study attempts to examine the whistleblowing phenomenon for the first time in the country with a systematic approach by using grounded theory and the real experiences of current and past whistleblower organizations in a cultural context. This model could depict the situation of whistleblowing in the country from whistleblowing inputs to its outputs in a tangible way. The experience of whistleblowing in this study was in the form of a comprehensive model and what, why, and how expected consequences of this phenomenon were discovered in the cultural context of the country.
Mohammad Milad Ahmadi; Mohammad Mahdi Mohtadi
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In interdisciplinary research, all disciplines, including the humanities and social sciences, "borrow" some concepts and theories from other disciplines and fields. Many studies of organization and management have used fundamental fields such as psychology, sociology, and history, and a large part of ...
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In interdisciplinary research, all disciplines, including the humanities and social sciences, "borrow" some concepts and theories from other disciplines and fields. Many studies of organization and management have used fundamental fields such as psychology, sociology, and history, and a large part of innovation in social sciences and behavioral sciences, such as management, is due to the inclusion of ideas in other disciplines, which is the manifestation of "implication research The present study is an independent report on the issue of "structure" and "organization" from the governance perspective and in a historical review. This report provides an overview of this concept in the limited governal- historical periods of Iran's history in the seventy-thousand-year-old civilization. Given that the concept of "structure" is relatively new, in such a review, the inspiring propositions and implications referred to it have been extracted. The findings of this study naturally focus on concepts such as "court", "organizations", "administrative system", and "system of government". Some historical and thematic implications studied in the twelve periods are the period of early civilizations (Hammurabi laws, sheiks council), the Median civilization (Satrapy Base, Royal Ordinances), the Achaemenid kingdom (Seven privileged lineages, Four commanders), Sassanids (Dabiran, Dabirbod), organization of the Holy Prophet (PBUH) and Amir-al-Mo'menin (AS) (Taratib-ol Edariyah, Valys, and Amirs), Sadr of Islam (Beyt-ol-Maal Department, Barid court), Abbasid governments (caliphs, courtiers), Seljuks (model of bureaucracy, Arz Court), Post-Mongol (Daroughchi, Basghagh), Safavid Dynasty (Workers and guilds, government houses, hereditary positions, and Qazalbashans), Qajar (Brokerage, Khamsa offices, ministries, and administrative staff), and post-constitutional (Executive organizations, the law of formations, Nepotism, and the principle of separation of powers).
