فصلنامه مدیریت دولتی
پیاپی 20 (زمستان 1393)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of Self-fulfilling prophecy on the motivation and performance of National Iranian Gas Company staffs. In this study، considering the importance of peoples’ perception and its role on motivation and consequently their performance in organization، we have tried to investigate the influence of one of these perceptual factors by using the correlation method. In this study، the Statistical population was 150 National Iranian Gas Company staffs، of which; 110 people were selected by using the Cochran''s formula and simple random sampling. By using the Cronbach''s alpha (coefficient 0/941)، reliability was approved. For data analyzing، the Spearman correlation coefficient and linear regressions and structural equation modeling is used. The results show that Self-fulfilling prophecy (with coefficient 0/885)، has a positive impact on the motivation and performance of the National Iranian Gas Company employees so managers and supervisors by increasing their expectation of the staffs and subordinates، could increase their motivation and also improve their performance.

The main purpose of this research is to investigate the role of knowledge management in the holographic organizations. In order to achieve this purpose after review of the research background and theoretical foundations، the research’s conceptual framework has been presented. In the field study phase in this research the statistical population is including Ilam Medical Sciences academic members. The method of current research is applied at the goal perspective and descriptive-survey at the nature perspective. Also، the data gathering tool in addition to archival studies is a researcher-made questionnaire that its validity and reliability have been confirmed using experts’ viewpoints and Cronbach''s alpha method respectively. For analyzing the dimensions of conceptual framework the Confirmatory Factor Analysis and also for measuring the correlations between conceptual framework’s dimensions the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) has been implemented. The research’s findings showed that there were positive and meaningful relationships between knowledge management’s dimensions and organization holographic nature that belonged conceptual framework has an acceptable and satisfied fitness to explain the relationships.

Using structural equation modeling، recent study sought to examine the relationship between organizational structure، competitive strategies and organizational performance with respect to the interaction between structure and competitive strategy in the engineering consulting firms. This orientation is determined with respect to the desired approach (contingency or resource based view). The study population included all engineering consulting firms in Tehran district. Partial least squares (PLS) was used for analysis of data. After collecting the questionnaires، the data were analyzed by VisualPLS software. The statistical findings indicate that the resource-based model has more explanation power to express relationships between structure، competitive strategy and firm performance. Therefore، the traditional approaches in which organizational structure considered as a lateral variable and dependent on corporate strategy would to trimmed and instead the resource based view in which the structure considered as an important source of competitive advantage for strategies come into the context of our explanations.

In the recent two decades، digital divide، defined as the gap between the people who can access PCs and internet and those who cannot، has been proposed as one of the biggest challenges of digital age. Considering that the economic، cultural، social، and political by products of such a gap are viewed by many scholars to be more damaging than traditional gaps، the present research strives to detect the factors affecting this gap in Rafsanjan city. The present paper of the nature correlation، aim at application، using descriptive-survey method of data collection. The Cluster sampling numbers at 501، driven randomly from among the citizens، using structural equation modelling. The results indicate that economic and infrastructural factors affect the gap directly، while culture acts as a mediator that affects the gap via motivational access. Comparing different factors reveal that the cultural factor is more significant than economic and infrastructural factors. All the investigated variables can explain 55. 3 percent of the physical access variation.

Positive OB، as a branch of OB which is related to positive psychology، can pave the way to reduce job pathologies. Toward this aim، this research investigates the relationship between them، in a SEM form. The research was conducted in a university، and its findings show that there is significant negative relationship between PsyCap، as main construct of positive OB، and job burnout، as job pathology. In addition، findings show that amongst PsyCap dimensions، hope has the most significant negative relationship with job burnout، which، according to its definition in POB literature، seems sensible.

In recent years، Fast pace improvement in knowledge and technology has changed the nature of roles in organizations and many jobs need high performance mental activity. Thus، subjective well-being and performance of employees are two broad subjects that affect the performance of the organization. In this survey، we examined how different cognitive emotion regulation strategy influence work-related subjective well-being and job performance. The questionnaires were distributed between 450 employees of one public organization in Iran. 340 questionnaires were returned and among them 220 questionnaires were valid. The results showed that adjusted strategies positively associated with employee subjective well-being and their work behavior، while unadjusted cognitive emotion regulation strategies affected employee subjective well-being negatively and no relationship was found between unadjusted cognitive emotion regulation and work behavior.

In this study first with the use of qualitative method، succession Planning success factors are Identified، then this factors are examined as a measurment model. The statistical society was managers and supervisors of Alpha holding Company and the sample was picked accidentally. Used tools for data gathering were litrature reviews، questionnaire and interviews. Validity and reliability of qualitative tool were evaluated with the use of triangulation، member checks and paired reviews methods and Contetnt validity of questionnaire was evaluated with the use of expert reviews Method. Reliability of questionnaire was done with a pretest of 28 people and the was approved. Extracted data among 171 questionnaires was based of examining the quanititative research hypotheses. Through exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling Tests، results showed that the seven factors including organizational structure، senior management support، systematic approach، policy، organizational culture، desire and motivation of people and trust can be introduced as the Succession planning success factors and with the use of them success of succession plans could be measured.

Human resources in each organization are the most valuable assets and they have a decisive role in effectiveness of that organization. Managers always strive for optimal utilization of these resources. On the other hand، without willingness of employees to cooperate voluntarily and spontaneously with the organization، it would not be able to increase effectiveness and improve its performance. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior with considering to the role of intervening variable (Empowerment of employees) in Bandar Imam Khomeini''s Petrochemical Company. Data for research gathered from a simple sample of 158 people with questioneries. Results indicated that all the scales of questioneries were considered to be reliabile (Cronbach،s alpha) and its validity in multiple uses in researches and reviewing with researchers and scientists was confirmed. The results of study showed، there is a significant positive relationship between transformational leadership and employee’s psychological and structural empowerment and organizational citizenship behaviors. Also effects of mediator variable in the relationship between transformational leadership and organizational citizenship behavior were approved significantly.

organizations increase organizational learning capability with the help of intellectual capital، thereby provide improvement of productivity. The aim of the study is to explanation the relationship between intellectual capital and labor productivity، whit the mediation of organizational learning. Previous studies rarely examined the relationship between intellectual capital and labor productivity. Moreover، most of the studies neglect the mediating effect of organizational learning in the relationship between intellectual capital and labor productivity. This study uses questionnair method to survey the relationships governing intellectual capital، organizational learning، and labor productivity. Results are based on Empirical data collected from Ministry of Science، Research and Technology. The finding of this study indicate that، the intellectual capital has a significant positive effect of on the labor productivity. Also، the resualts indicate that، in case of realizing the organizational learning as a mediating variable، it can have meaningful wffect on the relationship between intellectual capital and labor productivity.

According to this theory، the quality of the mentioned relationship determines the organizational desired outcomes such as organizational commitment. However، in previous studies، the mechanism of this theory in creativity is not so clear. Thus، this study defines the role of leaders in creating a culture of organizational learning and using normative approach to examine the relationship between communication quality leader - member، organizational commitment and organizational learning culture. The statistical population was Markazy province''s agricultural experts who were selected by convenient sampling methodology. The research instrument was a questionnaire that was designed to measure the model variables. Its validity was confirmed by a panel of experts. The Cronbach''s alpha coefficient was used to assess the reliability. Values ranged from 0. 75 to 0. 91 indicate satisfied reliability. Structural equation modeling was used for data processing. Research empirical results are threefold. First، leader - member exchanging quality shows significant effect on organizational learning culture. Second، there is a significant relation between the organizational learning culture and organizational commitment. Third، LMX quality has an indirect effect on organizational commitment through organizational learning culture. At the end of the paper considering research limitations، some Practical implications provided.

The purpose of this research is identifying and prioritizing the factors affecting public trust in government agencies in Tehran. For this purpose، 39 variables that affect public trust were extracted by reviewing the literature of the subject، after that they were used for preparing the questionnaire. Research methods are descriptive، exploratory، applied and field one. Because the questionnaire has been prepared according literature review and the experts'' corrective ideas has been applied and according to Cronbach’s alpha (0/925)، validity and reliability of the questionnaire is evaluated at the appropriate level. The questionnaire distributed among a sample of 303 of from the unlimited population according to statistical technique، which includes the clienteles of government agencies in Tehran. By using exploratory factor analysis and according to variance explained percent، the variables were classified in seven main factors which are respectively: Satisfaction with the performance and services، quality of services، clientele participation، social trust، official corruption، clientele awareness level and information.