Dimensions of Organizational Intelligence in Iranian Universities an Information Processing Perspective

Organizational Intelligence and Business Intelligence shape the organizational rules and resources. The information processing capability of the organization as a main factor of Organizational intelligence is influenced and guided by pre existing rules and resources. Structures act as information filtering mechanisms that process the information consistent with the current organizational schemas. Also, the people who control the resources strongly influence the information processing capability of the organizations and this capability is determined by top management who are a group of people steering the organization. This paper discusses the perceptions of organizational intelligence and its dimensions in Iranian Universities, taking into account several dimensions and components. As the main objective of this research is to outline the Dimensions and Components of Organizational Intelligence in Universities so an expert panel opinions was used and a conceptual model proposed. In order to assess the ability of the organization for the learning process and its intelligence coefficient, a conceptual model was proposedand tested. This model consists of eight Dimensions which must be monitored which are: structural, cultural, strategic, communicational, informational, functional, behavioral, and environmental dimensions. Each dimension consists of some components (36 components). So based on these dimensions and components, Organizational Intelligence profile of university can be calculated.