Explaining Role of Organizational Intelligence in Organizational Effectiveness by Investigating Mediating Role of Organizational Learning (Staffs in Sports and Youth Departments in South Khorasan)

The purpose of this work was to explain the role of organizational intelligence and organizational effectiveness by examining the mediating role of organizational learning among the staff of the sport and youth departments in South Khorasan. The method used in this research work was descriptive, and its design was a correlation type that was done by the field method. The statistical population of this work included all employees of the youth and sport departments in South Khorasan (190 people). 123 of them were selected as sample by the available sampling method. For data gathering, after confirming the validity and reliability, the three questionnaires organizational intelligence Albrecht (2002), organizational effectiveness of Hamidi (2003), and Chiva organizational learning (2005) were used. To analyze the data, descriptive statistics and structural equation modeling were used. The results obtained showed that organizational intelligence had a direct and significant effect on the organizational learning. Organizational learning also had a direct and significant effect on the organizational effectiveness. It was also observed that organizational intelligence had a direct and significant effect on the organizational effectiveness. Finally, the results indicated the indirect and significant effect of organizational intelligence on the organizational effectiveness through organizational learning. The findings of this research work indicated that the role of organizational learning as an intermediary in promoting organizational effectiveness was important. Therefore, while strengthening the organizational intelligence and organizational learning, it is possible to develop the effectiveness and subsequently the ability of the sports and youth departments to respond to the sporting needs of the community. Therefore, organizational intelligence, on one hand, independently improves organizational effectiveness, and, on the other hand, results from organizational learning.