Designing and Testing the Organizational Pessimism Pattern by Ethnography Approach(Case Study: Esfahan Province Electricity Distribution Companies)

In current age,one of the serious challenges facing managers is the organizational pessimism phenomenon and considered by many organizations. The purpose of this research is to identify the effective factors , consequences and design the native pattern of organizational pessimism in the companies studied. This research is in terms of purpose, is developmental and in terms of nature is scrolling. The method of research is done in two sections, quality and quantity .In the qualitative section, using the ethnographic method, the causative factors and the consequences of organizational pessimism, the identification and analysis of the data through the thematic analysis and the design of the conceptual model was carried out. In the quantitative part and using the abstract ladder, the research questionnaire was adjusted the effect of each of the variables identified in the qualitative section was tested. The statistical population of the research is the personnel of the electricity distribution companies in the province of Isfahan. For sampling according to the Cochran formula, 360 individuals were selected .. The validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by using structural equation model and reliability by Cronbach's alpha.. The results show that individual, group, organizational and environmental factors affect organizational pessimism .