فصلنامه مدیریت دولتی
پیاپی 12 (زمستان 1391)

This research was about the modification of work alienation of personnel at the payame Noor University. In order to measure the work alienation، this study has used Siman’s model. Beside، the analysis of profile test has used for comparing the experimental and control groups from the viewpoint of work alienation and its three dimensions and ultimately testing hypothesis. Research was carried out، according to the purpose، an applied research and in terms of how data gathering، is considered an experimental research that needs the active presence of the researcher. Findings and research results show that the mean linear combination of work alienation’s three dimensions mean in the experimental and control groups at the scores of pretest، posttest and follow- up have significant difference together. As a result، it means that implemented programs (treatment) about modification of work alienation have been affective in the selected center (Khoy Payame Noor University) and research hypothesis has been confirmed.

Intraorganizational units play a critical role in KM processes of acquiring، creating، exchanging، and utilizing knowledge assets. While much attention has been directed to effective knowledge strategies forsupporting organizational KM processes، there is a lack of insightful research on knowledge strategy and its implementation at the work-unit level. This study examines two types of work unit knowledge processing styles (codification g styles (codification and personalization) and explores the re relationship between the critical determinants (task، organization culture، and technology) and knowledge processing styl es. the results showed that information technology and task analyzability were significantly associated with codification، whereas autonomy and task interdependence were strongly related to personalization. interestingly، task variety and solidarity were not associated with any KP styles. The findings from this study suggest that the unit’s organizational variables should harmonize appropriately with its knowledge processing styles. This research is functional as the view point of purpose and it is descriptive and measurable in the point of method.

Religion is one of the most important factors which shape the values and beliefs of many people in different societies، and has indisputable effects on human behavior. These effects are present in organizational work environments، as well. In this paper، direct and indirect effects of religiosity on one of the most important dimensions of organizational behavior، namely organizational citizenship behavior، has been investigated. For this purpose، job satisfaction، organizational commitment and positive affect were identified as mediator variables and were also investigated. Conducting structural equation modeling on a sample data of 124 questionnaires gathered from managers of communication and telecommunication sector in Tabriz town، revealed that there is no positive impact of religiosity on OCB; However religiosity showed to have a positive effect on job satisfaction، organizational commitment and positive affect. On the other hand، a positive effect of organizational commitment on organizational citizenship behavior was also concluded. As a result، though religiosity has no direct effect on organizational citizenship behavior، it has an indirect effect on organizational citizenship behavior through organizational commitment.

This research aimed to investigate the learning organization characteristics in environmental non-governmental organizations (ENGOs) in Tehran city using the Watkins and Marsick’s seven dimensional learning organization model. The research method was descriptive- correlation and used survey method. The population consisted of all active members on ENGOs in Tehran city. Using Bartlett’s (2011) table 94 members were selected as samples. Data were collected using Watkins and Marsick’s Dimension of Learning Organization Questionnaire (DLOQ). The results showed that، the ENGOs are learning organizations. Among the seven learning organization dimensions، the inquiry and dialogue was in the first rank and creation and sharing learning system was in the last rank. The results of compare means showed that there were no differences between males and females regarding the different learning levels (individual، group and organizational)، but there were differences between members with related and non-related courses with environment in all three learning levels.

Identifying motivation factors is one of the best ways to release faculty’s energies toward active participation in research and educational affairs. In this regard، an applied research based on survey strategy conducted using 453 sample sizes from formal and visiting faculty members of Payam-e-Noor as a distance education university. By literature review and some interviews with educational experts، a forty-eight item questionnaire was developed and sent to faculty members. In one hand، Confirmatory factor analysis showed that firstly it can cast 48 items in 10 factors، namely: identity، promotion and advancement، responsibility، participation، communication، security and welfare، rewards، work conditions، policy and procedure، and quantity and quality of students. Secondly، these 10 factors are explained well by two-dimensional motivation construct: intrinsic and extrinsic. At the other hand، mean test results indicated that promotion and advancement is the most important factor in faculty members’ motivation. In addition، faculty members in current state have high satisfaction with identity factor. The major theoretical contribution of this research is that intrinsic factors have important role in faculty members’ motivation.

The purpose of present study is to identify the relationship between knowledge leadership with Intellectual Capital Management at the Bu-Ali Sina University of Hamedan in academic year of 1391-92. The research method is descriptive - correlational. Statistical population included all staff (non-faculty employees) of the number was 313 people and Sample size of 171 subjects was determined based on the Cochran formula. Sampling method was done using proportional stratified random sampling. Data collected were used from the tow questionnaires with items: knowledge leadership questionnaire of Viitala (2004) and Intellectual Capital Management questionnaire of Bontis (2001)، Pike et al (2002). For appointment of questionnaires validity of the method content-related validity and to assess scale the reliability of the questionnaires، Cronbach''s Alpha coefficient was used. Reliability coefficient was calculated for the questionnaires of knowledge leadership and Intellectual Capital Management، was estimated 0/93 and 0/92 respectively. Results representative that is the level of knowledge leadership and Intellectual Capital Management، is above average surface. Pearson correlation coefficient revealed there is a significant positive relationship between knowledge leadership and Intellectual Capital Management. The results of multiple regression analysis indicated that the components of knowledge leadership، Factor of supporting the learning process of individual and group have highest impact in prediction Intellectual Capital Management.

Bureaucracy is became dominant Structure of government، however، language of government is largely became by language of bureaucracy. Many of the problems of public administration are to be traced to، and found in، the language of bureaucracy. This thesis examines the nature of language of government in three decades of Islamic Revolution of Iran and designs efficient pattern of language of government for fourth decade. Methodology was used by Fairclaugh and Van Disk’s critical discourse analysis approaches for studying current situation and Delphi method for designing efficient pattern of language of government. Population is included speeches of public administrators that publish in newspapers. Selected sample was 28 texts in Jomhori Eslami newspaper that theoretical saturation was basis for sampling method and was used theoretic sampling in first step and snowball sampling in second step in Delphi method. Results of study indicates that nature of language of government in three decades of Islamic Revolution of Iran (current situation) is closed to bureaucratic language and efficient pattern of language of government (desirable situation) should move toward to post bureaucratic language; which is honest، nation building، participative، accountable، veneration of citizens، attention to public interests، justice oriented، transparent and ethic oriented language.

By taking into account a distributed leadership perspective, the current paper examines the impact of distributed leadership on teachers’ organizational commitment and job satisfaction with regards to the meditating role of sense of efficacy of teachers. Research method was descriptive – correlation (especially regression and SEM) and Middle schools teachers of Tehran was the research population from which 160 teachers (male) were selected based on cluster sampling method. Data was collected through four standard questionnaires. The findings show that distributed leadership predicts teachers’ efficacy, satisfaction and commitment and its impact on commitment was higher than the other variables. Distributed leadership has an indirect impact on job satisfaction. Demographic variables predict commitment of teachers higher than job satisfaction as well. Results show that none of demographic variables can’t predict teachers’ efficacy. Finally, teachers’ efficacy has a direct and significant impact on organizational commitment and job satisfaction.