Saeed Rajaeepour; Sima Agami; Susan Bahrami; Parisa Malekahmadi
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Introduction: Leadership is a process in which management seeks to motivate and communicate effectively, employee's organizational tasks of interest and a desire to encourage and facilitate organizational goals. Higher education plays an important role in the improvement and development of individual ...
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Introduction: Leadership is a process in which management seeks to motivate and communicate effectively, employee's organizational tasks of interest and a desire to encourage and facilitate organizational goals. Higher education plays an important role in the improvement and development of individual and social life of individuals. One of the paths to judge how effectives' university success and failure to achieving the objectives is the study morale of faculty members. This study sought to determine the relationship between the leadership styles of heads of departments and morale's faculty members in Isfahan University and Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: A descriptive correlation research method was utilized. The statistics include the total of university faculty members (491 people) and Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (594 people) in during 2009-2010 academic years were selected through proportionate stratified random sampling. Research tools include questionnaire based on the goal setting theory's House model (directive, supportive, participative ,achievement oriental) and morale' components (belongingness, rationality, identification) based on Getzels and Guba model questionnaire. The content and face validity using the validity and reliability through Cronbach's alpha coefficient. (r1 = 0.82) and (r2 = 0.89) was calculated. The research data was analyzed through SPSS18 single sample t-test, Pearson's correlation coefficient, multiple regression. Results: In Isfahan University directive, supportive, participative leadership styles, mean scores were higher than mean criteria and achievement oriental leadership mean scores were lower than mean criteria and morale' components (belongingness, rationality, identification) mean scores were higher than mean criteria. In Isfahan University of Medical Sciences participative leadership styles, mean scores were higher than mean criteria and directive, achievement oriental leadership styles mean scores were lower than mean criteria and morale' components (belongingness, rationality, identification) mean scores were higher than mean criteria. Correlation coefficient between scores on leadership styles and morale's faculty members in the Pvalue≤0.05 was significant. And multiple regression results also showed that the relationship between leadership styles with morale's faculty members is significant. Conclusion: Poor performance leadership led to increase crisis in the university. Training can be effective when people are with a strong spirit and strive to realize and achieve educational goals. Key words: Leadership; Morale; Universities
Susan Bahrami; Mahmod Keyvan Ara; Rezvan Ojaghi; Maryam Afshari
Volume 10, Issue 7 , December 2014, , Pages 1023-1033
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Introduction: Today's workforce is the most important competitive advantage for organizations. Therefore, university administrators should be aware of how to deal with the strategic and to learn effective use of the advantages. The aim of this study was to identify and understand the opinions of academic ...
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Introduction: Today's workforce is the most important competitive advantage for organizations. Therefore, university administrators should be aware of how to deal with the strategic and to learn effective use of the advantages. The aim of this study was to identify and understand the opinions of academic experts on strategic human resources management applications in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This research was a qualitative method of thematic analysis. Participants in this study were 14 academics experts who had experience or publications related to the topics of the research. Instrument of this study was interview and were stopped when reached saturation in the research and the main concepts were extracted from the interviews. Results: The results were arranged in six categories; experience of management problems, inefficient human resources practices, training, performance evaluation, Participation in decision-making and combination. Participants emphasized on the importance of strategic human resources management practices of the inefficiency of power without authority, lack of freedom, assignment of administrators, lack of strategic view and organizational culture, lack of training, lack of monitoring of learning and routine training, unrealistic and routine performance evaluation, advisory and personal decision-making, and organizational hierarchy, lack of flexible and immaterial rewards and emphasis on financial rewards. Conclusion: Strategic management of human resources by creating a macro perspective, provides pay attention to staff basic problems and caused utilization of organization from skilled, committed and motivated personnel to achieve sustainable competitive advantage. Keywords: Strategic Management; Human Resources; Managers
Saeed Rajaeepour; Susan Bahrami; Azam Kamali DolatAbadi; Ahmad Shabani
Volume 10, Issue 4 , November 2013, , Pages 619-626
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Introduction: Universities are the main institutions that create knowledge capital in the employees and can support the knowledge-based economy. The aim of the present study was to investigate the correlation between the degree of knowledge management constituents’ application and educational performance ...
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Introduction: Universities are the main institutions that create knowledge capital in the employees and can support the knowledge-based economy. The aim of the present study was to investigate the correlation between the degree of knowledge management constituents’ application and educational performance in faculty members at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: The type of research is descriptive, correlative. Statistical society includes all faculty members (643) and students (7,006) in the 2011-12. A sample size of faculty members (240) and students (1120) were selected through stratified random sampling. The measurement instrument included the research questionnaires of knowledge management and educational performance. The questionnaires' face & content validity were confirmed and their reliability calculated using Cronbach's alpha (r1=0.87, r2=0.92). Data analyzed in two descriptive and inferential levels. Results: The results of the study indicate that there was a significant multiple correlations between knowledge management and educational performance. Beta coefficients among strategic knowledge management and educational performance were significant and no autocorrelation existed and regression model were significant. Members' comments on relationship between knowledge management according to demographic characterizations were not the same but between educational performances there were significant difference. Conclusions: Knowledge management as a key tool for managing in the new century is systematic strategy and processes of define, access, transfer and application of knowledge by training organizations is that lead to innovation, competitiveness and productivity. Beside of problem solving, the decision making, strategic planning, and active learning deterioration prevent of intellectual assets and enhance the knowledge of educational organizations and increase their flexibility. Keywords: Knowledge Management; Performance Assessment; Faculty Members; Universities
Mahmoud Keyvanara; Ali Yazdekhasty; Susan Bahrami; Yousef Masodian
Volume 8, Issue 5 , November and December 2011
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Introduction: Much of activities in today's world are based on information and less time is dedicated to gain experience and knowledge. Therefore, different organizations compete based on their knowledge. In such a situation, knowledge management provides necessary tools to improve the performance of ...
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Introduction: Much of activities in today's world are based on information and less time is dedicated to gain experience and knowledge. Therefore, different organizations compete based on their knowledge. In such a situation, knowledge management provides necessary tools to improve the performance of human resources and creates competitive advantages. This paper sought to determine the relationship between the components of knowledge management and organizational intelligence in schools of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive, correlational study included the employees of different schools at Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (n= 380) during 2009-2010 from which 130 subjects were selected using stratified random sampling. Data was collected by a researcher-developed questionnaire and the Organizational Intelligence Survey provided by Karl Albrecht. Both face and content validity were assessed to determine the validity of the questionnaire. In addition, reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient (r1 = 0.86; r2 = 0.92). Data was analyzed using SPSS16 at two levels of descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Knowledge management and organizational intelligence levels were less than the average level. A significant correlation was found between scores of knowledge management and organizational intelligence components. Moreover, the mean difference of components of knowledge management and organizational intelligence based on demographic characteristics was significant at a level of P ≤ 0.05. Conclusion: Organizational intelligence among the schools of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences would be improved by means of application of up-to-date knowledge, distribution, exchange and sharing knowledge, and awareness of environmental factors. Keywords: Knowledge Management; Intelligence; Faculty.
Sayed Mehran Harirchian; Mohammad Hosein Yarmohammadian; Susan Bahrami; Mahnaz Bahadorani
Volume 7, Issue 3 , September 2010
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Introduction: Web-Based education; study of knowledge, attitude and practice of faculty members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.Methods: For this descriptive– survey, in 2008 all faculty members of all university departments of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (706 people) as the study ...
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Introduction: Web-Based education; study of knowledge, attitude and practice of faculty members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.Methods: For this descriptive– survey, in 2008 all faculty members of all university departments of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences (706 people) as the study population were studied. Stratify random sampling was performed to determine 210 persons. The data collection tool was made by the researcher and its validity and reliability were proofed using content validity and Cronbach's alpha Coefficient (r = 0.92) respectively. Data were analyzed using statistical indicators such as mean, variance, standard deviation, t-test and Tukey test via SPSS software.Results: Research findings showed that the mean score of knowledge, attitude and performance of faculty members is higher than average. The members with master's and PhD degree had less knowledge than post doctorate members. The knowledge of members with 5 years services higher than the members with 10-20 years services. The knowledge of members with 5-10 years services higher than the members over 20 years services. The men faculty members had better attitude toward women and the assistant professors had better attitude toward associate professors in web– based education. The attitudes of PhD and post doctorate are better than members with master's degree. The associate professors attitudes had better than lecture members. The performance of members with PhD and post doctorate degree had better than members with master's degree. The performance of associate members had better than the master's degree. The members with less than 5 years services in compare with 10-20 years services had better.Conclusion: Progress of science and technology in the era of attention to the importance of e-Learning is a remarkable and organizations for their survival variable environmental conditions must be compatible. Development Network World Wide Web, higher education institutions also need to network facilities used in teaching and faculty members of these institutions of knowledge and skills needed for using technology in education and development of higher education are entitled.Keywords: Programmed Instruction; Awareness; Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Universities.
