Alireza Mooghali; Seyed Reza Seyedjavadin; Seyed Ali Akbar Ahmadi; Azadeh Alavi
Volume 10, Issue 2 , July 2013
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Introduction: Nowadays, organizations have resorted to various techniques and strategies to institutionalize ethic according to which the organizational members behave. Hence, by focusing on Islamic ethics and culture governing organizations, the present study was an attempt to investigate the importance ...
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Introduction: Nowadays, organizations have resorted to various techniques and strategies to institutionalize ethic according to which the organizational members behave. Hence, by focusing on Islamic ethics and culture governing organizations, the present study was an attempt to investigate the importance of work ethics in organizations and its outcomes in Iran, taking into account the organizational citizenship behavior and the impact of job values. Methods: 239 out of 8282 employees of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences who all hold at least a bachelor’s degree were selected. The participants were selected using cluster stratified random sampling method. They were given three questionnaires; however, only 198 (83%) were returned. The required data for this practical field study were collected through the documents, papers or theses existed in libraries, or online in valid scientific databases. Cronbach's alpha coefficient and factor analysis were used to assess the validity and reliability of the questionnaires, respectively. Results: The highest correlation coefficient among the variables was between the organizational citizenship behavior and job values. Furthermore, among all the variables, only two (perseverance or efficiency at work, and healthy relationship) had a direct, indirect and general impact on citizenship behavior. The amount of general impact was higher than the other two. Moreover, job values affect citizenship behavior directly. Conclusion: Islamic work ethics significantly affects employees’ viewpoint and made them behave appropriately in an organization. Furthermore, the values of each individual or the whole group in working atmosphere were in line with the increased social attention to humane and ethical values, i.e. considering job values, Islamic work ethics affect organizational citizenship behavior. Keywords: Islamic Work Ethics; Organizational Citizenship Behavior; Job Value
Sayed Aliakbar Ahmadi; Azade Alavi; Ali Safdarian
Volume 7, Issue 3 , September 2010
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Introduction: One of the reasons for the maintenance of each organization to increase its productivity is having the consistency in values and beliefs and its overall organizational culture. Therefore, for any organization that seeks to achieve some kind of advantage, it must be ensured to the existing ...
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Introduction: One of the reasons for the maintenance of each organization to increase its productivity is having the consistency in values and beliefs and its overall organizational culture. Therefore, for any organization that seeks to achieve some kind of advantage, it must be ensured to the existing organizational culture and also, attention to practical solutions for creating coherence in its as main priorities should be paid. The purpose of this study was survey on the components of organizational culture at the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.Methods: This was a descriptive survey in which library methods such as books and scientific journals were used for literature review to achieve the information. Researcher-made questionnaire was used to collect data. Formal validity of questionnaire was confirmed by the number of professors and experts, and its reliability by using Cronbach's alpha coefficient was calculated to be equal 80 and 90% for existing and optimum conditions, respectively. The study was included 1670 people of all headquarters staff, deputies, and faculty members of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The questionnaire was distributed among 160 people; using simple random sampling. The inferential statistical methods were used for analysis and testing hypotheses.Results: There was a significant difference between the existing and desired organizational culture elements.Conclusion: Findings showed that the situation of organizational culture at the university requires review and reform and has significant difference with desirable status.Keywords: Culture; Universities; Organization and Administration.
