Razieh Mansournia; Mahmoud Safari; Masoumeh Oladian
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting organizational agility in Farhangian University. Methodology: Research method in terms of purpose, applied; It was qualitative in terms of data type. The statistical population of the study included university officials and senior deputies ...
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting organizational agility in Farhangian University. Methodology: Research method in terms of purpose, applied; It was qualitative in terms of data type. The statistical population of the study included university officials and senior deputies and faculty members who were selected as the sample size by purposive sampling method and saturation principle of 17 people. Data collection was performed by library method, semi-structured interview in which the experts confirmed the validity of the interview, the reliability of which was determined by the reliability method between the two coders which showed the reliability and validity of the interview. In this study, in order to analyze the data, the results of the interview were encoded using MAX3DA software Findings: The results of qualitative content analysis of interviews showed that the factors affecting agility in the university also include: organizational factors (structure, delegation, organizational culture); Strategic factors (quality improvement, educational and research policies, technology development); There were human factors (managers, staff, faculty members. Conclusion: In this study, the factors affecting organizational agility were also mentioned. These factors included organizational factors, strategic factors and human factors. Organizational factors focus on the structure of the organization, the degree of delegation and organizational culture, which included the structure of the degree of formality, complexity and focus of the organization and determined the structure of Farhangian University.
zahra nazarian; zahra nazarian
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Abstract Entrepreneurship is considered as a major element in organization which undoubtedly plays a significant role inits improvement and success. In this regard, thepresent research aimed at investigating the relationship betweenorganizationalfactors – such as flexible structure, ...
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Abstract Entrepreneurship is considered as a major element in organization which undoubtedly plays a significant role inits improvement and success. In this regard, thepresent research aimed at investigating the relationship betweenorganizationalfactors – such as flexible structure, effective organizational climate, and supportive culture stimulating innovation- and employees’ individual ability and motivation. The study possesses a descriptive correlational survey design and participants were the whole staff of the Ministry of Education in Gillan. Results of the survey on 402 questionnaires obtained show that: There is a meaningful relationship between organizational factors and employees’ abilities as well astheir motivations. On the contrary,no relationship do exist between demographic factors and individual motivation of employees towards entrepreneurship.