Organizational Behaviour

An attempt is made to provide a deconstruction of the theoretical underpinnings of performance management and development within the context of modern public sector organisations. The article provides a discussion on the concept of an employee management and development system (EPMS), as well as the key steps in the employee performance management and development process. The article further discusses the various techniques used in the modern public sector organisations.

The aim of this research is to study the effect of using information technology on the transferring explicit knowledge and empowering the employees of Oil Company in Ardabil province. This study is a field research and is based on applied, descriptive methods. The subjects of this study are 420 staff of the oil company in Ardebil province that 201 of them are included in the statistical sample selected by using random and stratified sampling method. In this study, the questionnaires of applying information technology, organizational empowering and transferring the explicit knowledge is used .The questionnaire is a researcher- made one. The data was analyzed using the software spss16 and to explore the relationship among the data and the degree of relationship, the test of regression and correlation coefficient were used. Generally the results show that there is meaningful relationship between applying information technology and empowering the employees and also between the use of information technology and transferring explicit knowledge.

The main purpose of this study is analysis of the correlation between organizational justice and organizational commitment. This study also analyzes the correlation between organizational justice components as encompassed by three specific forms of justice perceptions; distributive justice, procedural justice, and interactional justice with organizational commitment. Statistical population includes employees of Mellat Bank supervisory branch in Tehran borough 5 with B. A. and M. A. degrees. The quantity of statistical population is 112. Data collection tool is questionnaire. Collected data were analyzed by and Pearson correlation test and Friedman test by SPSS software. Findings indicated significant relationships between organizational justice and organizational commitment. Correlation analysis for the three components of organizational justice showed that three components of organizational justice had relations with organizational commitment.

The present study intends to review the previous researches carried out on the field of knowledge strategy codification and investigate the influence of intellectual capital on the knowledge strategy codification in Islamic Republic of Iran’s oil industry. The primary objective of this study is to analysis the impact of intellectual capital on codifying knowledge strategy in oil industry. This study is categorized as an applied one and has been carried out through the descriptive method of research, and the method used for employing variables is a combination of quantitative (descriptive – survey) and qualitative (content analysis) methods of research. Moreover, for the exploratory factor analysis of the intellectual capital indicators and knowledge strategy and to assess the validity of the questionnaire, the exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis techniques and KMO indices have been used, to determine the reliability of the questionnaire, the technique of Cranach’s alpha has been applied, and to discover whether the hypotheses are void or confirmed, inferential statistics been employed. To examine the hypotheses, correlation coefficients have been used, and to assign rank orders to variables, Friedman test has been applied.The result of the study reveals that there is a positive and meaningful relationship between intellectual capital and knowledge strategy. Another finding of the study is that human is the significant factor in intellectual capital, and knowledge development plays the most crucial role in knowledge strategy.

A properly formed strategy in an organization helps determine the appropriate courses of action for achieving organizational objectives and purpose by performing a series of steps in sequential order (Thompson, Gamble, and Strickland, 2006). Despite this, various organizations are meeting challenges in their environments of operation leading them to restrategise their business operations. Compton (2004) points out challenges that are not limited to increased business complexity, changing customer’s preferences, technological changes and CSR expectation of the customers. As a result of this, it becomes a challenge for businesses, including the Sugar Manufacturing Firms (SMFs) to attain productivity and at the same time maintain performance levels that are suitable.

Organizational performance in the motor industry has become a major focus of managers due to the stiff competition witnessed in the industry and technology which is changing so rapidly. With this in mind, the issue of competitive strategies of the motor industry has become paramount and organisations are preparing for stiff competition from existing competitors as well as new entrants within the industry. To achieve this objective, these organisations need strategies that are competitive, sound and outstanding to gain a competitive edge and enhance their organisational performance. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of competitive strategies on organizational performance at Scania East Africa Limited which is in the motor industry, specifically retail and distribution of the heavy commercial vehicles. Four specific objectives formed the basis of study and these were: to examine the effect of differentiation strategy, pricing strategy, focus strategy and innovation strategy on the organizational performance at Scania East Africa Limited. The theoretical framework included theories such as, stakeholder theory, Resource based view theory and competitive advantage theory. The target population consisted of 144 employees of Scania East Africa Limited. However, the respondents were sampled. Quantitative research design was adopted for the study. The sample size of the study was 43 which was calculated by using 30% of the total population. A modified Likert scale questionnaire was developed and divided into four parts. A pilot study was carried out to refine the instrument. The quality and consistency of the study was further assessed using Cronbach's alpha. Data analysis was performed on a PC computer using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS Version 23) for Windows 10 computer. Analysis was done using frequency counts, percentages, means and standard deviation, regression, correlation and the information generated was presented in form of tables. The stepwise multiple regression analysis revealed that the competitive strategies namely; differentiation strategy, pricing strategy, focus strategy and innovation strategy explained statistically significant portion of the variance associated with the extent of organizational performance. The stepwise multiple regressions indicated that among the factors influencing organizational performance at Scania East Africa Limited, the variables had more effects on improving organizational performance. This result was an emphasis on the role of differentiation strategy, pricing strategy, focus strategy and innovation strategy and explained statistically significant portion of the variance associated with the extent of organizational performance of Scania East Africa Limited. The study recommended the following: That differentiation should be derived from customer experience in other words the customer’s suggestions should be central in designing products that meets the customer’s needs; that the company should continuously use cheaper quality raw materials and skilled labour to create value for the shareholders; that the company should continuously focus on its core business activities: that innovation should be at the centre of all operational activities. Pricing strategy, Innovation strategy and focus strategy also had statistically significant effect on organisational performance at Scania East Africa Limited therefore contributing positively to organisational performance of the company

Companies are always looking for using novice methods and tools as the competitive advantages to achieve their goals, growth and profitability in the complex areas of markets. Human resources are the most important resource of any organization that has a significant impact on the company's plans. This article aims to examine the role of the role of creativity, integrity, innovation, professionalism and ethics in human resources given the process of globalization and the constant changes in the environment of the organization, the characteristics of the organization and an innovative and creative person is expressed and finally its effects in creating competitive advantage and the realization of success and profitability of insurance companies is taken into consideration. Therefore, this article reviews the insurance company in Zahedan, with an emphasis on human relations marketing, as well as surveys the impact of human resource characteristics on sales, customer loyalty and ultimately profitability.

Organisations within the global mining industry strive to remain competitive and therefore change process should be a regular daily activity. The key driving force behind the change management process was identified in this research as the desire to curtail operating costs by using a technology-driven approach in the Security Department of a particular South African mining company. The purpose of the research is to investigate both the impact of the change process on employees as well as to determine sources of resistance with a proposed outcome to ensure that change processes and strong change management structures are in place that will model change champions without significant resistance.

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between organizational commitment and personal qualities of staff of Imam Khomeini Hospital Islamabadgharb, was performed. Types of research according to purpose, applicability, and the nature and methods, descriptive. Population, all staff of Imam Khomeini Hospital of Islamabadgharb, 140 persons, of which, according to the formula for calculating sample size of farmers and Morgan (1970 ), 103, as the sample was selected. The measurement tool is the questionnaire, the Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.846, proven reliability, and validity of, according to experts, has been approved. To analyze the results, the test t, for independent samples, and ANOVA, and univariate linear regression to evaluate the hypotheses used. The results of the analysis results show that, significant relationship between organizational commitment and age, gender, and educational level do not exist only between organizational commitment and service experience, a significant correlation is observed.

One of the progress important channels in organization productivity improving is. Human resource productivity, the driving force of progress and development organization. This study is to explain some of the ways to improve productivity, the institutional methodology is used, and emphasized that the path to improved productivity, the institutional reform passes. Institutionalism view that, based on the belief that these institutions are, the worldview of people to determine, therefore, ideals and goals of each individual, strongly influenced by institutions that influences the direct and their indirect , has grown. The study acknowledges that a number of factors, the productivity of human resources effective, the main efficient institutions, to improve productivity, the reform of the institutions are: The educational institution: as a way to solve nodes work, the reward: to motivate to do useful work, and the generator and regulations: as an official body may, construction and improvement work in other institutions, to formally recognize forgive documented.