Zahra Bagheri; Seyed Javad Hosseininezhad; Nasser Safaie
Volume 2, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 116-127
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Purpose: This study aims to implement and change the administrative system using conventional methods and build a strategic transformation model for universities.Methodology: The present research method is qualitative. By examining the organization's strategic plan, identifying the effective indicators, ...
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Purpose: This study aims to implement and change the administrative system using conventional methods and build a strategic transformation model for universities.Methodology: The present research method is qualitative. By examining the organization's strategic plan, identifying the effective indicators, and ranking the components based on a multi-criteria decision-making method, TOPSIS, the final transformation model has been prepared using the interpretive structure model (ISM). Findings: By studying the strategic planning developed for the organization, the main components were determined, and using the ISM technique, the main components of levelling. Finally, the transformation model was considered at four levels. Finally, it was observed that knowledge management is at level 1 and affects other barriers. Also, the environment of change, competitors, and effective communication with the industry are influenced by different factors and do not affect other factors.Originality/value: Traditional management and leadership methods lack effectiveness in today's changing and dynamic conditions. Considering that university administrators are the primary decision-makers, paying attention to their managerial capabilities significantly impacts the success of the country's higher education system.
Majid Feyz Arefi; Maryam Hafezian
Volume 4, Issue 2 , September 2023, , Pages 117-136
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Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate Islamic banking risk management based on IFSB guidelines in one of the state-owned banks in North Khorasan province.Methodology: The study is a descriptive survey, and the statistical population included branch employees, employees, and managers of different management ...
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Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate Islamic banking risk management based on IFSB guidelines in one of the state-owned banks in North Khorasan province.Methodology: The study is a descriptive survey, and the statistical population included branch employees, employees, and managers of different management departments of the bank. Sampling was random; the data collection tool was a questionnaire filled by 35 participants. The questionnaire used in this study is a translation of the questionnaire presented by Rosman and Abdul Rahman [30] based on the principles of the IFSB guide in 2015, the validity of which was confirmed by experts. Some editing points were applied, and its reliability was confirmed by 25 experts, with alpha Cronbach at 0.76. Descriptive statistics and Kolmogorov-Smirnov, binomial, and Friedman tests were used to analyze the data.Findings: The results showed that 9 out of 42 components of risk management are not in good condition, including two components of investment risk management, four of market risk management, one of liquidity risk management, and two of business risk management shift.Originality/Value: The study showed weaknesses and opportunities for improvement in market risk management, investment risk management, business transfer risk management, and liquidity risk management, respectively.
Toktam Sadat Hedayati
Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2020, , Pages 126-139
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Purpose: Nowadays firms are successful in making a profit in the satisfaction of our customers in target markets further efforts. Given these facts, consumers will choose goods and services more consistent with their needs and expectations. Customer satisfaction is a crucial topic in today's competitive ...
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Purpose: Nowadays firms are successful in making a profit in the satisfaction of our customers in target markets further efforts. Given these facts, consumers will choose goods and services more consistent with their needs and expectations. Customer satisfaction is a crucial topic in today's competitive world that could provide a boost. In this regard, it is essential to consider what may be effective in increasing customer satisfaction. Methodology: The study will discuss the relationship between influential factors and customers' satisfaction with dairy products in Golestan Pegah Company. Based on the literature review, features, opinion leaders' dairy industry, and offers, a model was presented, and data were collected through questionnaires. A sample size of 650 subjects was randomly selected among customers from Golestan Pegah company, and then analyze the data collected from the questionnaires was done in surface descriptive and inferential statistics using software Spss16 and also confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and path analysis using software Lisrel 8.8. Findings: The results showed that customer satisfaction is affected by two factors: product quality and service quality; that is, creating high-quality products and services leads to customer satisfaction. Originality/Value: In this study, we tried to identify and categorize the factors affecting customer satisfaction with buying dairy products to determine and prioritize each factor using customer feedback. It helps Pegah and other companies producing similar products to consider the most critical factors in increasing customer satisfaction.
Hamed Nozari; Javid Ghahremani-Nahr,
Volume 2, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 128-136
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Purpose: In recent years, with the growth of sustainable development and textual tools on information technology, supply chain agility has become a powerful tool to compete in the business environment. In such an environment, stakeholders expect digital developments and efficient tools to play a role ...
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Purpose: In recent years, with the growth of sustainable development and textual tools on information technology, supply chain agility has become a powerful tool to compete in the business environment. In such an environment, stakeholders expect digital developments and efficient tools to play a role in these supply chain developments. Therefore, this tool, namely the Internet, can play a crucial role in agility, accelerate supply chain activity, and create value in the organization. Given the importance of the supply chain and its prominent role as a core in industrial activities, this study aims to provide a framework for implementing an agile supply chain based on big data from the Internet of Things.Methodology: This research is of developmental and applied type and has been done qualitatively. In this study, the components affecting supply chain agility are identified based on big data from the Internet of Things, and the conceptual framework of agile supply chain is presented.Findings: The results provide a framework that intelligently identifies the agility needs of the organization and strives to achieve them, thus creating a more competitive advantage for the company, increasing customer satisfaction, and expanding the organization's market share.Originality/Value: This framework can be a practical guide to implementing an agile and clean supply chain based on big data.
Ali Haji Gholam Saryazdi
Volume 3, Issue 2 , September 2022, , Pages 130-149
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Purpose: Given the increasing demand for dairy products and price fluctuations in the market in Iran, factories are looking for the proper resource allocation method to produce each dairy product. Therefore, in this paper, by using the system dynamics approach, we analyze the dynamics of production and ...
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Purpose: Given the increasing demand for dairy products and price fluctuations in the market in Iran, factories are looking for the proper resource allocation method to produce each dairy product. Therefore, in this paper, by using the system dynamics approach, we analyze the dynamics of production and allocation of resources in a dairy factory.Methodology: Using the system dynamics approach, we analyze the dynamics of production and allocation of resources in a dairy factory.Findings: The results showed that among the variables affecting production and allocation in the dairy processing plant, the price variable is one of the most influential and essential policy variables. On the other hand, two price and fixed allocation methods were identified for input sources (raw milk) and production capacity. The modelling results showed that price-based methods are more efficient than other methods. In fixed allocation methods - allocation capacity and price allocation - allocation capacity, the amount of production is more than in fixed allocation methods - price capacity and price allocation - price capacity, but the income of products and total factory income is less due to price reduction. In addition, because of the benefits of powdered milk, the factory is moving towards more production than cheese.Originality/Value: This study uses a system dynamics approach to design an allocation model and explain the effects of different policies in the dairy industry.
Mehdi Ajalli; Mohammad Mahdi Mozaffari; Mina Akbari Ghalee Jough
Volume 2, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 137-152
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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effect of total quality management and entrepreneurship on the organizational performance of Iran Paint Company using a descriptive correlation method.Methodology: The study's statistical population was 200 employees of Iran Paint Company, 132 selected by ...
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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effect of total quality management and entrepreneurship on the organizational performance of Iran Paint Company using a descriptive correlation method.Methodology: The study's statistical population was 200 employees of Iran Paint Company, 132 selected by simple random sampling. For data collection, three questionnaires, Moghimi Inclusive Quality Management (2009), Antoncic and Hisrich Entrepreneurship (2003), and Carabulot Organizational Performance Questionnaire (2015), were used. Their reliability through Cronbach's alpha coefficient was 0.86 and 0.82, respectively. And 0.89 was obtained. A structural equation model test was used to analyze the data using SPLS software.Findings: The results showed that total quality management and entrepreneurship have a positive and significant effect on the organizational performance of Iran Paint Company. The results also showed that entrepreneurship positively and significantly affects organizational performance. Finally, the results show the impact of total quality management on organizational performance with the role of entrepreneurial mediator.Originality/Value: In total quality management and entrepreneurship, organizations that care about these variables perform better in achieving high levels of growth and development.
Sayyed Mohammad Reza Davoodi; Mehdi Papahn Shoushtari; Rasoul Bahalou Houreh; Hamid Reza Rezaei
Volume 4, Issue 2 , September 2023, , Pages 137-157
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Purpose: In supply chain management, decision-making for supplier selection is a key issue that has become a strategic goal for organizations in recent years. The problem of supplier selection due to the multiplicity and variety of qualitative and quantitative indicators is a multi-attribute decision-making ...
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Purpose: In supply chain management, decision-making for supplier selection is a key issue that has become a strategic goal for organizations in recent years. The problem of supplier selection due to the multiplicity and variety of qualitative and quantitative indicators is a multi-attribute decision-making problem. The present study aims to explain and prioritize the indices of supplier assessment with a meta-synthesis approach.Methodology: In this article, the most effective evaluation indicators of suppliers are examined. The research started by reviewing 467 titles of articles and then evaluating them. Two hundred eighty-two articles were selected using the meta-synthesis approach. By analyzing them, supplier evaluation indicators were classified into 5 dimensions, 19 sub-dimensions, and 112 components, and their effect coefficient was determined using the Shannon entropy method.Findings: The results showed that price, quality, on-time delivery, revenue, organizational structure, human resource management, energy management, environmental management, customer orientation, and green management indices are the most effective indicators in evaluating suppliers.Originality/Value: Supplier selection and evaluation are imperative in creating an effective supply chain. The production process has changed from producing most products to outsourcing major accessories. Suppliers have a key role to play in creating a product. The manufacturer must be careful when choosing a supplier. Therefore, identification, evaluation, and selection of suppliers are imperative. The results showed that companies can gain a significant competitive advantage by identifying and evaluating the indicators of supply chain suppliers.
Seyed Reza Seyed Nezhad Fahim; Samaneh Zamani
Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2020, , Pages 140-156
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Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the role and impact of audited quality indicators on the amount of audited earnings corrections. Methodology: Three indicators, auditor tenure, auditor size, and auditor fees, were used to measure the audit quality. Research hypotheses based on collected data from ...
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Purpose: This paper aims to investigate the role and impact of audited quality indicators on the amount of audited earnings corrections. Methodology: Three indicators, auditor tenure, auditor size, and auditor fees, were used to measure the audit quality. Research hypotheses based on collected data from 128 companies accepted in the Tehran Stock Exchange from 2013 to 2018 were tested using combined regression analysis. Findings: The test results showed a significant positive relationship between auditor tenure and auditor industry specialization with audit adjustments to earnings, but there is a negative and meaningless relationship between auditor fees, auditor size, and auditor rate with audit adjustments to earnings. To further analyze, the effect of audit quality on the downward audit adjustments to earnings was also examined. Evidence indicates a significant positive relationship between auditor tenure and auditor industry specialization with downward audit adjustments to earnings and a significant negative relationship between auditor size and auditor rate with downward audit adjustments to earnings. Originality/Value: In this research, five indicators of auditor tenure, auditor size, auditor rank, auditor specialization in industry, and auditor fee were used as criteria for audit quality.
Afshin Ghasemi; MohammadTaghi Isaai; Reza Bandarian; Ahmad EkhtiarZadeh
Volume 3, Issue 2 , September 2022, , Pages 150-159
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Purpose: The present study seeks to provide a qualitative model of the micro-foundations of dynamic capabilities in cloud computing companies in Iran. For this purpose, the micro-foundations of the three areas of Sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring have been extracted based on the reference model of ...
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Purpose: The present study seeks to provide a qualitative model of the micro-foundations of dynamic capabilities in cloud computing companies in Iran. For this purpose, the micro-foundations of the three areas of Sensing, seizing, and reconfiguring have been extracted based on the reference model of Teece (2007).Methodology: The research methodology is an extended case study. Due to the novelty of the research topic and the lack of a reference model, research components were collected through a review of optimal experiences and in-depth interviews with key managers of organizations. For this reason, we created a theoretical saturation by compiling a protocol of interviews and conversations with 14 senior managers of active companies in Iran's cloud computing field. Then, through qualitative content analysis, the components were extracted.Findings: In the micro-foundations of the field of Sensing, the three constructs of senior managers' intuition, the trend of consumer behaviour in countries similar to the consumer behaviour of Iran's ICT field, and the study of export opportunities differ from the results of previous research. The three construct technology knowledge transfer, best practice, and legal requirements of ISO and quality are among the categories less mentioned in earlier research. Finally, contingent strategic management, organizational strategic empathy, customer experience management, and strategic perseverance have been less studied in reconfiguring. In general, the critical role of senior managers in leading issues and creating empathy and appropriate cooperation with staff and customers as the main profile of managers has been considered to promote dynamic empowerment in organizations.Originality/Value: Due to the nature of technology and economic, political, and social governance of Iranian IT companies, it is necessary to provide a clear roadmap for this sector by identifying the micro-foundations of dynamic capabilities
Hadi Hosein Panahi; Heresh Soltanpanah
Volume 2, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 153-166
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Purpose: The concepts of mental image and marketing relationships are becoming more critical for businesses. To some extent, previous studies have examined the effect of service quality and brand image on consumer behaviour, so this study aimed to investigate the relationship between social marketing ...
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Purpose: The concepts of mental image and marketing relationships are becoming more critical for businesses. To some extent, previous studies have examined the effect of service quality and brand image on consumer behaviour, so this study aimed to investigate the relationship between social marketing and image. It is the mentality of the customers of insurance companies in Kurdistan province.Methodology: The method of the present study is a survey and is applied in terms of purpose. The statistical population of this study included all insurance customers in Kurdistan province. By random sampling method, the sample size is 385 people. Spearman and Friedman correlation test and SPSS software were used to analyze the data to show the effect of each independent variable and whether their effect was real.Findings: The results showed a significant relationship between social marketing and customers' mental image. Also, among the three variables of social marketing affecting the mental image of insurance companies' customers, according to the respondents, communication programs had an average of 2.29, behaviour management programs had an average of 2.25, and symbolic programs had an average of 1.15.Originality/Value: Using social networks in insurance companies to form the mental image of customers and thus increase the quality of services, profits, and productivity is very effective and valuable. Managers of insurance companies can use the results of this study.
Hossein Rajabdorri; Amirreza Khanizalan
Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2020, , Pages 157-170
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of premature sign-off and Under-reporting of chargeable time on the performance of auditors. Methodology: This study is a survey-applied. A case study was also conducted through questionnaires and random sampling from 115 active auditors ...
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of premature sign-off and Under-reporting of chargeable time on the performance of auditors. Methodology: This study is a survey-applied. A case study was also conducted through questionnaires and random sampling from 115 active auditors in the country in 2019, both virtual and in person. Structural Equation Modeling was performed using Smart PLS software and a one-sample T-test using SPSS software to analyze the findings using four main hypotheses. Findings: The research findings showed a negative and significant relationship between the premature sign-off and under-reporting of chargeable time and the performance of the auditors and increasing the premature sign-off and under-reporting of chargeable time. Also, in the investigated community, the level of premature sign-off and Under-reporting of chargeable time is not good. Originality/Value: Regarding the findings, which confirmed the effect of auditors' behavior on their performance, it is necessary to make robust decisions to guide the behavior of auditors to understand and control the behavior of auditors to understand better and plan.
Mostafa Heidari Haratemeh
Volume 4, Issue 2 , September 2023, , Pages 158-170
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Purpose: Business communities significantly promote free trade and trade security, so joining the business community is essential for long-term development. Therefore, the research aimed to form an international trade community based on network theory and resource dependence.Methodology: Twenty countries ...
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Purpose: Business communities significantly promote free trade and trade security, so joining the business community is essential for long-term development. Therefore, the research aimed to form an international trade community based on network theory and resource dependence.Methodology: Twenty countries were selected as a sample from the countries that engage in international trade based on the data available from the Comtrade database of the United Nations from 2005 to 2019.Findings: The results showed: 1) the trading partner factor has a positive effect on the formation of international trading communities, that when a country cooperates with a large number of trading partners or has a dominant position in the international trade network, the probability of the country forms the same community with other countries is higher, 2) when a country considers itself dependent on the resources of other countries, the possibility of forming a similar community with other countries increases accordingly and 3) network position plays positive role in regulating the relationship between resource dependence and the international trade community.Originality/Value: Countries that can boost resource trade based on the economic freedom and diversity of the importing country can reduce their dependence on other countries.
Sayyed Mohammad Reza Davoodi; Mojgan Gharibi Marzankola; Mohammadreza Hamidizadeh; Valiullah Ali Mohammadi
Volume 3, Issue 2 , September 2022, , Pages 160-175
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Purpose: This study is conducted to investigate the effect of the functions of the knowledge management maturity triple model (Infosys model, general model, and KPMG model) on gaining competitive advantage capabilities in the National Petrochemical Company.Methodology: The present study contains 6 hypotheses ...
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Purpose: This study is conducted to investigate the effect of the functions of the knowledge management maturity triple model (Infosys model, general model, and KPMG model) on gaining competitive advantage capabilities in the National Petrochemical Company.Methodology: The present study contains 6 hypotheses (quantitative) and one question (qualitative). The statistical population is divided into two parts: the quantitative part includes 180 employees of the knowledge department of the National Petrochemical Company, and the qualitative part includes 10 experts from the company. The data collection tool is a questionnaire. SPSS23 and LISREL 8.80 statistical software were used to analyze the data.Findings: The results showed that the functions of the triple model of knowledge management maturity are effective in gaining competitive advantage capabilities in the National Petrochemical Company. The dimensions of the model functions (organizational processes, human resources, technology, and knowledge content) also affected the company's competitive advantage capabilities. Also, the National Petrochemical Company has higher adaptability among the triple maturity models, with the infusion model having an average of 3.62 and 72% and the KPMG and general models having an average of 3.3 and 25.2, respectively. They are in the second and third ranks.Originality/Value: Failure to pay attention to the functions of knowledge management maturity in the organization leads to the loss of intellectual capital, products, technologies, innovations, and creativity. Therefore, it is vital to study the effect of the functions of the triple model of knowledge management maturity (Infosys model, general model, and KPMG model) in gaining competitive advantage capabilities in the National Petrochemical Company.
Seyed Reza Seyed Nezhad Fahim; Ayat Balali; Fereshteh Hasanzadeh
Volume 2, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 167-179
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Purpose: Dividend payment decisions are one of the critical components of corporate policy and one of the most important issues in the financial literature. On the one hand, they affect companies' investments. On the other hand, many shareholders with short-term investment horizons want to distribute ...
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Purpose: Dividend payment decisions are one of the critical components of corporate policy and one of the most important issues in the financial literature. On the one hand, they affect companies' investments. On the other hand, many shareholders with short-term investment horizons want to distribute cash dividends, so managers must constantly balance their interests and profitable investment opportunities to maximize wealth. This study examines the effect of investor pressure on dividend policy.Methodology: Eighty-four companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange from 2013 to 2018 were selected. Using the combined data approach, we tested the research hypotheses.Findings: The results of this study indicate that the pressure of investors has a positive and significant effect on the dividend per share and the ratio of dividends to sales.Originality/Value: Explaining the policy of profit sharing of companies and its determining factors is one of the biggest challenges that has always been faced by thinkers in the field of financial economics, which was examined in the present study.
Hamed Nozari; Mohammad Ebrahim Sadeghi; Seyed Saeed Monajemzade
Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2020, , Pages 171-186
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Purpose: Although more than four decades have passed since the issue of telecommuting became a new method for organizing work and workforce, not many scientific and academic studies have been done in this field in our country. However, in recent years, the telecommuting plan has been on the government's ...
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Purpose: Although more than four decades have passed since the issue of telecommuting became a new method for organizing work and workforce, not many scientific and academic studies have been done in this field in our country. However, in recent years, the telecommuting plan has been on the government's agenda, and many government agencies and institutions have been required to implement government directives on telecommuting. The presence of crises such as the outbreak of COVID-19 has also added to the importance of this issue in recent years. Methodology: In this research, the data of teleworkers in the central headquarters of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade were collected through a survey method. Thus, by designing two questionnaires for employees and managers, different dimensions of the plan and the consequences of telecommuting in this ministry were examined from two perspectives of managers and employees. Findings: The results showed that information and communication technology is the main component of telecommuting, so it is almost impossible to implement this plan without its infrastructure. It should be noted that communication infrastructure is not limited to communication tools such as computers and communication lines such as high-speed Internet, and the possibility of access to the organization's internal automation system and employee work card is also part of it. Originality/Value: In this research, the implementation of a telecommuting project in the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Trade has been studied from the perspective of managers and employees, and the main challenges facing this project have been analyzed and based on this, suggestions for better implementation of this project in Government agencies provided.
Ghasem Farajpour Khanaposhti
Volume 4, Issue 2 , September 2023, , Pages 171-183
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Purpose: In today's business environment, marketing and brand management are critical. Studies show that business owners' high and attractive skill is known by their ability to create and manage a brand. For this reason, brands are one of the most important visible assets of the organization. One of ...
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Purpose: In today's business environment, marketing and brand management are critical. Studies show that business owners' high and attractive skill is known by their ability to create and manage a brand. For this reason, brands are one of the most important visible assets of the organization. One of the prominent examples of marketing is location marketing. In this type of marketing, the goal is to create a brand identity in a specific geographic location. Key success factors must be identified for successful location marketing and branding. There are several key factors for location marketing and branding success. This research aims to identify and evaluate the impact of each of these key success factors.Methodology: The research experts selected five key success factors. The statistical population of this research was considered the reputable marketing and branding consulting companies of the country, and finally, 35 questionnaires were examined. This research used the fuzzy hierarchical analysis method to rank the five key success factors.Findings: The results showed that "strategic vision and analysis" and "planning groups" impact location marketing and branding success most among the five factors.Originality/Value: The present research addresses location marketing, branding, and the key success factors in marketing.
Vahid Bekhradi Nasab; Milad Ahmadi
Volume 3, Issue 2 , September 2022, , Pages 176-195
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Purpose: Nowadays, due to the increasing complexity, the issue of perceived organizational support and the need for organizational citizen behaviour has been considered more, while the topic of organizational indifference is one of the factors that can compromise the competitive position of the organization. ...
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Purpose: Nowadays, due to the increasing complexity, the issue of perceived organizational support and the need for organizational citizen behaviour has been considered more, while the topic of organizational indifference is one of the factors that can compromise the competitive position of the organization. Therefore, it is essential to consider it. This research investigates the relationship between perceived organizational support and organizational citizenship behaviour through the role of organizational indifference as a mediation.Methodology: This research is practical in terms of purpose and is descriptive-survey and correlation type in terms of nature. The statistical population is established of employees of Isfahan Steel Tehnika Co. A library method, such as books and scientific articles, was used to collect information on the subject literature, and for measuring the model's variables, a standard, valid, and reliable questionnaire was used. The sampling method is randomized. For analyzing the data to test research hypotheses, we used inferential statistics and test structural equations in SPSS 22 and Smart Pls 2.0 software.Findings: The findings indicate that perceived organizational support is influential and effective on organizational citizenship behaviour and its dimensions. Also, perceived organizational support indirectly affects organizational citizenship behaviour through the role of organizational indifference as a mediator.Originality/Value: Analyzing the effect of perceived organizational support on organizational citizenship behaviour by emphasizing the mediating role of organizational indifference is an essential tool for translating employees' voices and considering their wants and needs, which was used for the first time in this study.
Marziyeh Nourahmadi; Hojjatollah Sadeqi
Volume 2, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 180-194
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Purpose: One of the issues that significantly impact how people invest is the behavioural characteristics of investors. Given the importance of this issue, investors should be able to categorize investors into different classes and recommend investments appropriate to the personality type of the same ...
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Purpose: One of the issues that significantly impact how people invest is the behavioural characteristics of investors. Given the importance of this issue, investors should be able to categorize investors into different classes and recommend investments appropriate to the personality type of the same class for each class. One of the solutions that can be used for this purpose is clustering. Clustering is one of the unsupervised learning methods and has a descriptive nature. In this method, the data are allocated based on a similarity criterion so that the data in each cluster are most similar and the least comparable to the data in other clusters.Methodology: This study identifies a group of investors with similar ability and willingness to accept risk using K-means clustering and Affinity propagation clustering. We also show how to allocate assets effectively using investor characteristics and clustering techniques.Findings: Use silhouette coefficient to evaluate two clustering methods to select the best method for data clustering. The k-means coefficient was equal to 0.17, and the Affinity propagation clustering was equal to 0.097. Therefore, we choose the k-means method as the optimal clustering method. Using the K-means clustering method, we cluster investors based on financial, behavioural, and demographic characteristics, and according to the clustering results, we divide individuals into seven categories with low to high-risk acceptance.Originality/Value: All calculations in this study were performed by Python 3.8. Investment managers and stock advisors can use the results of this study.
Setareh Mousavi
Volume 4, Issue 2 , September 2023, , Pages 184-197
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Purpose: Leaders use the indicators of spirituality in the organization or group to provide internal motivation for the external motivation of their employees. Spiritual and value-based leaders deepen the duties and activities of followers in the organization or group by relating them to their deep inner ...
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Purpose: Leaders use the indicators of spirituality in the organization or group to provide internal motivation for the external motivation of their employees. Spiritual and value-based leaders deepen the duties and activities of followers in the organization or group by relating them to their deep inner values. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the dimensions of spiritual leadership and the job motivation of Shahrekord education staff.Methodology: The statistical population comprised 335 education staff members in Shahrekord city in 1398-99, selected as a sample using the classification method due to the sample size. The research utilized two standard questionnaires: Herbert's job motivation questionnaire and a modified version of Fry's spiritual leadership questionnaire [17].Findings: A significant correlation exists between the seven aspects of spiritual leadership (vision, selfless love, faith in work, meaningfulness in work, organizational membership) and the job motivation of educational staff. However, there is no correlation between the other two aspects of spiritual leadership—organizational commitment and performance feedback—and employee motivation. Increased application of meaningful leadership components within the educational organization's environment, alongside decisions, procedures, policies, and missions formulated and implemented in alignment with spiritual leadership dimensions, leads to higher levels of job motivation among employees within this educational institution.Originality/Value: Managers, experts, and researchers can use the results of this research.
Samira Khajehkhasan; Soheil Fakheri
Volume 1, Issue 2 , September 2020, , Pages 187-201
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Purpose: Breast cancer is one of the most important and common types of cancer in the world. There are two types of breast cancer: benign and malignant cancer. The benign condition has poor growth in the body and is rarely distributed in other areas of the body. It also has specific characteristics. ...
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Purpose: Breast cancer is one of the most important and common types of cancer in the world. There are two types of breast cancer: benign and malignant cancer. The benign condition has poor growth in the body and is rarely distributed in other areas of the body. It also has specific characteristics. However, in the malignant type, we see a tendency to spread faster, which is dangerous for a person's life. Therefore, its classification into these two modes is essential for diagnosis and treatment. Methodology: First, mammographic images of patients' breasts were evaluated with the help of doctors, and then the photos were processed. At this stage, we succeeded in using fuzzy logic to identify cancer and its type more quickly. Results: This article proposes a new algorithm for diagnosing benign and malignant cancers. Each benign and malignant branch has two types of tumor: adenosis and phyllodes tumor, and malignant has two types of duct and papillary cancer. This article proposes an algorithm for diagnosing breast cancer that includes four steps. The first stage is the preprocessing stage; the second stage is for image analysis, which uses wavelet transform to analyze images; the third stage is the extraction of valuable features that we use the results of wavelet transform to obtain; and the fourth stage That is, we use fuzzy logic to identify two types of benign or malignant images. Originality/Value: A new way to diagnose the disease and prevent it from becoming malignant is fundamental.
Seyed Mohammad Reza Davoodi; Mohammad Ebrahim Khatami
Volume 2, Issue 2 , September 2021, , Pages 195-215
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Purpose: In today's world, due to the increasing progress of the world in various fields, the needs and wants of customers in improving the quality of services and consumer goods have increased. These needs, which occur implicitly and explicitly, have grown significantly in all areas of industrial units. ...
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Purpose: In today's world, due to the increasing progress of the world in various fields, the needs and wants of customers in improving the quality of services and consumer goods have increased. These needs, which occur implicitly and explicitly, have grown significantly in all areas of industrial units. On the other hand, organizations that seek to meet customer expectations and needs are forced to use the tools and systems that they have. Quality performance enhancement is one of the most essential tools to help achieve this goal.Methodology: This study intends to evaluate the needs of companies using a questionnaire and a combination of quality performance and fuzzy DEMATEL. The statistical population of this research includes service companies in Razi industrial town. Using Cochran's formula, 120 companies were selected as a sample, and a needs prioritization questionnaire was sent to them.Findings: Based on the research results, the company identified 64 needs, and drinking water was the company's priority. Then, this company identified 8 services or technical requirements, and the Quality House determined the relations between the needs of Razi Industrial City Service Company customers. Service priority was set.Originality/Value: The quality performance enhancement technique is an essential tool for translating the customer's voice, considering their wants and needs, and prioritizing the technical requirements of production, which was used for the first time in this study.
Afsaneh Javan Hesar Shaneh; Naser Yazdani
Volume 3, Issue 2 , September 2022, , Pages 196-212
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Purpose: The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of television advertising strategies on the cognitive, emotional, and behavioural dimensions of female consumers' attitudes.Methodology: The study is a descriptive survey in terms of implementation methods. The statistical population ...
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Purpose: The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of television advertising strategies on the cognitive, emotional, and behavioural dimensions of female consumers' attitudes.Methodology: The study is a descriptive survey in terms of implementation methods. The statistical population in this study are all female consumers of detergent and hygiene products of three brands (Golrang, Softlan, and Active) offered in OK chain stores in Tehran. The number of samples equals 384 people due to the unlimited statistical population. The sampling method is a cluster random method. The data collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire using the Kaur & Hundal (2017) questionnaire distributed among the sample members after validation and reliability assessment. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software.Findings: The results showed that TV advertising strategies affect female consumers' cognitive, emotional, and behavioural dimensions. Examining the sub-hypotheses showed that repetition of advertisements, approval of celebrities, gender attractions, humorous characters, and product comparison affect female consumers' cognitive and emotional attitudes. Also, cognitive attitude affects shopping behaviour and changes consumer behaviour, and emotional attitude significantly changes shopping behaviour. Among the hypotheses presented in the research, the results showed that emotional attitude has no significant effect on female consumers' shopping behaviour.Originality/Value: TV advertising strategies will affect different dimensions of women consumers' cognitive, emotional, and behavioural attitudes towards detergents and hygiene products and lead to different shopping behaviours
Hadis Piri; Aziz Maraseli
Volume 4, Issue 2 , September 2023, , Pages 198-207
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Purpose: The main objective of this paper is to investigate the relationship between poverty and corruption in Middle Eastern countries over the years 1390-1398 using the Granger - Granger causality test, granger and Yamamoto in the panel data.Methodology: The population studied includes countries in ...
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Purpose: The main objective of this paper is to investigate the relationship between poverty and corruption in Middle Eastern countries over the years 1390-1398 using the Granger - Granger causality test, granger and Yamamoto in the panel data.Methodology: The population studied includes countries in the Middle East. Data panels on these countries have been collected from reliable international sources, including the World Bank, and tested using Eviews software. The variables used in this study include comparative poverty, corruption, gross domestic production variables, labour force, inflation rate, unemployment rate, and wage growth rate.Findings: The study results show that the relationship between poverty and corruption in Middle Eastern countries is a one-way causality relationship from poverty to corruption in the Middle Eastern countries, meaning that by increasing poverty, corruption increases. This unilateral causality relationship is confirmed unilateral in both causality approaches.Originality/Value: The study showed that by providing proper training, the government could prevent corruption and increase public awareness by creating educational bases at the level of countries and providing easy access to them for the general public. Then, the government, considering the problems of all classes of people, motivates them to go less towards corruption as much as possible. Also, providing gratuitous assistance to society's weak classes will prevent these problems as much as possible.
Mehdi Soltanifar; Seyed Abdullah Heidariyeh
Volume 1, Issue 3 , December 2020, , Pages 202-220
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Purpose: This study aimed to determine the comprehensive performance evaluation criteria to improve employees' performance evaluation system using a new data envelopment analysis model based on 360-degree evaluation for employee ranking. Methodology: This study first identified performance evaluation ...
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Purpose: This study aimed to determine the comprehensive performance evaluation criteria to improve employees' performance evaluation system using a new data envelopment analysis model based on 360-degree evaluation for employee ranking. Methodology: This study first identified performance evaluation criteria by studying the research background. Questionnaires designed based on the opinions of twenty-five organization staff, three senior managers, ten professors with university experience, and ten active and selected university students (48 people in a 360-degree structure) are completed. Then, employee ranking was performed using A new model of designed data envelopment analysis. Twelve performance evaluation indicators extracted from the research background by experts in four categories with the titles of service compensation system in the first category; Job security, perceived organizational justice, perceived organizational support, and physical working conditions in the second category; Job characteristics, job clarity and ability of employees in the third category and job feedback, job stress, organizational citizen behaviour and motivation in the fourth category were ranked and documented using a linear optimization model based on the goal programming and policy. Data envelopment analysis resulted in a complete ranking for the staff of a university unit with 25 staff members. Findings: Interpretation and analysis of structured results obtained using a data envelopment analysis policy based on 360-degree evaluation can be the basis for improving human resources and continuing periodic evaluation to enhance employee performance continuously. Originality/Value: The present study can help their evaluations by using various indicators comprehensively and a 360-degree approach and considering the external and internal challenges of the organization.
Zahra Bigdelou; Alireza Rousta; Farzad Asayesh
Volume 3, Issue 2 , September 2022, , Pages 213-237
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Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of technology benefits and motivations for using e-commerce on customer experience and consumer information with the mediating role of pleasure and timely use.Methodology: The present study is applied research regarding the purpose and a descriptive survey ...
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Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of technology benefits and motivations for using e-commerce on customer experience and consumer information with the mediating role of pleasure and timely use.Methodology: The present study is applied research regarding the purpose and a descriptive survey regarding the implementation method. The statistical population of the study was all customers of Digi Kala Co. Due to the uncertainty of these customers, based on Cochran's formula at a level of 5% error, 384 people were selected as a sample. The sampling method was random sampling.Findings: The results showed that the usefulness of technology positively affects the user's sense of satisfaction. Technology has a positive effect on the timely use of the user. Motives for using e-commerce positively influence the user's sense of satisfaction. Motives for using e-commerce have a positive effect on the timely use of the user. The user's sense of satisfaction positively affects the customer experience. The user's sense of satisfaction has a positive effect on customer information. Timely use of the user has a positive effect on the customer experience. Timely use of the user has a positive effect on customer information. The usefulness of technology has a positive effect on the customer experience by mediating the user's sense of satisfaction. The usefulness of technology has a positive effect on the customer experience by mediating the timely use of the user. The usefulness of technology has a positive effect on customer information by mediating the user's sense of satisfaction. The usefulness of technology has a positive effect on customer information by mediating the timely use of the user. Motives for using e-commerce positively affect the customer experience by mediating the user's sense of satisfaction. Motives for using e-commerce have a positive effect on the customer experience by mediating the timely use of the user. Motives for using e-commerce positively affect customer information by mediating the user's sense of satisfaction. Motives for using e-commerce have a positive effect on customer information by mediating the timely use of the user.Originality/Value: This study investigates the relationship between the benefits of technology innovation and e-commerce using motivations with customer information and consumer experience with the mediating role of pleasure and timely use.
