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.
Hossein Rajabdorri; Hamidreza Vakilifard; Hojatolah Salari; Ali Amiri
Volume 2, Issue 3 , December 2021, , Pages 216-228
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Purpose: Ethics is a fundamental issue in the accounting and auditing profession, and the application of IT-related approaches to the financial sciences is undeniable; therefore, the purpose of this study is to prepare a model and systematize the relationship between ethical philosophies and information ...
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Purpose: Ethics is a fundamental issue in the accounting and auditing profession, and the application of IT-related approaches to the financial sciences is undeniable; therefore, the purpose of this study is to prepare a model and systematize the relationship between ethical philosophies and information technology with the moral behaviour of auditors using the ANT.Methodology: The present study is applied in terms of using the findings and qualitative in terms of the research method. It also has a developmental orientation concerning increasing knowledge and presenting a new model. The research population includes studies related to the subject with the same sample. In this regard, no sampling was done, and the sample and the population were considered the same. Then, the final model is prepared with the meta-synthesis of the sample components using the ANT approach. Finally, the importance of the model's components was confirmed by interviewing 5 experts.Findings: Results showed that human and technical actors influence auditors' ethical behaviour. Human actors generally include moral theories, and technical actors typically include information technology. Ethical theories (human actors) are also divided into two general parts: action-based theories and virtue-based theories (virtuosity). Action-based theories also include duty-based (duty-oriented), outcome-based (utilitarianism and otherism), divine-based (benevolence), and justice-based (justice-oriented). Information technology (technical actors) also includes the integrated theory of acceptance and use of advanced technology (motivation, hope for effort, and social impact). The study's overall findings showed that the components of technical and human actors have a positive and significant effect on the development of ethical behaviour in auditors.Originality/Value: Considering the importance of systematizing ethical behaviour and preparing models appropriate to the country's environment, the findings of this study, with strong theoretical and practical support, can help to understand better and accelerate the implementation of auditors' ethical behaviour and human and technical actors and shows the influential role of each one clearly.
Rouhollah Kiani Ghaleh no
Volume 1, Issue 3 , December 2020, , Pages 221-238
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Purpose: In this research, an algorithm for evaluating and ranking the branches of a financial and credit institution is presented that can assess the performance in a period and manage the jump or stagnation of cross-sectional performance of branches. In the algorithm, the possibility of separating ...
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Purpose: In this research, an algorithm for evaluating and ranking the branches of a financial and credit institution is presented that can assess the performance in a period and manage the jump or stagnation of cross-sectional performance of branches. In the algorithm, the possibility of separating the criteria into two efficient and effective groups per the organization's strategy is located, which can facilitate experts' decision to select effective and weighty indicators for them. Methodology: The performance of branches in various periods is expressed as a fuzzy number. The structure of the fuzzy TOPSIS method is used in the algorithm. A new step of grouping the criteria to calculate the value of the criteria related to the fuzzy TOPSIS technique has been added, and the calculation formula has been described. Mechanism The reason for the superiority of the branches in terms of the whole to the part is expressed using the similarity matrix. Findings: The proposed algorithm ranks 51 branches of Keshavarzi Bank in Sistan and Baluchestan province. The reason for scoring the top three branches, middle and bottom of the ranking table, based on the similarity matrix, is discussed. Originality/Value: 1- Generating a decision matrix with fuzzy numbers based on the performance of multiple sections 2- Providing a structure for the possibility of separating indicators into two categories: efficient and effective 3- Formulating and weighing sub-indicators in proportion to the degree of dependence on the index head.
Seyyed Jalaladdin Hosseini Dehshiri; Mojtaba Aghaei
Volume 2, Issue 3 , December 2021, , Pages 229-243
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Purpose: A company seeks to manage and reduce risk in its supply chain because of the complexity of today's business environment associated with high levels of uncertainty and risk. One of the strategies to deal with supply chain risks is increasing the supply chain resiliency. Various capabilities must ...
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Purpose: A company seeks to manage and reduce risk in its supply chain because of the complexity of today's business environment associated with high levels of uncertainty and risk. One of the strategies to deal with supply chain risks is increasing the supply chain resiliency. Various capabilities must be considered to improve the supply chain's resilience. One of the most critical capabilities is technological capabilities. Companies that do not have sufficient maturity in technological capabilities cannot simultaneously implement several risk management methods. On the other hand, many technological capabilities are related and can interact with different abilities. Therefore, in this paper, to reduce risk and consequently increase the resilience of the supply chain, these indicators were prioritized after identifying indicators of technological capabilities. Therefore, in this paper, to reduce risk and consequently increase the resilience of the supply chain, these indicators were prioritized after identifying indicators of technological capabilities.Methodology: At first, with the review conducted research in the field of supply chain resiliency, Indicators related to technological capabilities to increase supply chain resiliency were investigated, and a list of identified criteria was placed at the disposal of company experts. Then, these criteria, after being examined in the case study and according to the experts using the Fuzzy Delphi method, were modified and finalized—the next step weighted relevant indicators based on the SWARA method.Findings: Criteria of technological collaboration, supply chain agility, and flexibility of supply, respectively, were recognized as the most critical indicators.Originality/Value: With the development of information technology and the need for supply chain resilience, identifying technological capabilities and their impact on resilience is essential to reduce supply chain risk. In this paper, while identifying technological capabilities to increase supply chain resilience, these capabilities are prioritized. Also, the combined use of fuzzy Delphi methods to confirm the indicators and the SWARA method has led to the stability of the results.
Mehdi Ajalli; Ehsan Hemmati
Volume 3, Issue 3 , December 2022, , Pages 238-257
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Purpose: The current research investigated the relationship between strategic human resource management and organizational performance with the mediating role of managerial ability and entrepreneurial orientation.Methodology: This research is a survey regarding the data collection method. The research ...
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Purpose: The current research investigated the relationship between strategic human resource management and organizational performance with the mediating role of managerial ability and entrepreneurial orientation.Methodology: This research is a survey regarding the data collection method. The research method is a description of the correlation type, and the statistical population of the study includes all the employees of the General Veterinary Department of Hamedan province in 2016, numbering 150 people according to Cochran's formula, the statistical sample size is approximately equal to 98 people who were selected by simple random sampling. A structural equation modelling approach and path analysis method with SPLS software were used to analyze the research data.Findings: The results of the confirmatory factor analysis test and the measurement of factor loadings showed that the strategic human resource management variable accounted for 74% of organizational performance changes, strategic human resource management accounted for 67% of managerial capability changes, and strategic human resource management accounted for 57% of It explains changes in entrepreneurial focus. Also, managerial ability explains 58% of organizational performance changes, and entrepreneurial orientation explains 48% of organizational performance changes. Finally, organizational performance is 63% due to changes in financial performance and 52% due to changes in employee performance. Also, with the test of significant Z coefficients (t values), it was found that the coefficient related to all paths, including the paths of strategic management of human resources to managerial ability (5.469), strategic management of human resources to entrepreneurial orientation (4.748), strategic management of resources Humanity to organizational performance (7.387), managerial ability to organizational performance (5.294) and entrepreneurial orientation to organizational performance (6.374) are more than 1.96, indicating the significance of these paths and the appropriateness of the structural model.Originality/Value: The present study indicates that the strategic management of human resources directly has a more significant impact on organizational performance (compared to the variables of managerial ability and entrepreneurial orientation). The results showed that financial performance has a more significant effect on organizational performance.
Morteza Shafiee; Hilda Saleh; Aseyeh Sadat Hatami
Volume 1, Issue 3 , December 2020, , Pages 239-251
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Purpose: Terminals are major urban passenger centers that play an essential role in collecting and distributing demand on the network. The proper functioning of terminals depends on their adequate planning, a necessary part of which is devoted to their principled location. The issue of locating intra-city ...
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Purpose: Terminals are major urban passenger centers that play an essential role in collecting and distributing demand on the network. The proper functioning of terminals depends on their adequate planning, a necessary part of which is devoted to their principled location. The issue of locating intra-city bus terminals should be considered an optimization problem. Methodology: The mentioned method is based on four consecutive stages, according to which, in the first and second stages, the candidate points for the construction of intercity bus terminals are selected according to the network of bus lines and the location of the lanes, as well as according to the existing terminals. The construction and acquisition cost, the access value to adjacent uses, and each candidate point's coverage are evaluated in the third stage. Finally, in the fourth stage, the problem is transformed from a multi-objective mode to a single-objective maximization problem using the ideal planning method, as a result of which the top points are identified among the candidate points. To better understand the proposed method, the problem of locating terminals was implemented in Shiraz, which finally selected the proposed 3-point algorithm as the final point for constructing intercity bus terminals. Findings: An examination of the model results and the parameters of selected points shows that these points are among the important and effective points for constructing the terminal and are relatively in agreement with the policy of Shiraz Municipality Bus Organization in locating the terminals. Originality/Value: This paper uses an innovative method to solve the problem of locating terminals, strengthening existing knowledge.
Samaneh Hoseinpoorian Chabok
Volume 2, Issue 3 , December 2021, , Pages 244-256
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Purpose: This research seeks to reach common patterns that cause students happiness by introducing schools' open and closed spaces components with Iran and a broad range of traditional and modern school samples, analyzing and expressing them as design criteria. Methodology: Current research addresses ...
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Purpose: This research seeks to reach common patterns that cause students happiness by introducing schools' open and closed spaces components with Iran and a broad range of traditional and modern school samples, analyzing and expressing them as design criteria. Methodology: Current research addresses studies in psychology, happiness, and students' physical and psychological needs, in addition to a literature review and a necessity for a refreshing school environment by library and field study and content analysis methods.Findings: The inefficiency of educational spaces and inappropriate management functions in happiness and cheerfulness creation among the students to better learning caused this research to design educational space by utilizing principal management approaches and compatible design elements in schools.Originality/Value: Educational environments are the most crucial supplier spaces for society's qualitative power and play an essential role in the interaction of humans from mental and psychological perspectives. Therefore, the slightest attempt that can be made to supply kids with physical and spirited hygiene is to create some joyful spaces in the schools. We can acknowledge every student's comprehensive growth and evolution to ensure that his education duration is provided in physical, cognitive, emotional, ethical, and moral dimensions by cheerfulness and happiness at school. If one of these points gets damaged or forgotten, the student does not achieve the perfect ability and competence.
Hossein Ali Fakher
Volume 1, Issue 3 , December 2020, , Pages 252-268
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Purpose: Although the relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation has been supported by theoretical justifications from empirical studies, including the EKC curve, it has not yet gained sufficient comprehensiveness and acceptance. Accordingly, in line with the primary purpose of ...
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Purpose: Although the relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation has been supported by theoretical justifications from empirical studies, including the EKC curve, it has not yet gained sufficient comprehensiveness and acceptance. Accordingly, in line with the primary purpose of this study, the relationship between economic growth and environmental degradation was retrospectively examined in the framework of the EKC hypothesis. Methodology: This research has been done as an original paper using keyword analysis methods. The statistical sample of the study includes the Web of Science (WOS), Scopus search engine, and Scientific Information Database (SID). About 1340 records were extracted in various formats, such as articles, books, conferences, conferences, abstracts, and notes. Among these, 340 were related to scientific articles, of which 122 were allocated to articles with keywords. Accordingly, these articles were considered for analysis. Findings: On the one hand, considering the different and contradictory results that have been the result of the work of many researchers in this field, and on the other hand, given that the type of environmental indicators used in all these studies is not a comprehensive indicator for the environmental quality, the obtained results will be invalid. They are not the proper criterion for adopting and implementing appropriate economic-environmental policies. Originality/Value: Using a composite index that shows all the dimensions related to environmental pollution and is a true representative of environmental quality can provide a more accurate analysis of the EKC hypothesis in future research.
mostafa heidari haratemeh
Volume 2, Issue 3 , December 2021, , Pages 257-267
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Purpose: This study aimed to optimize the stock portfolio based on stochastic matrix theory in the stock market and to answer whether the relevant information will exist using the Marčenko–Pastur distribution.Methodology: The data of 31 shares in the Tehran Stock Exchange in 2016 - 2019 will be ...
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Purpose: This study aimed to optimize the stock portfolio based on stochastic matrix theory in the stock market and to answer whether the relevant information will exist using the Marčenko–Pastur distribution.Methodology: The data of 31 shares in the Tehran Stock Exchange in 2016 - 2019 will be examined for cross-correlation between shares. So, there will be 749 end-of-day prices and 748 logarithms of returns. This research was done using the descriptive-correlation method and is of an applied research type.Findings: The results showed: a) Observing the most extensive distribution of eigenvector components, it can be seen that there is a solid asymmetry to the left of the distribution, meaning that the market responds more to bad events than good events. b) By clearing the correlation matrix, the difference between the predicted and realized risk can be slightly reduced. In other words, the risk is reduced by identifying and removing non-valuable stocks from the portfolio portfolio. c) A stochastic stock matrix can significantly predict the realized return and risk of the market and, therefore, explain the risk of market information. d) The inverse participation ratio determines the stocks affecting the particular vectors, and the primary analysis of random matrices is based on adjusting this ratio using random matrix clearance.Originality/Value: Unlike other portfolio formation methods determining the weight of each asset in the portfolio, stochastic matrix theory identifies unused stocks and removes them from the stock portfolio, thereby improving portfolio return and risk.
Mohammad Nazaripour; Amir Hossain Ranjbar
Volume 3, Issue 3 , December 2022, , Pages 258-277
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Purpose: According to the contingency theory, the success of any organization depends on the implementation of designs tailored to the capabilities and infrastructure of that organization. Paying attention to the capabilities and infrastructure in designing innovation strategies can improve the financial ...
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Purpose: According to the contingency theory, the success of any organization depends on the implementation of designs tailored to the capabilities and infrastructure of that organization. Paying attention to the capabilities and infrastructure in designing innovation strategies can improve the financial performance of any organization. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the effects of innovation strategies on financial performance mediated by contingency variables such as human capital, structural capital, customer capital, management accounting information systems, internal process performance, and customer performance.Methodology: The present study is practical and considered a descriptive-exploratory correlation study. The required data were collected through a questionnaire. The statistical population of the present study is the manufacturing companies of Hamadan. Regression and structural equation modelling were used to test the hypotheses and analyze the data. SPSS and SmartPLS software were also used to analyze the data.Findings: Innovation strategies positively and significantly affect financial performance. Contingency variables (human capital, structural capital, customer capital, management accounting information systems, internal process performance, and customer performance) positively and significantly affect the relationship between innovation strategies and financial performance, meaning these variables explain and mediate part of this relationship. The research findings indicate that the demographic variables of gender, age, education, field of study, years of service, and type of industry do not significantly affect financial performance.Originality/Value: Since the companies' going concern depends on their successful financial performance, innovation strategies through improving financial performance can play a significant role in the companies' going concern.
Ahmad Sadeghi; Mohammad Khodabakhshi; Zeinab Mir Ghasemi
Volume 2, Issue 3 , December 2021, , Pages 268-284
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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the impact of technology orientation on export performance, emphasizing the mediating role of innovation strategies (exploratory and exploitative) and the moderating role of corporate social responsibility.Methodology: This research is a descriptive correlation ...
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Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the impact of technology orientation on export performance, emphasizing the mediating role of innovation strategies (exploratory and exploitative) and the moderating role of corporate social responsibility.Methodology: This research is a descriptive correlation study and is one of the structural equation modelling methods for implementation and data collection. The study's statistical population consisted of all manufacturers and exporters of detergent and sanitary products in Iran. According to the convenience sampling method, 394 people were considered a statistical sample. A questionnaire with closed questions containing 22 items was used for data collection. The validity of the questionnaire was verified by confirmatory factor analysis, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient confirmed its reliability. Structural equation modelling and AMOS software were used to analyze the data.Findings: The study results show that technology orientation, through the mediating role of exploration innovation strategies, affects the manufacturers and exporters of detergent and sanitary products' export performance. There is a direct relationship between technology orientation and exploration and exploitation innovation strategies. According to the results, we found that social responsibility has a positive moderating effect on the relationship between the technological orientation of the types of innovation (extraction and exploration). At higher levels, the intensity of the relationship between technological orientation and different kinds of innovation is more substantial, and vice versa.Originality/Value: The technology orientation contributes to export performance success by exploring and exploiting innovation strategies. Accordingly, for successful export performance, manufacturers and exporters of detergent and sanitary products can emphasize two innovation strategies while strengthening the technology orientation strategy.
