Original Article
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.
Original Article
Mohammad Nazaripour; Amir Hossain Ranjbar
Volume 3, Issue 3 , December 2022, Pages 258-277
Abstract
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.
original-application paper
Hossein Norouzi; Rasoul Nosratpanah; Esmaeil Esmaeilpour
Volume 3, Issue 3 , December 2022, Pages 278-296
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Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to investigate the impact of dynamic capabilities on firm performance through the mediating role of business model innovation and sustainable competitive advantage and the role of moderating environmental dynamics.Methodology: This research is a descriptive ...
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Purpose: The purpose of the present study is to investigate the impact of dynamic capabilities on firm performance through the mediating role of business model innovation and sustainable competitive advantage and the role of moderating environmental dynamics.Methodology: This research is a descriptive survey in data collection. The statistical population of the study is companies located in Tehran province. The sample size was determined with G-Power 3 software, 222 people, and the random method was used for sampling. Two hundred eighteen questionnaires were obtained through an online survey. The research model was also analyzed based on the structural equation modelling approach with Smart PLS 3.Findings: Dynamic capabilities positively and significantly affect firms' performance, and business model innovation mediated this relationship. Perceived environmental dynamics moderated only the relationship between dynamic capabilities and business model innovation, sustainable competitive advantage, and firm performance.Originality/Value: The role of dynamic capabilities is an essential and strategic necessity for guiding, supporting, and managing resources to create a sustainable competitive advantage and achieve superior performance. The study provides critical insight for managers to abandon traditional approaches, focus on core competencies, and strengthen their position in the market.
original-application paper
Abbas Ghaedamini Harouni; Mehrdad Sadeghi Deh Cheshmeh; Sadegh Sadeghi Deh Cheshmeh; Narjes Mohsenifar
Volume 3, Issue 3 , December 2022, Pages 297-315
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Purpose: This study aimed to design a model of influential factors in creative cultural industries in Iran.Methodology: The research method is mixed (quantitative-qualitative). The statistical population of this study included experts and professors. In the Delphi section, 108 experts were used to identify ...
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Purpose: This study aimed to design a model of influential factors in creative cultural industries in Iran.Methodology: The research method is mixed (quantitative-qualitative). The statistical population of this study included experts and professors. In the Delphi section, 108 experts were used to identify 108 experts using purposive-judgmental sampling methods, and in the expert modelling section of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, which was about 10,000 people. According to Krejcie and Morgan's table, a simple stratified method was used to select a sample size of 384 people. The Delphi questionnaire was used to identify the factors, and the researcher-made questionnaire was used for modelling. Both validity questionnaires were confirmed, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient measured its reliability above 0.70.Findings: The Delphi identification test was used to identify the influential factors and was screened in two stages. Finally, the experts identified the criteria gathered in the research background in 6 criteria and 16 sub-criteria affecting the creative cultural industries in 7 main criteria, and 17 sub-criteria were agreed upon. Also, the results of exploratory factor analysis were confirmed with the help of the information obtained from a questionnaire provided to experts and modelled with structural equations and LISREL software. These factors were ranked, and the criteria' importance from the first to the third were structural and human capital, required infrastructure, and government support.Originality/Value: By generating new needs, creative cultural industries can produce new cultural consumers and increase cultural accumulation, which requires promoting cultural capital in society by intensifying cultural uses. Therefore, a model of influential factors in creative cultural industries should be designed to produce new value audiences, properly use knowledge and technology, and act purposefully to create cultural products and services.
Original Article
Gholamreza Tavakoli; Omid Heidari; Majid Feyz Arefi
Volume 3, Issue 3 , December 2022, Pages 316-337
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Purpose: This study identifies essential challenges in measuring and managing organizational customer satisfaction in B2B companies.Methodology: The research method in this study is mixed, and the statistical population includes professors, experts, and specialists in excellence and quality assurance, ...
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Purpose: This study identifies essential challenges in measuring and managing organizational customer satisfaction in B2B companies.Methodology: The research method in this study is mixed, and the statistical population includes professors, experts, and specialists in excellence and quality assurance, market and customer management, industrial engineering, and executive management. Sampling was used in both qualitative and quantitative sections; in the qualitative section, 20 people participated in the interview process, and in the quantitative section, 40 people participated in the survey. Data collection tools included a semi-structured interview and a researcher-made questionnaire; its reliability was calculated as α = 0.906 after validation. Descriptive statistics, binomial, and Friedman tests were used to analyze the research data.Findings: The results of the qualitative research indicated that 30 sub-themes were identified in the form of 9 main themes. In the quantitative part, the findings showed that theme 30 had the highest rank (21.01) and theme 12 had the lowest rank (11.99), and the other components were each ranked in order of importance, respectively.Originality/Value: This research presents solutions and two proposed plans to define improvement projects.
Original Article
Fatemeh Ashourijirkol; Mehrdad Hosseini Shakib; Abbas khamseh
Volume 3, Issue 3 , December 2022, Pages 338-355
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Purpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of strategic quality orientation and absorptive capacity on sustainable business growth with the mediating role of innovation.Methodology: The statistical population was all managers and experts of Shir Pegah Company in Tehran, and the sample size was ...
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Purpose: This study aims to investigate the impact of strategic quality orientation and absorptive capacity on sustainable business growth with the mediating role of innovation.Methodology: The statistical population was all managers and experts of Shir Pegah Company in Tehran, and the sample size was calculated as 207 people based on Morgan and Krejcie's table. The sampling method was simple random sampling, and data collection was done using a researcher-made questionnaire. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed using an expert's opinion, and Cronbach's alpha coefficient confirmed its reliability. Data analysis was performed using PLS software's structural equation modelling method.Findings: The findings showed that strategic quality orientation and absorptive capacity significantly impact innovation and sustainable business growth in Shir Pegah Company. Innovation has a mediating role in the impact of strategic quality orientation and absorptive capacity on sustainable business growth. Based on findings, companies can focus on strategic quality practices, leadership commitment, employee management, continuous improvement, company quality culture, and focus on customer needs, enabling them to achieve a high level of exploitation and exploration innovation and sustainable business growth. While growing a business and exploring exploratory innovation is not easy and requires a lot of resources for organizational learning, harnessing existing capabilities may not lead to sustainable competitive advantage.Originality/Value: The concept of strategic quality orientation is derived from the general principles of total quality management and significantly impacts sustainable business performance. Innovation is also recognized as the most crucial strategic option that can substantially increase the organization's ability to meet customers' changing needs, change technology, and maintain competitive performance. Given the research gap in previous studies, this study examines the impact of strategic quality orientation and absorptive capacity on sustainable business growth with the mediating role of innovation in the dairy industry.
Original Article
Hamed Fathi; Alireza Amini
Volume 3, Issue 3 , December 2022, Pages 356-370
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Purpose: This study aims to identify and rank security indicators in online social networks. Social networks include Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, WhatsApp, YouTube, and Instagram.Methodology: The information technology units of Melli Bank have been studied, and 30 people have been considered research ...
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Purpose: This study aims to identify and rank security indicators in online social networks. Social networks include Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, WhatsApp, YouTube, and Instagram.Methodology: The information technology units of Melli Bank have been studied, and 30 people have been considered research experts. For this purpose, seven important indicators were identified, and the TOPSIS technique was used to prioritize them. Then, the relationship between the identified indicators and online social network security was investigated using the Spearman correlation test. For this purpose, a questionnaire with 24 items was distributed, and 262 samples were collected and analyzed.Findings: The results show that security indicators in online social networks in order of priority are implementing authentication and licensing mechanisms, using up-to-date software and avoiding suspicious programs, restricting personal information dissemination, monitoring to prevent unauthorized processing of information, compliance with standards the country's IT infrastructure, and the installing an intruder detection system. Also, based on the results of the Spearman correlation test, all factors have had a positive and significant effect on social network security.Originality/Value: In this study, we concluded that there is a significant relationship between the influential factors and the security of social networks on the line defined for these networks. The development of information and communication technology infrastructures and the increase in users using virtual social networks justifies the need to create and develop a mechanism for establishing security in these communication networks.
