Mila Malekolkalami; Mohammad Hassanzadeh; Atefeh Sharif; Mansour Rezghi
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This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of knowledge extraction to examine its grassroots and interdisciplinary interactions based on papers in the Scopus database between 1980 and 2022. The study uses Biblimetrix, performance analysis, and science mapping techniques using 307 articles extracted ...
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This study aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of knowledge extraction to examine its grassroots and interdisciplinary interactions based on papers in the Scopus database between 1980 and 2022. The study uses Biblimetrix, performance analysis, and science mapping techniques using 307 articles extracted from the Scopus database. The study used Biblimetrix (R package) and VOSviewer as a tool to carry out the performance analysis and science mapping analysis. The results show that the number of publications has significantly increased in the past decade, 1.53% of authors contribute at least a single article, and 98.46% of authors published multi-authored. China, the USA, and Japan were the most prolific countries in terms of the total number of citations and foreign collaborations. Expert Systems with Applications and the Journal of Knowledge Management are the top journals for knowledge extraction; Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (book series), and Lecture Notes in Computer Science are the top conference proceedings series in this field. Implications of knowledge extraction as an emerging discipline have been discussed based on the evidence and trends. The bibliometrics analysis can be helpful for professionals, scholars, and academics interested in bibliometric studies. it also provides essential information for making decisions on the vitality of disciplines.
Intelligent agents
Marco Scialdone; Maria Vittoria La Rosa
Volume 3, Issue 3 , July 2023
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The development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems are raising concerns among experts and intellectuals, including Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and Yuval Noah Harari. In a letter signed by multiple individuals from various fields, they call for a halt to the development of advanced AI systems, ...
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The development and use of artificial intelligence (AI) systems are raising concerns among experts and intellectuals, including Elon Musk, Steve Wozniak, and Yuval Noah Harari. In a letter signed by multiple individuals from various fields, they call for a halt to the development of advanced AI systems, citing the risks of propaganda and untruths flooding information channels, the automation of jobs, the development of non-human minds that could replace humans, and the danger of losing control of civilization. These concerns have resulted in calls for regulatory measures and investigations into companies like OpenAI. However, addressing the challenges posed by AI requires not just legal and regulatory instruments but also stronger cultural and critical education.
Knowledge management
Noorolla Majidian Dehkordi; Mohammadreza Dalvi Esfahan; Sayyed Rasool Aghadavood
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This fundamental-applied research aims to design and test the organizational embeddedness model based on the knowledge application with a mixed approach using grounded theory (GT). In the qualitative section, data is derived from in-depth interviews conducted with 25 high-ranking and experienced managers ...
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This fundamental-applied research aims to design and test the organizational embeddedness model based on the knowledge application with a mixed approach using grounded theory (GT). In the qualitative section, data is derived from in-depth interviews conducted with 25 high-ranking and experienced managers of the Central Bank, who were selected based on snowball sampling. In the quantitative section, according to Cochran's formula, 346 out of 3500 people were selected by stratified random method. Qualitative data analysis was done using the grounded theory analysis method and quantitative data was analyzed by confirmatory factor analysis method with AMOS and SPSS software. The results showed that the dimensions and components of organizational embeddedness in the Central Bank can be classified into 24 main dimensions and 51 components, which include 6 main groups: causal conditions, core category, strategies, consequences, contextual conditions, and intervening conditions. Each group has 4 dimensions: individuals, group, organizational and environmental. The results indicated that paying attention to the financial needs of employees in order to create motivation, maintain their job position, and encourage families can be considered as a general solution.
Hasan Asali; Sayyed Mohammad Reza Davoodi; Sayyed Hamid Reza Mirtavousi
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This research aims to present a knowledge development model for future managers based on talent management with a grounded theory approach in the Iranian Social Security Organization (headquarters). This research is applied in terms of purpose and exploratory in terms of method. It uses a mixed methods ...
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This research aims to present a knowledge development model for future managers based on talent management with a grounded theory approach in the Iranian Social Security Organization (headquarters). This research is applied in terms of purpose and exploratory in terms of method. It uses a mixed methods approach for data collection and analysis, qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques- grounded theory and structural equation. The research tool in the qualitative part was a semi-structured interview. In the qualitative part, using the grounded theory method, data obtained from the interviews with 12 elites and qualified specialists of the Social Security Organization, which were analyzed manually and by using Atlas TI 8 software during three stages of open, central, and selective coding that resulted in generation of 19 categories. The results were presented in the form of a paradigm model that includes causal conditions (individual factors, organizational factors, lack of proper selection and knowledge and skills of employees), central phenomenon (future managers based on talent management and personality types), underlying conditions (organizational platform, selection of talents, use of talent) Intervening conditions (psychological factors, individual factors, managerial factors) and strategies (talent sourcing, empowering managers and employees, job and employee fit, succession planning, foresight, and cognitive strategy) and outcomes (organizational results, public satisfaction, futurization). In the quantitative part, the data obtained from the structural equation analysis questionnaire were analyzed using AMOS statistical software. Based on the outputs, the factor loadings of all the items of the standard model were higher than 0.3, and all the significant coefficients of the model were higher than 1.96.
Big data
Mona Abrofarakh; Kambiz Shahroodi; Narges Delafrooz
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This research aims to design a data-driven value-creation model for insurance policyholders. It uses a mixed methodology (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population was university professors in insurance and marketing and senior managers of Iran's insurance industry, including Asia Insurance, ...
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This research aims to design a data-driven value-creation model for insurance policyholders. It uses a mixed methodology (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population was university professors in insurance and marketing and senior managers of Iran's insurance industry, including Asia Insurance, and Alborz Insurance. The saturation was reached with 12 university professors. To identify the influential factors in the data-driven value creation model for insurance policyholders, the Delphi technique was used in the form of theoretical consensus. The interpretative structural method was used for modeling. The studied structures to design and explain the value creation model for insurance policyholders in Iran's insurance industry include factors related to employees, policyholders, training, organization, management, and branding. Based on structural-interpretive modeling calculations, it was determined that the factors related to employees are external independent variables unaffected by any variable in the model. The factors related to employees and training are endogenous independent variables, and the factors related to the brand are dependent. Also, the factors related to insurance policyholders plays a mediating role. Researchers believe that the more organizations can gain a better understanding of customer needs, as well as the activities of competitors and factors affecting market conditions and distributing information at all levels of the organization, the more ability they will have to survive in the competitive market.
Mahshid Pourhossein; Mehdi Sabokro; Saeid Saeida Ardekani; Masood Charifi
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This study aims to develop a comprehensive bibliometric overview of the publications on knowledge workers from the Web of Science database (WOS). The current research is of an applied type and has been carried out using scientometric methods and co-authorship and synonym analysis techniques. In this ...
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This study aims to develop a comprehensive bibliometric overview of the publications on knowledge workers from the Web of Science database (WOS). The current research is of an applied type and has been carried out using scientometric methods and co-authorship and synonym analysis techniques. In this regard, 1609 scientific papers on knowledge workers were bibliometric analyzed in a descriptive-analytical study. A graphical mapping of the bibliometric material by using the visualization of similarities (VOS) viewer software has been developed in this work. The retrieved papers cover the years from 1938 to 2021. The results indicate an upward trend in the publication in the last ten years. This research demonstrated that keywords changed over time from focusing on key differences between knowledge workers and others to psychological factors related to employees and motivational factors. This study is one of the first attempts to summarize knowledge workers and suggests future research directions.
Data mining
Seyed Rohollah Abbasi; Abdul Khalegh Gholami Chenaristan Alia; Foad Makvandi
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This study aimed to design a data-driven decision-making model for managers in the direction of empowering human resources in the police headquarter of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. Increasing amount of information and rapid changes in the environment and the need to create continuous communication ...
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This study aimed to design a data-driven decision-making model for managers in the direction of empowering human resources in the police headquarter of Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad province. Increasing amount of information and rapid changes in the environment and the need to create continuous communication with the complex and dynamic environment requires management, acquisition and distribution of knowledge as well as, proper organizing and analysis of information. The present research uses a qualitative approach. The statistical population included experts in the police force, 19 people were selected through purposive sampling and interviewed. The identified indicators of the data-driven decision-making model of managers in empowering employees were extracted in the form of 3 main categories, 17 sub-categories, and 69 concepts. The identified model was also tested based on the AdaBoost regression algorithm in Rapidminer software which led to development of the intelligence of the managers' decision-making model compared to the traditional model. The findings showed structural factors (including strategic orientations, organizational structure dynamics, performance management system, training and improvement, knowledge management system, job design system, and information technology system) behavioral factors (including management orientations, leadership style, development of psychological characteristics of employees), development of decision-making skills and competences of employees, human relations system, job attitudes, and organizational culture) and environmental factors (including legal factors, political factors, and economic factors). Based on the proposed model, the accuracy of data-driven decision-making of managers was tested and the results indicated the significance of intelligence and information in the organization.
Taimour JafarianDehkordi; Mohammadreza Dalvi Esfahan; Saeed Aghasi
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The purpose of this research was to present an organizational vitality model based on information management and human resource data. Human resource information management is a process that seeks to increase organizational capability through the organization's employees, which is considered one of the ...
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The purpose of this research was to present an organizational vitality model based on information management and human resource data. Human resource information management is a process that seeks to increase organizational capability through the organization's employees, which is considered one of the most important success factors. The research was designed in a mixed qualitative and quantitative method and benefited from the foundation's data strategy. In the qualitative part, the data obtained from in-depth interviews with 25 general managers of social security of the provinces of the selected country were based on purposeful sampling. In the quantitative part, 376 people from the lower-level employees of this organization were selected in different regions of the country by stratified random method and answered the questions of the researcher-made questionnaire. Qualitative data were analyzed using the Grounded Theory and the quantitative data were analyzed through confirmatory factor analysis using SPSS and AMOS software. The results obtained from the qualitative phase of the research led to the design of a proposed conceptual model of organizational vitality in the social security organization, and in the quantitative phase, using path analysis, validity of the conceptual model was. evaluated. From the practical point of view, the proposed model can be implemented by social security organization managers to create vitality among employees in order to reduce depression and boost productivity.
Knowledge Extraction
sahar kousari; Alireza Yari
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Innovation and economic growth is mainly formed by a unique combination of the companies that are interconnected in the field of knowledge and process. Such connections can be based on different goals among the service provider companies while two common methods for this objective include the cluster ...
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Innovation and economic growth is mainly formed by a unique combination of the companies that are interconnected in the field of knowledge and process. Such connections can be based on different goals among the service provider companies while two common methods for this objective include the cluster and ecosystem. The main objective of this article is to develop the cluster ecosystem of Iranian native search engine. In the ecosystem, relationship between the actors are formed based on the function-oriented complementary relationship of cluster of Iranian native search engine. This article aims at understanding the relating concepts of high-tech clusters and business ecosystems. Thus, while studying the existing literature, identified the different functions of native search engine clusters and different types of the actors and stakeholders of ecosystem by related experts. Then considering the role of each actor in the general functions of the native search engine, we tried to identify the relationships and interactions among those actors. Finally, the cluster ecosystem development model for the Iranian native search engine was designed based on the value network among the actors of Iranian native search engine. The findings of this research included: 1. identifying the ecosystem actors of native search engine, 2. developing the cluster of search engine functions, 3. designing the value network of the mentioned ecosystem.Originality/ value: the proposed model, makes it possible for the actors to begin the interaction and value flow based on their roles in the cluster.
Hasan Najafi; Muslim Qabadian; Ebrahim Pour Hosseini
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This research aims to provide a knowledge dissemination system for the development of the professional skills of managers. This research was a mixed strategy of sequential exploratory type. The research method was a case study in the qualitative part and a descriptive survey in the quantitative part. ...
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This research aims to provide a knowledge dissemination system for the development of the professional skills of managers. This research was a mixed strategy of sequential exploratory type. The research method was a case study in the qualitative part and a descriptive survey in the quantitative part. The statistical population included all secondary school principals of different educational units in Tehran, totaling 1171 people. The sample (20 people) was selected by a purposeful sampling method and resource-oriented technique in the qualitative section. Quantitative part sampling was done by multi-stage cluster sampling and the sample size was 181 people according to Cochran's formula. In the qualitative part, the data collection tool consisted of two parts, a semi-structured interview and a single-question questionnaire, in the quantitative part, a researcher-made questionnaire tool was used to collect data. Data analysis was done in the qualitative section based on thematic analysis in ATLASTI software. Also, in the quantitative part, confirmatory factor analysis was used to analyze the data and structural equation modeling was used to determine the fit of the model. Spss-23 and Lisrel-8 software were used in the quantitative section. The obtained results led to the identification of 29 sub-components and 6 main components and finally, the research model was presented. The dimensions include the educational dimension (0.78), research dimension (0.70), service dimension (0.64), moral dimension (0.61), cultural dimension (0.57), and executive dimension (0.50). Bentler-Bonett's Normed fit index, relative fit, incremental fit, and adaptive model indices showed that the designed structural model had a good fit.
Knowledge Extraction
Zahra Sadat Hadj Seyed Hossein Khani Taher Kermani; Neda Fatehi Rad; Valeh Jalali
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Research in second language learning has identified the absence of metacognition awareness among learners as one of the major problems contributing to students' inability to develop reading skills. This mixed-method study sought to investigate the impact of metacognitive awareness raising via explicit ...
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Research in second language learning has identified the absence of metacognition awareness among learners as one of the major problems contributing to students' inability to develop reading skills. This mixed-method study sought to investigate the impact of metacognitive awareness raising via explicit reading strategy instruction in a flipped instructional environment on Iranian EFL learners' reading skills. To this end, a sample of 56 EFL learners at the pre-intermediate level (28 in the treatment group and 28 in the control group) who were selected based on convenient sampling from one of the private language institutes in Kerman, Iran, participated in the study. Data werecollected using the Oxford placement test, a reading pre-test, a post-test, and a semi-structured interview. The findings revealed that EFL learners in the treatment group outperformed the control group in reading comprehension from the pre-test to the post-test. The results of the semi-structured interview confirmed the results of the t-test, and it was concluded that the learners were satisfied with the treatment due to its cooperative, fun, and informative nature. The participants, even though they mentioned some negative points such as the unavailability of the instructor and wasting time on both methods and unimportant details, reported on the effective role of both flipped context and the strategy itself. In sum, the results confirmed that integrating flipped classrooms with metacognitive development increased EFL learners' reading comprehension.
Sakineh Bakhtiari; Shahram Ranjdoost; Ghafar Tari
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This research aims to process knowledge in educational organizations based on the jihadi management approach. Knowledge is a common subject in management, organization science, and economics, which is given special importance in Jihadi economic and managerial subjects. In the research, a mixed method ...
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This research aims to process knowledge in educational organizations based on the jihadi management approach. Knowledge is a common subject in management, organization science, and economics, which is given special importance in Jihadi economic and managerial subjects. In the research, a mixed method (quantitative-qualitative) has been used to advance the research objectives. The snowball technique was used for sampling in this research. In total, interviews were conducted with 11 experts in the field of education. In this combined research, the thematic analysis method has been performed. In the following, to fit the proposed model, the confirmatory factor analysis model has been used in AMOS software. The population studied in the quantitative analysis were the managers of the educational centers, and due to the unlimited number of people, 384 people were considered as a sample based on Morgan's table. Based on the findings of this research, 4 central categories were identified in the field of jihadi management, which provided the means for knowledge processing in educational organizations based on the jihadi management approach. From the findings of this research, it is concluded that an important step that must be taken to improve the productivity and performance of managers in organizations is to move from organizational information to knowledge processing; In fact, knowledge is obtained from understanding information, and if we apply our knowledge, skill is obtained, and when we combine our skill with other skills, expertise is obtained, and finally, we have mastered our expertise.
Knowledge Extraction
Ali Asghar Rajabi; Asadollah Mehrara; Mehrdad Matani
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This research aimed to provide a model for evaluating human resources management in the automotive industry. This applied research was conducted with an exploratory and mixed nature (qualitative-quantitative) using the seven-step hybrid method of Sandelowski and Barroso (2007). Furthermore, to enrich ...
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This research aimed to provide a model for evaluating human resources management in the automotive industry. This applied research was conducted with an exploratory and mixed nature (qualitative-quantitative) using the seven-step hybrid method of Sandelowski and Barroso (2007). Furthermore, to enrich the collected data, the opinions of experts in the automotive industry were used in the framework of focus groups. In the end, the importance and priority of each of the extracted dimensions, criteria, and concepts were determined using the multi-criteria decision-making approach and the hierarchical AHP method.The designed model included 3 main dimensions and 12 criteria coded as:Human resources leadership, The role of human resources manager, Strategic management of human resources and its design in the organization, Information, and knowledge system of human resources, Risk management in the field of human resources, Supply and adaptation, Development of human resources, Use of human resources, Maintenance of human resources and results, Results of human resources perception, Functional results of human resources, Organizational results are affected by the field of human resources. Furthermore, the reliability was calculated using the Kappa index. One of the advantages of this model is the emphasis on creating vertical and horizontal coordination and balance between human resources processes by examining and establishing the relationship between drivers, systems, and results simultaneously.
Knowledge management
Mila Malekolkalami; Mohammad Hassanzadeh
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The use of IoT in intelligent agriculture is now very common among farmers, and with the use of drones and sensors, advanced agriculture is rapidly becoming a growing global standard. The use of IoT requires infrastructure that is defined within an IoT governance framework. This paper proposes new approaches ...
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The use of IoT in intelligent agriculture is now very common among farmers, and with the use of drones and sensors, advanced agriculture is rapidly becoming a growing global standard. The use of IoT requires infrastructure that is defined within an IoT governance framework. This paper proposes new approaches to knowledge management, Artificial Intelligence, and IoT governance and their impact on productivity in the agriculture sector by hiring specialized people who are called AI-aided Agriculture Knowledge Managers.Given the importance of all three topics, knowledge management, IoT, and agriculture, we have tried to show the impact of the presence of AI-aided Agriculture Knowledge Managers and IoT in reducing water consumption as one of the most important requirements of agriculture in a simulation by Matlab Software. The data was obtained from the Eurostat database. We also provide a framework for the presence of AI-aided Agriculture Knowledge Managers in fields that are specialized in agricultural science and knowledge management. Finally, due to the importance of governance in this sector, a framework for the governance of artificial intelligence in the field of agriculture with the presence of knowledge managers has been proposed.
Kabir Alabi Sulaiman; Hajarah Abubakar; Abdulkadir Olalekan Yusuf; Ibrahim Mohammad Abdullahi; Ibrahim Olarenwaju Yahaya
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Purpose: This study examined information needs and the use of library resources among academics in Kwara State Polytechnics, Ilorin.Method: The study identified four (4) research questions. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population includes the academic staff of Kwara State Polytechnics, ...
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Purpose: This study examined information needs and the use of library resources among academics in Kwara State Polytechnics, Ilorin.Method: The study identified four (4) research questions. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population includes the academic staff of Kwara State Polytechnics, Ilorin with a population of 742. However, the Raosoft sample size calculator was used to get the sample size of 254 for the study. A web-based questionnaire was designed using Google form and generated link was shared among the academic staff of the polytechnics. The link was shared on various groups of the academic staff of Kwara State Polytechnics via WhatsApp and Telegram groups. The questionnaire link was shared and responses were collected for two weeks. The total response from the survey is 158 and that was the unit of analysis for the study. The responses collected were automatically analyzed by Google Forms.Findings: The study found that printed textbooks, hard copy journal materials, newspapers, databases, and library catalogs are the sources of information to lecturers in Kwara State Polytechnics, Ilorin. It was found out that academic and research, information on self-development, personal health information, current affair, and information on the new trend are information needs of lecturers in Kwara State Polytechnics, Ilorin and the study also revealed that newspapers, e-books, e-journals, internet, and printed journal are the information demand and use by lecturers in Kwara State Polytechnics Ilorin.Conclusion: The study recommends that libraries in higher institutions should be well equipped with current resources to meet the needs of the 21st century of lecturers.
Faezeh Bahrololomi Tabatabie; Razieh Farshid; Nosrat Riahiniya; Naved Ahmad
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Purpose: The study identified the characteristics of scientific products in the field of the semantic web application. This purpose has been done by studying six databases including Magiran, Sid, Normagz, Civilica, Comprehensive portal of humanities, and Ganj.Method: This study is a descriptive study ...
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Purpose: The study identified the characteristics of scientific products in the field of the semantic web application. This purpose has been done by studying six databases including Magiran, Sid, Normagz, Civilica, Comprehensive portal of humanities, and Ganj.Method: This study is a descriptive study with a scientometric approach. purposive sampling and the techniques of co-occurrence and social network analysis have been used. Data analysis was done with Ravar Matrix software, Gefi, and data mapping was done with VosViewer software.Findings: The frequency of scientific productions in the field of the semantic web application has been 188, among which the semantic web with a frequency of 23 is in the first place. The co-occurrence maps form eight thematic clusters. Data analysis among degree and betweenness centers showed that the semantic web and ontology, spatial database, and jurisprudence structures have the highest rate. Among the cooperation of universities, the University of Tehran has the most connections with other universities and research centers. The University of Tehran was ranked first. Islamic Azad University, Kerman Branch, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, and the Imam Reza International University of Mashhad are ranked first to third. The University of Tehran, Tarbiat Modares University, and the Malek Ashtar University of Technology have the highest degree of centrality of betweenness.Conclusion: The Semantic Web is an interdisciplinary subject with many applications in all disciplines, and the results indicate its continuous growth status.
Fatemeh Farahmand
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The purpose of this research is to identify the factors affecting the agile supply chain and value creation for the customer in the automotive industry. Therefore, using a qualitative approach and meta-combination technique, these factors have been identified. In this research, the technique is based ...
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The purpose of this research is to identify the factors affecting the agile supply chain and value creation for the customer in the automotive industry. Therefore, using a qualitative approach and meta-combination technique, these factors have been identified. In this research, the technique is based on the model of Clarson (2006), Sampling strategy, data collection method, data analysis method, appropriateness of research design with research goal, clear expression of findings, proper justification of research result, and homogeneity between research project guiding paradigms with selected methods were the 7 steps used in selecting articles. Based on the analysis, 33 studies were reviewed and 22 codes were introduced for value creation for the customer, and 22 codes for the agile supply chain. In the supply chain stages, agility and the factors that affect it create value. Agility leads to rapid change management, in which case the organization can identify and meet the needs of customers with the necessary flexibility. The higher the agility of the supply chain, the better the factors affecting value creation for the customer. In light of the findings obtained from the study, it could be said that economics moves from the traditional to the modern knowledge, so managers must avoid looking at assets one-dimensionally and understand the importance of the role of intangible assets such as customers and the organization's internal value-added factors that contribute to the organization's survival and competitive advantage.
Mohammad saeid Kiani; Leila Nazari; Leila Shahbazpour
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This study aimed to assess the mediating role of flattery in the relationship between self-esteem and stress and job success from the point of view of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Experts. It is applied research in terms of classifying research by purpose, it is descriptive-non-experimental in terms ...
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This study aimed to assess the mediating role of flattery in the relationship between self-esteem and stress and job success from the point of view of the Ministry of Sport and Youth Experts. It is applied research in terms of classifying research by purpose, it is descriptive-non-experimental in terms of data collection, and has been the case study among all types of descriptive research methods. The statistical population of the study consists of 700 staff and experts of the Ministry of Sport and Youth. Using the Cochran formula, 400 individuals are selected as a statistical sample. The sampling method was random sampling. The demographic data of the experts were first evaluated and after confirming the validity and reliability of the questionnaire, the relationship between self-esteem and stress with job success was analyzed by considering the mediating role of flattery in structural equation modeling. Data were analyzed using SPSS and LISREL statistical software. Based on the results, the mediating role of flattery in the relationship between self-esteem and job success was confirmed and the relationship between stress and job success was confirmed. According to the results obtained, people who have high self-esteem perform all their duties regularly and do not leave any room for complaints to higher levels, so they try to learn even with the help of other employees or go ahead with extra-organizational training to overcome your problems. On the other hand, these people consider their value and importance so high that they do not allow themselves to flatter their superiors.
Mitra Mottaghi; Mohammad Reza Dalvi; Alireza Shirvani
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This research aims to explain the organizational ambidexterity model in Saderat Bank of Iran and its dimensions. Ambidexterity refers to the ability to succeed in two contradictory abilities at the same time, for example, ambidexterity such as exploiting current opportunities and discovering and ...
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This research aims to explain the organizational ambidexterity model in Saderat Bank of Iran and its dimensions. Ambidexterity refers to the ability to succeed in two contradictory abilities at the same time, for example, ambidexterity such as exploiting current opportunities and discovering and creating new opportunities for the future, adaptation, alignment, flexibility, and efficiency. This research was conducted using a qualitative-inductive approach using the Strauss-Corbin grounded theory method. The data were obtained from the interviews conducted with 25 employees and qualified professionals of Saderat Bank of Iran and were analyzed through the three stages of open, central, and selective coding. Twelve general categories in the form of a paradigm model were identified, which included causal conditions (individual factors, organizational factors, group factors, and environmental factors), central phenomenon (organizational ambidexterity), contextual conditions (intellectual capital), intervening conditions (job-related factors, learning factors), strategies (individual strategy, organizational strategy) and consequences (individual consequences, group consequences, organizational consequences). Ambidexterity can increase the scope and depth of knowledge identified and used by the organization by focusing on two levels of knowledge: 1. paying attention to new knowledge due to its discovery capability and, 2. paying attention to current knowledge due to its exploitation capability. It can also help the development culture of learning and intelligence and enhance competitiveness.
َAliahmed saad Alsaedi; Omid Behboodi; Ahmad Sharbaf Eidgahi; Maliheh Sadat Razavi
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of inclusive leadership on team voice and innovation. Thus the role of performance pressure in project teams in Iraq refineries has been analyzed. The present study is applied research in terms of purpose and a descriptive-correlation study in terms ...
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The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of inclusive leadership on team voice and innovation. Thus the role of performance pressure in project teams in Iraq refineries has been analyzed. The present study is applied research in terms of purpose and a descriptive-correlation study in terms of nature and method. The statistical population is the staff of project teams in Iraq refineries with 250 people. The statistical sample size is 148 people that were chosen based on Morgan's table and the questionnaires were distributed among them non-randomly based on their availability. The research instruments were standard questionnaires. To test the validity and the reliability of the questionnaire we used to face, divergent and convergent validity, and Cronbach’s alpha and combined reliability. Data analysis was done by structural equation modeling using SPSS and PLS3 software. Results of the study showed that team innovation is influenced by team voice, performance pressure, and inclusive leadership The framework of the present study is a guide for senior management of the petrochemical industry in Iraq to design strategic plans that can expand innovation and coordination in companies. A direct relationship between inclusive leadership and team voice was found. Also, the indirect effect of team voice on team innovation as well as its correlation with performance pressure indicate the importance of inclusive leadership in creating innovation and collaboration in organizations.
Lawal Mohammad Akanbi; Kabir Alabi Sulaiman; Hajarah Abubakar; Christaina Oluwatoyin Olusegun; Silifat Nuhu
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Purpose: This study examines the application of cloud computing to academic library services in Kwara state.Method: The population of the study includes library staff of the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara state university, Malate and Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State. Meanwhile, the University ...
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Purpose: This study examines the application of cloud computing to academic library services in Kwara state.Method: The population of the study includes library staff of the University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara state university, Malate and Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State. Meanwhile, the University of Ilorin has a population of 57, Kwara state university 24, and Landmark University, Omu-Aran has 19 given 100 library staff. The research design adopted was a descriptive survey. The total enumerative sampling technique was adopted for the limited population. A researcher-designed questionnaire was used for data collection and descriptive statistic of table count and frequency was used as data analysis. Findings: The study found out that infrastructure as a service, software as a service, and recovery as a service is the type of cloud models adopted by academic libraries in Kwara state The finding of the study also indicated that google cloud, Alexandria, Duraspace, OCLC are the major vendors of cloud computing. It was also revealed that cloud computing applications to various library services like document download service; document sharing; digital preservation and scanning, social interaction were all done using the cloud.Conclusion: Finally, findings of the research revealed that cloud management, budget constraints, hardware and software, technical skills required for maintenance, connectivity, and dependency on the cloud are the challenges that are facing cloud computing.
Murtala Aminu
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Purpose: This study was conducted in other to assess the access and use of internet resources for learning by the students of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. To ascertain the use of internet resources for learning by students of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. This study is ...
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Purpose: This study was conducted in other to assess the access and use of internet resources for learning by the students of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. To ascertain the use of internet resources for learning by students of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. This study is to outline how students access the Internet resources available, also to examine the purposes of the students' use of Internet resources, and investigate the challenges in access and use of Internet resources by the students.Method: The survey research method was adopted for the study. The sample distribution was based on three (3) Faculties, also the data was collected for the study by using descriptive analysis.Findings: Given the findings of the study, it could be concluded that information in all issues on access and use of internet resources for learning has been one of the major challenges facing the educational system in most tertiary institutions.Conclusion: the researchers recommended that the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda should create more awareness concerning the existence of available internet resources in the University and how should be used.
Seyed Fazel Zamani; Mashallah Valikhani; Alireza Shirvani
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This research aimed to improve organizational efficiency in Iran's administrative system based on knowledge-based human resource management. The research was conducted using mixed methods. The grounded theory was used in the qualitative part, and in the quantitative part, the structural equation model ...
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This research aimed to improve organizational efficiency in Iran's administrative system based on knowledge-based human resource management. The research was conducted using mixed methods. The grounded theory was used in the qualitative part, and in the quantitative part, the structural equation model with partial least squares approach was used. In the qualitative part, the statistical population, according to its subject area, included 10 elites and experts of the telecommunications company. Their opinions were collected using semi-structured interviews. The interviews were entered into the ATLAS TI software. To fit the model, a questionnaire was designed using the identified codes. In the quantitative part of the current research, in addition to the elites of the telecommunications company, some members of top managers (15 people) from twenty units of the telecommunications company in the country were also added to the statistical population. According to the statistical population of 600 people, the studied sample included 234 people calculated based on Morgan's table. The information collected from the questionnaires was analyzed using SMARTPLS 3 software. Based on the analysis of the identified codes, a model with causal, strategy, consequence, intervention, and contextual components was determined. Also, in the structural equation model analysis, the model was confirmed. The results indicated that to increase organizational efficiency, managers should localize knowledge-based human resource management practices in organizations. In addition, it is important to impart appropriate knowledge, training, and expertise to employees so that they feel motivated and highly skilled in their jobs.
Samira Tahmasebi
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Focusing on knowledge sharing and knowledge application is one of the components of knowledge management, which is to reveal the hidden knowledge of individuals and transfer it for use and application to other people. Moving towards knowledge-based in today's world and achieving competitive advantage ...
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Focusing on knowledge sharing and knowledge application is one of the components of knowledge management, which is to reveal the hidden knowledge of individuals and transfer it for use and application to other people. Moving towards knowledge-based in today's world and achieving competitive advantage in organizations, knowledge sharing has emerged as an important category. On the other hand, the application of knowledge is considered one of the main factors of competitive advantage in various enterprises, organizations, and companies. The application of knowledge is the process of knowledge sharing in the production of goods and services and organizational actions to create value. An organization that can institutionalize knowledge in different departments and among its employees and uses the knowledge created and the experiences of its employees properly will be able to maintain or ascend its position in today's developing world.The present study examines the concepts of knowledge, knowledge sharing, factors affecting sharing, knowledge application, and the relationship between knowledge sharing and application. This article is a library Research Method and descriptive.
Iskil Arisekola Bolaji; Mayokun Ifeoluwa Taiwo-Ogunnesan
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Purpose: This study examines the perceived impacts of ICT on knowledge sharing by academics at the Federal School of Surveying, Oyo.Method: The descriptive survey design was adopted. However, the population of this study includes academics in the Federal School of Surveying, Oyo State. There are fifty-three ...
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Purpose: This study examines the perceived impacts of ICT on knowledge sharing by academics at the Federal School of Surveying, Oyo.Method: The descriptive survey design was adopted. However, the population of this study includes academics in the Federal School of Surveying, Oyo State. There are fifty-three (53) academics in the Federal School of Surveying. A simple random sampling technique was adopted to give all the respondents an equal chance of being selected for this study. A web-based questionnaire was designed using Google form and generated link was shared with academics in the Institutions. The link was shared on various groups of institutions via WhatsApp and Telegram groups. The questionnaire link was shared and responses were collected for two weeks.Findings: The study found that skills such as internet accessing skills, word processing skills, email sending skills, presentation skills, and database searching skills are required for knowledge sharing. Poor electricity, slow internet network, and lackadaisical attitude toward information managers are identified as challenges that influence the use of ICT in sharing of knowledge among academics in the Federal School of Surveying, Oyo state.Conclusion: The study recommends that Orientation, workshops, and training should be provided to academics of Federal School on the need to share knowledge.
