adopting feminist perspectives is, by and large, novel in social science. however, feminism historical background might be followed until 18th century. through the years, patriarchal epistemology and gendered metaphysics of science have been criticized fundamentally by radical feminist thinkers. although such criticisms obviously have limitations, their constructive role in addressing original ...

The acquisition of MPC, a small chemical manufacturing company, by ComChem, a well-established, older company in the same industry, presented many challenges to both organizational cultures. MPC had been a family-run business with just 25 employees, each of whom had developed strong ties to the husband and wife team founders. The company was well-integrated into the small local community, spons...

interorganizational coordination (ioc) is a critical part of planning, because planning mostly involves multiple organizational interactions. investment and employment are considered as multi-dimensional and multi-sectional challenges that the management of them requires intersectional and interorganizational cooperation. the goal of this research is the investigation of the interorganizational...

introduction: organization structure and manpower constitute two basic components of anorganization and both are necessary for stablishing an organization. the aim of this survey was to investigate the type of the organization structure (mechanic and organic) from viewpoint of senior and junior managers in shiraz teaching hospitals and creativity in each of these two structures. methods: in thi...

managers in the organization require the right information to decide. sometimes those around the manager may avoid providing correct but disturbing information to the manager who may be deceived by the false praise. flattery destroys confidence and demeans the flattered. it also hurts the flatterer by destroying his or her credibility and integrity. in islamic and literary texts there are many ...

This paper represents a commentary to Marianna Fotaki’s Editorial: ‘Why and how is compassion necessary to provide good quality healthcare?’ Within this commentary, I discuss some of the issues raised by Marianna Fotaki, and conclude that we should work towards an organizational culture which considers the important concept of compassion by focusing on the well-being and teamwork of all involved.

Interorganizational coordination (IOC) is a critical part of planning, because planning mostly involves multiple organizational interactions. Investment and employment are considered as multi-dimensional and multi-sectional challenges that the management of them requires intersectional and interorganizational cooperation. The goal of this research is the investigation of the interorganizational...

Entering into the third millennium and current information age, organizations andpeople are increasingly using technologies and networks. In recent decades,technological progresses have rapidly dominated the world. In this vein, theemergence of the Internet in different aspects of life is considered to be the greatestdevelopment of the 21st century. The Internet, along with technologicaladvance...