during recent decades, researchers have attempted to understand individual and group level behavior, at micro levels while macro level researchers studied organizational and institutional level behavior. yet few scholars have examined organizational effects on individual and group behavior and the effects of individual and group behavior on organization as a whole. such a research can lead to a...

This paper builds on prior scholarly works by examining the relationship between organizing paradox (formalization and decentralization), organizational levels of learning paradoxes, i.e. exploration exploitation, firms’ outcomes (organizational creativity, resilience energy). Using data from 98 executives 325 senior employees working across a diverse range firms operating in Middle East, findi...

in the business environment, virtual organizations can meet market needs efficiently and effectively via knowledge worker and high flexibility and also generate significant competitive advantage. due to obtaining the advantage of these organizations, managerial issues related to them must be recognized and organized. decrease of face to face relationship, geographically distributed, dynamic job...

it study examined the relationship between humor on organizational culture and group cohesion using factor analysis deals. the population of this studies all technical and professional staff, kermanshah university has established who relative advantage of using random sampling of 181 individuals was selected morgan and using questionnaire data collected, amos and software tests. results indicat...

Study of people's behavior in work environments has been an issue of interest among management scholars for a long time and with the advent of field of organizational behavior in the late 1960s, this issue became even more important. In this paper we seek to indentify and classify the factors influencing organizational citizenry behavior in Tehran petroleum industry research center using multi-...

nowadays, development of any society depends on the health of the organization. a healthy organization is where people love the work and are proud to be part of that organization. this study investigated the relationship between organizational health and organizational commitment of personnel in selected hospitals affiliated with ahwaz jundishapur university of medical sciences in 2011. this st...

Evidence-based practice (EBP) seeks to integrate the expertise of individual practitioners with the best available evidence within the context of the values and expectations of clients. Prior to implementing EBP, it is important to understand the significance that organizational change and organizational culture play. This article seeks to explore the literature associated with both organizatio...

Many organizations have recognized that knowledge is the most important resource in today’s economy. With regards to knowledge-based views of the firm, organizations are actively embracing knowledge management with the expectation of acquiring and maintaining high levels of organizational performance. The relationship between knowledge management (KM) and organizational performance has been the...