Purpose: Today, human resources are considered as one of the most important resources of any organization. Therefore, the current research was conducted with the aim of modeling the complications of the retention, maintenance and education system of human resources. Methodology: This study was mixed means combination of qualitative and quantitative researches. The population of the qualitative...

in this study the association between social capital and entrepreneurial locus of control among small and medium-sized enterprises’ managers is evaluated. the innovation of this study is theorizing and clarifying the role of social capital and its dimensions in fostering managers' internal locus of control. internal locus of control is one of the most frequently mentioned personal characte...

We develop a quantitative framework for understanding the class of wicked problems that emerge at intersections natural, social, and technological complex systems. Wicked reflect our incomplete interdependent global systems systemic risk they pose; such escape solutions because are often ill-defined, thus mis-identified under-appreciated by communities problem-solvers. While there well-document...

The performance assessment of supply chains including sustainability dimensions of economic, environmental and social is a significant aspect for managers and decision makers. Furthermore, imprecise data are presented in many real world applications. Therefore, the current paper proposes an approach based on data envelopment analysis (DEA) to analyze the revenue efficiency of sustainable supply...

One of the main reasons of unsustainability of city development in Iran is that planners and mayors have not almost been able to create connections between different dimensions of a city. Sustainability indicators are evaluation tools of cities operation applicable in living environmental, economical, and social aspects. The purpose of this paper is to offer a framework including the descriptio...

social marketing is defined as applying marketing tools to achievedesired social targets. in other words, social marketing is the usage ofcommercial methods to increase a target group's ability to admit a belief oran action. in this article, the effect of sport clubs reputation and name on animprovement and a change in their fans' behavior was studied. using semmethod, the results dem...

abstract because of today's dynamic business environment and three emerging major trends of intense international competition, discrete markets, and changing technology, innovation is drawing increasing attention as a solution. these trends have aroused business scholars’ interest in running in-depth investigations on the concept of social capital as a critical factor in improving organizationa...