QUANTITATIVE RESEARCHES IN MANAGEMENT
Year:2015 | Volume:5 | Issue:4|Papers Count:11

Islamic Culture and Relations Organization (ICRO) was founded in 1374 to manage cultural affairs abroad. In its early stages, it was supposed to centralize all foreign cultural affairs in order to improve efficiency, but later on the dream was not actualized. Taking lots of the causes for such failure into account, in this study we interview the ICRO dignitaries and refer to the existing documents to explore the issue from a structural point of view. We try to answer the question of how much the Structural and Contextual dimensiond of ICRO conforms to its goals and ideals. To improve its activities structurally, ICRO must lessen its monopoly, use cultural and invironmental strategy, and implement and organic structure. In addition, enhancement of its HR’s knowledge, insight and beliefs could also be an important factor for achieving sublime ideals by ICRO.

In the contemporary period Because of the large difference between villages, it might be inaccurate compare between them. Some of villages have all environmental facilities with high quality, so the inhabitants of the sevillagesno need to think about living in the city. On the contrary, in some of villages the inhabitants faced with the environmental problems which lack of biological facilities is so that in the mind of every viewer' sarelikehundreds of years ago villages. In creating such this situation, factors of rural management and planning are most important in compared to other factors. As a percentage of functions related to provide the necessary capital for rural projects and programs are concerned to how rural planning and rural management. There fore rural management and planning at macro and micro level scan beraisedas the most important factor in rural development (Asayesh, 1374, p 52).This research aimstoinvestigate the role of local leaders in rural development, the central city of Rasht using descriptive and analytical approach utilizes a library of documents and field observations and questionnaires. The main objective of the research is investigate the role of local leaders in rural development in the central city of Rasht and there sultsareas follows: In analyzing the role of village leaders, all respondents believe that a village leader can have a high impact on rural development, and all respondents have expressed their attitude tow ardsrural development and why there is a need for development in rural areas.5.94 percent residents are considered essential to the formation of local management and council in villages and believe that the role of local leaders in rural development is essential. They have expressed the necessity of establishing local management in terms of economic, social, cultural, and all cases. So 4.26 percent of respondents have expressed the role of local managers in rural development in the central city of Rasht is very high, 5.50% high and 3.18% average.They state that managers follow-up in rural issues have been at a very high, and high level. They believe that local managers have been able tore solve problems in the central part and the ability of local managers to solve problems in the central partisveryhigh and high.

Human resources is an organization's strategic factor and Human Resources Strategic planning is one of the means through systematic analysis of current and future human resource requirements to achieve the goals of the organization. Efficiency, effectiveness and improving performance are of the most goals of the organization and any organization attempts to strengthening of these outputs via the variety of ways. research methods show that the performance of the organizations which use strategic planning, is more and better than the other organizations. This study examines the relationship between strategic planning and human resources with organizational performance in the governorships of the West of Guilan province.cross-correlation method used for collecting statistical Data of this functional study. In this study, 55 governors, deputies, county and counties for administrative and financial authorities were selected as sample.Findings showed that there is a significant relationship between the strategic planning of human resources (including recruitment, supply and actuation of human resources strategy and the strategy for the maintenance and education of human resources) and organizational performance. Therefore, organizations focus on human resources strategic planning, will improve organizational performance.

Purpose of this research is examination of some corporate governance' s mechanism (board of director Independence, board of director size, board of director financial expertise, institutional investors and, CEO duality and government ownership) effects on Tax Avoidance in Tehran Stock Exchange listed companies. To achieving research purpose, 83 firm during 5year from 2007 to 2011 is studied and A Model used in which corporate governance mechanism (board of director Independence, board of director size, board of director financial expertise, institutional investors and, CEO duality and government ownership) as a independent variable, Tax Avoidance as a dependent variable provided. Excel spread sheet for variable calculation and SPSS for Analyze and estimate models and hypothesis Test is used. Finding show that board of director Independence, board of director size, institutional investors and government ownership can have significant effect on Tax avoidance level in the Tehran stock exchange listed companies. Also, Overall findings show that with increase some corporate governance mechanisms, the Tax avoidance level is decreased.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of corporate governance on financing in the capital market. In this study, we have used the composite index of corporate governance. The purpose of this study was the application of the methodology of cross correlation. The population of listed companies in Tehran Stock Exchange for the removal of systematic sampling, 81 companies in the sample have been. During the study period of 1386 to 1390. The multiple regression method was used to test the hypotheses. The results indicate that the strength of corporate governance and the willingness of companies to Increase capital share of stock dividend is a meaningful relationship. Also, the strength of corporate governance firms tend to have equity over other items. These results are consistent with the findings of recent studies of Vivek and Associates in 2012 showed that companies with strong monitoring system, financed through the creation of debt, preferred stock.

This study has been conducted to evaluate the factors affecting the adoption of electronic banking. Regarding the aim, this study is an applied research and regarding data collection is descriptive –survey research. The population of the study is those customers of Saderat Bank who have an account in this bank and have used electronic banking services. Research model with a sample of 280 customers using cluster sampling method was evaluated. Data analysis was done by descriptive and inferential statistics using the SPSS software. The results of research show that usefulness factors, knowledge of the benefits, ease of use, security, and quality of the Internet connection are affective on the adoption of effective electronic banking.

This research purpes is study of relationship between the amount of using information & comunication technology (ICT) with perfectionism in regard to moderative role of organizational climate (atmosphere) in executive organizations in Rafsanjan. this reserch has an application objective and is descriptive and of correlation ones. Research statistical society includes employees Rafsanjan executive systems containing 3072 people. Research statistical sample is accounted 245 people using Cochrane formulation and is selected in a classification random method. In this research three questionnaires of information & communication technology and perfectionism and organization climate for which reliability and validity are approved in research. To describe gathered data several statistical parameters such as abundance, different kinds of tables and curves are used.To determine correlation and hypotheses test Spearman & Kendal correlation coefficient is used. Results of the research show that there is a reverse relationship between management information system with perfectionism staff and there is no relationship between transaction processing system, office automation system, executive support system with perfectionism staff. And there is significant relationship between information & comunication technology (ICT) with perfectionism in regard to moderative role of organizational climate.

The increasing development of technology-based tools and quickly adapt its abundant human needs has led to new forms of interactive and creative learning environment, to create an active and inclusive. Today, about one of the important sources of power in organizations is one, Based on this information, especially information that appear to be central or strategic in the organization have, Can create a power base and influence in the organization used In order to evaluate the effects of using ICT to empower employees Islamic Azad University Central Tehran Branch, this study was conducted. In this paper first examines the use of ICT and ensure its effective application, we have investigated the effects on the empowerment of employees. For this purpose, indicators (variable capacity) associated with empowerment include improved performance, independence and freedom of action, professional development, knowledge and career opportunities we have identified. Then, using a t-test to analyze the data we have discussed. The findings with regard to the level of significance in hypothesis testing, which showed a positive relationship between ICT and empowerment variables significant.

Introduction: Once efficient, competent, and experienced managers are present on top levels of organizations, organizations success in reaching their goals will be guaranteed.Towards this, using 360-degree feedback model for evaluating managers’ competency brings individuals’ understanding from their abilities and competencies closer to reality and clarifies their strengths and weaknesses.Methods: A survey questionnaire was used for conducting such a descriptive and cross-sectional study. The questionnaire was distributed among hospital middle and top manager.Descriptive and analytical methods were used for data analysis using SPSS software.Results: Results indicated that in head’s point of view, managers had the highest and the lowest ability in team-based work and in human resource management, respectively. From the mangers’ perspective, they had the highest and lowest ability in team-based work and in control aspect, respectively. Furthermore, in counterparts’ view, mangers received the best and worst score in leadership and control aspects, respectively. In addition, like previous group, subordinates thought the same thing about mangers’ abilities.ANOVA test revealed that there exists a significant difference between “managers selfevaluation” with “evaluations done by heads, subordinates, and counterparts” in all aspects except human resource management at 95% interval confidence.Conclusion: As indicated in the results, managers of studied hospitals had the lowest ability in control aspect. Since “control” is an important aspect for hospital processes, therefore, comprehensive planning is needed in order to teach this ability to mangers.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of promotions on the consumer decision to purchase in cause related marketing. The primary conceptualizing was developed based on the existing theoretical literature which had been validated by means of the empirical researches. According to that, one major hypothesis and four sub hypothesis were designed. This research in terms of the kind and gathering the information, is of application and survey forms respectively.A number of 383 individuals was selected from the statistical society of the Hani restaurant customers according to the formula of the infinite sample volume and the data were collected using the questionnaire. The results achieved from the hypothesis testing which were carried by the application of the inferential statistics, indicate that the individual personal selling in cause related marketing has the greatest impact on the consumer decision to purchase.