Soghra Darzi Kholardi; Ali Asghar Razavi
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The aim of this study is to investigate the scientific output of faculty members of Sari University in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources based on h index in Scopus citation. The study is a descriptive survey and method was citation analysis. The research population included all faculty members ...
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The aim of this study is to investigate the scientific output of faculty members of Sari University in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources based on h index in Scopus citation. The study is a descriptive survey and method was citation analysis. The research population included all faculty members of Sari University in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources (N=126) and scientific productions indexed in the Scopus database, that has been analyzed by using SPSS software (version 21). Among faculty members with a professorship rating of 55.6%, 41.7% with a rank of associate professors, 44.4% had an associate professor with an H index. The highest amount of scientific production was in 2007; also, highest research age of faculty members was 16 years old. The faculty of crop sciences with 19 has the most faculty members indexed in Scopus database. Faculty of animal science and fisheries has 18, faculty of natural science has 17, faculty of agricultural engineering has 12, and faculty of basic science with 4 members in Scopus database has the fewest members. In conclusion, to raise the h index, faculty members must be encouraged and supported to present articles in credible citation databases, research budgets must be increased, training courses must be conducted for writing ISI articles, validated databases and scientific journals, and high impact coefficients for improving science production must be introduced.
Roya Ahmadyousefi; Shahla Choobchian; Mohamad Chizari
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The purpose of this study is investigating the status of deployment of knowledge management components to develop the drought crisis management plans in Kerman province with considering the agricultural beneficiaries’ viewpoint. This research was an applied one and it was done with a descriptive ...
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The purpose of this study is investigating the status of deployment of knowledge management components to develop the drought crisis management plans in Kerman province with considering the agricultural beneficiaries’ viewpoint. This research was an applied one and it was done with a descriptive approach. The research sample includes 384 people from agricultural beneficiaries of Kerman Province who were chosen using the random stratified sampling method according to the Morgan’s table. The research data were gathered using questionaries, to analyse the data SPSS22 and Excel software were used. The research findings show that among the components of knowledge management, “knowing your own information, knowledge and skills in regarding to drought crisis management plans”, “being aware of the experiences and skills of other beneficiaries”, “new knowledge and experiences lead to better and more effective implementation of drought crisis management plans”, “encouraging others to pass on their experiences and knowledge especially about drought crisis management plans”, “using beneficiaries’ experiences in the execution process of drought crisis management plans” and “the past information and experiences help with today’s needs and decision making about drought crisis management plans” had the highest ranks. According to the studies, among the researches conducted on knowledge management, no research and study has been previously done about using knowledge management in line with the development of drought crisis management plans which shows the innovation of the present research. Research results showed that the knowledge identification component had the greatest impact on the development of drought crisis management plans and the knowledge development component had the lowest status.
Mostafa Jafari; Peyman Akhavan; Sayyed Hojatollah Eshaqi
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Aim: The subject of knowledge sharing is one of the important challenges in knowledge management. According to the Bandura theory, personal factors, environmental factors, and behavior are in reciprocal relations with each other. In this research, the impact of environmental and individual factors on ...
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Aim: The subject of knowledge sharing is one of the important challenges in knowledge management. According to the Bandura theory, personal factors, environmental factors, and behavior are in reciprocal relations with each other. In this research, the impact of environmental and individual factors on the attitude of knowledge sharing and also the effect of educational variables as a moderator between knowledge sharing attitude and knowledge sharing behavior have been investigated.Methodology: The method of this applied research is survey-correlation. The research population includes the staff of Allied Consulting Engineers Company, from which, 83 people were selected as sample based on simple sampling using Cochran's formula. The structural correlation validity, the research indicators with convergent and divergent validity models, and the reliability of the factor load indicators were valued at 0.8, while Cronbach's alpha coefficients and the reliability of the combinations were valued at 0.7.Findings: The findings show that independent structures (environmental and personal factors) with t values higher than 1.96 affect the dependent structure (knowledge sharing attitude); education moderating variable of GOF=0.408 has had a reverse effect on knowledge sharing attitude and knowledge sharing behavior.Conclusion: The knowledge sharing approach influences the behavior of knowledge sharing, and the education variable, with respect to the signs of its factor load, inversely modulates behavior and suggests that the higher the education of the people, the less their willingness to share knowledge
Abdollah Jahanipour; Hamid Rahimi
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Organizational creativity has always been influenced by various variables and factors. One of the affecting components on organizational creativity is the various processes of knowledge management and the phenomenon of organizational citizenship behavior. Thus the purpose of this research was study of ...
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Organizational creativity has always been influenced by various variables and factors. One of the affecting components on organizational creativity is the various processes of knowledge management and the phenomenon of organizational citizenship behavior. Thus the purpose of this research was study of relationship between knowledge sharing and organizational citizenship behavior with organizational creativity in Higher Education Institutions. Research type was descriptive correlative and statistical population consisted all of staff employees in University of Qom (N=344) that by using Cochran Formula and stratified randomized sampling, 260 ones were chosen as sample. To collect data, three standard questionnaires of knowledge sharing, standard questionnaire of organizational citizenship behavior and researcher-made questionnaire of organizational creativity were used. Content validity was used to measure questionnaires validity. Questionnaires reliability obtained through Cronbach alpha coefficient was equal to 0.91 for knowledge sharing, 0.82 for citizenship behavior and 0.85 for organizational creativity. Data analysis was performed at two descriptive levels (frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation) and at the inferential level (sample t-test, regression coefficient and structural equation model) using SPSS software version 22 and Amos graphic. Finding showed mean of organizational citizenship behavior in different components was higher than average, and mean of knowledge sharing and organizational creativity was lower than average. Regression coefficient showed that both knowledge sharing and organizational citizenship behavior can predict employees' organizational creativity.
Saeed Rezaiishsrif Abadi; Roya Baradar; Samaneh Abolghasem
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the media and information literacy of librarian in Tehran’s public libraries.
Methodology: The method of this study is a descriptive- analytical approach that describes the status of media and information literacy librarians. In the first stage, ...
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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the media and information literacy of librarian in Tehran’s public libraries.
Methodology: The method of this study is a descriptive- analytical approach that describes the status of media and information literacy librarians. In the first stage, selected 150 librarians that work at the public library in Tehran. The data collection tool is a questionnaire that designed based on the components and indicators announced by UNESCO for media and information literacy. In next step calculated validity (formal logic) and reliability was calculated based on Cronbach’s Alpha. Finally analyzed data by One-sample T test in SPSS software.
Findings: Findings showed that the components of interaction and ethical use of media and information with mean of 22/7 and knowledge creation component with mean of 13/2, respectively had the highest and lowest mean among media and information components of librarians. The average components of the need for media and information content, the location and access to the content of the media and information resources, the evaluation of media content and information sources, the organization of information, the creation of knowledge and interaction, and the ethical use of media content and information sources are above the average and are in good condition.
Conclusion: findings show that librarians of the public libraries of Tehran have the skills and competence to promote media literacy and information among library members. Organizing in-service training courses, getting acquainted with media and information content providers, familiarizing with valid sources and media, evaluating resources and content, sharing and creating methods of knowledge and developing ethical guidelines to help raise the level of media literacy and information of librarians.
Negar Alsadt Mesbahi Jahromi; Marziyeh Adibzade
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The present study was aimed at examining the effect of knowledge management on organizational innovation due to the mediating role of organizational learning with using structural equation modeling software SmartPLS2.0. Methodology: The population of research is managers, deputies and heads of Eghtesad ...
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The present study was aimed at examining the effect of knowledge management on organizational innovation due to the mediating role of organizational learning with using structural equation modeling software SmartPLS2.0. Methodology: The population of research is managers, deputies and heads of Eghtesad Novin, Melli, Mellat ,Saderat and Meher Eghtesad banks in Hormozgan province in 1394 . The sample size used by Cochran formula and selected by random sampling. To analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistics used and data gathered using a standardized questionnaire that its validity was confirmed with view point of professors and after completion of the initial sample, with Cronbach's alpha reliability of the tool's reliability showed. findings: all indices have acceptable load factor. Knowledge management has positive and significant effect on organizational learning (0.81) and on Organizational Innovation (0.39). organizational innovation has significant positive effect on organizational learning and impact of knowledge management on organizational innovation enhancement through organizational learning. Results: The results show that organizational learning can be seen as a mediator between knowledge management and organizational innovation contribute. Knowledge management, as well as a system, as an important input, organizational learning as a key process, therefore, as an organizational innovation output is critical for today's organizations. Banks can use the system to improve knowledge management and organizational learning in the organization innovation.
Maryam Salami; Mahnaz Mohseni Taromsari
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of knowledge acquisition and organizational behavior on the job performance of public librarians in Rasht. The present study is practical and correlational. The statistical population included librarians of public libraries in Rasht who were working ...
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of knowledge acquisition and organizational behavior on the job performance of public librarians in Rasht. The present study is practical and correlational. The statistical population included librarians of public libraries in Rasht who were working in 1398. Subjects of this study were 80 librarians from libraries who were selected using available sampling method. The research instruments consisted of researcher-made questionnaires of organizational behavior, knowledge acquisition questionnaire and employees' job performance questionnaire whose validity was confirmed through content validity method and its reliability was confirmed by Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Pearson correlation coefficient was used to investigate the relationship between variables and regression method was used to predict the librarians' job performance through knowledge acquisition and organizational behavior. The results of data analysis showed that there is a significant and positive correlation between knowledge acquisition and job performance (r=0.29, P <0.01). There was also a significant and positive correlation between organizational behavior and job performance (r=0.30, P <0.01). The results of multiple regression analysis show that knowledge acquisition and organizational variables account for 9% of job performance changes. Given the findings, designing and holding librarians' training programs and workshops is essential to informthem about the training of all kinds of knowledge, as well as to create a favorable work and work environment and its impact on job performance. In this way, by improving the librarians' knowledge of libraries, their job performance will improve.
Somayeh Jafari; Raziyeh Farshid; Esmaeel Mostafavi
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This study aims to analyze and compare the research process of Information and Knowledge Organization field’s in the web of science. Methodology: This study is an applied descriptive, with a scientometric approach (co-word analysis and network analysis). The research data is the field of information ...
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This study aims to analyze and compare the research process of Information and Knowledge Organization field’s in the web of science. Methodology: This study is an applied descriptive, with a scientometric approach (co-word analysis and network analysis). The research data is the field of information and knowledge organization in the web of science. Histcit, UCINet and BibExell softwares are used for data analysis and VOSviewer for mapping. Results: In the last two decades, 8688 works have been indexed by 15139 authors from 110 countries in the web of science. Iran is ranked 24th between 79 works. United States had the most scientific production in the world. Hjorland B. and Leydesdorff L., and in Iran, Alipour-Hafizi and Kousha have received the most productions and citations, respectively. The field of computer science had the largest share in the production of works. The universities of Illinois and the Islamic Azad University have had the largest participation. The most common were vocabulary information retrieval, classification, metadata and digital libraries. The vocabulary of works formed 7 clusters in the world and 5 clusters in Iran. The most important thematic trends in the world, extracting information from social and big data networks, users tagging, RDA, RDF, FRBR, digital libraries and taxonomies and in Iran FRBR, digital libraries, fuzzy information retrieval, ontology and cloud computing, respectively.Conclusion: Analyzing and comparing the results of this field leads to a better understanding of the prevailing trends and discourse and is a roadmap for education and research in the country.
Mohammadhasan Morshedi Tonekaboni
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The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between knowledge management and professional development and job performance of employees. The statistical population included 460 employees of Ilam University, and 210 people were selected as statistical samples using Kerjcie and Morgan tables. ...
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The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between knowledge management and professional development and job performance of employees. The statistical population included 460 employees of Ilam University, and 210 people were selected as statistical samples using Kerjcie and Morgan tables. The present study was a correlational study and the required data were collected by library and field survey (questionnaire). The data collection tools included three knowledge management questionnaires, professional career development, and job performance. In order to determine the validity of the questionnaires, formal and content validity was used and to measure the reliability, Cronbach's alpha method was used. The calculated coefficient for the whole questionnaire was 0.967 and was confirmed. SPSS-22 statistical software was used to analyze the obtained data. The findings showed that there was a positive and significant correlation between knowledge management and job performance (r = 0.581) at 99%. Studies have also shown that there is a positive and significant correlation between knowledge management and professional development of employees (p = 0.056) at 99% level. Managers should try to make their employees aware of the benefits of using knowledge management programs for organizational performance and themselves. Achieving this goal will both help job performance and affect the professional development of employees.
Mitra samiei
Volume 2, Issue 4 , October 2015, , Pages 27-50
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Purpose: This study aims to identify the social media and their role in knowledge exchange between digital preservation experts based on the Honeycomb model for sharing scientific contents. Methodology: This was an analytical qualitative study that was conducted using the Delphi method through 15 open ...
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Purpose: This study aims to identify the social media and their role in knowledge exchange between digital preservation experts based on the Honeycomb model for sharing scientific contents. Methodology: This was an analytical qualitative study that was conducted using the Delphi method through 15 open questions among 20 experts who were members of a professional digital preservation group with different cultural backgrounds including libraries, museums, and archives. Findings: The findings indicated that 25% of the experts used Facebook; 22% used LinkedIn; 20% used Foursquare ; 15% used WIKIs; 10% used YouTube; and 8% used Twitter, while no one (0%) was familiar with Research Gate, which is a social network dedicated to professionals. Hundred percent of experts used Facebook for regular information updates and efficiency enhancement, 90% used Facebook and YouTube for obtaining information, 90% used Facebook and LinkedIn for scheduling meetings and networking, and 100% of experts used LinkedIn and Facebook for knowledge exchange and sharing. Ninety percent of experts considered intellectual deviation on Facebook and YouTube as the disadvantages of social media in scientific research, while 10% regarded time waste and low efficiency in YouTube and Twitter as the disadvantage of social media. The advantages of being your own boss (time management, democracy) with 100% on Facebook, access to society with 90% on LinkedIn and Facebook, and data recovery with 90% on Facebook were reported by the experts. Of the 7 blocks of the Honeycomb model, sharing was 100% in Facebook and LinkedIn, presence was 90% in Foursquare, identity, communication, groups, and chats were 90% in Facebook and LinkedIn, and reputation was 90% in LinkedIn. Conclusion: Our results showed that key components of the Honeycomb model for social media can be used in knowledge exchange between experts through obtaining information, exchanging information, sharing knowledge, updating information, and meeting and networking practices in various fields of science. They can also be applied to understand the interactive needs and how these needs change over time. Social media form an essential part of daily professional communication in scientific research in Iran. Among the social media investigated in this study, Facebook and LinkedIn were most widely used in the 7 key components of the Honeycomb model.
Mohammad Hasanzadeh; Somayyeh Jafari Baghi Abadi
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The aim of this study is to identify the scientific, educational, cultural and social major goals of public libraries in the vision document and the fifth and sixth development plans.
Method: This descriptive study was conducted using the documentary method and the analytical content analysis is based ...
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The aim of this study is to identify the scientific, educational, cultural and social major goals of public libraries in the vision document and the fifth and sixth development plans.
Method: This descriptive study was conducted using the documentary method and the analytical content analysis is based on upstream documents of the Islamic Republic of Iran such as the vision document and development plans.
Findings: The examination of documents on one hand shows that in some sections related to the public libraries goals, public libraries are not directly mentioned while some of these sections are pursued and implemented by the public libraries. On the other hand, with considering the goals and characteristics of the public library, it is possible to identify some sections in the upstream documents which are in relation to the goals and roles of the public library and also it is possible to design and implement the necessary measures for the operation of these sections by public libraries.
Value: The present research can provide a clear picture of the major scientific, educational, cultural and social goals of the country relating to public libraries, while also positioning these libraries in the vision document and development plans, and it aims at identifying and defining new roles for public libraries in fulfilling the diverse scientific, educational, cultural and social goals of the country.
Abbas Saleh Ardestani; Gholamreza Afshar; Vaheidreza Mirabi
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User participation behavior when using cyberspace is influenced by several factors. In recent years, researchers have studied the behavior of users and while identifying the factors affecting it, have proposed various models to explain how they participate. The purpose of this article is to identify ...
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User participation behavior when using cyberspace is influenced by several factors. In recent years, researchers have studied the behavior of users and while identifying the factors affecting it, have proposed various models to explain how they participate. The purpose of this article is to identify the impact of attitude on the behavior of cyberspace users. Participatory behavior of users means using the facilities provided in cyberspace, including communicating, exchanging ideas, sharing text and images, and in general, interacting with other people present in cyberspace. This research is methodologically in the combined research group and initially, the qualitative approach and deductive content analysis method were used to design the model, and the quantitative approach and structural equation modeling method were used to test and validate the model. The content of the research was collected using a semi-structured interview technique with experts. Findings indicate the effectiveness of users' participatory behavior from the variable of attitude directly and indirectly and through the mediating variables of desire and intention directly. Findings indicate a positive and significant relationship between the factors of attitude and desire and intention, which was explained in previous research.
Somayeh Farzadi; Esmat Moemeni
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Advancing the activities, functions, and structure of each organization are related to information. On the other hand, in the era of innovation, exchanging information with the surrounding environment causes change, transformation, and even evolution. The purpose of this study was to draw the flow of ...
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Advancing the activities, functions, and structure of each organization are related to information. On the other hand, in the era of innovation, exchanging information with the surrounding environment causes change, transformation, and even evolution. The purpose of this study was to draw the flow of information on the uploading of standard resources in the internal library network of Razi Metallurgical Research Center, as well as validating it using the rate of standard resources usage. The present study is an applied one and the method is system analysis with a hybrid approach. Also, by maintaining the reliability criterion, the scientific accuracy of the research is guaranteed and a criterion for the validity and reliability of the research is shaped. The statistical population includes the national and international standards used in the laboratory and the sample equals each component or element of the statistical community. Data gathering was done by observing the process of work, documentary, and library studying as well as interviewing experts. Finally, with the help of the Microsoft Visio software, the information flow diagrams were plotted and then validated with the rate of standard sources used in the library network of the Razi Metallurgical Research Center. The findings show the process of information flow and the usage rate of the loading of standard resources. The process and the method of exchanging information with the internal and external components of the organization are systematically depicted and designed in the Razi Metallurgy Research Center in three stages including analyzing the existing processes, coding the processes and validating the programmed processes regarding requesting the standard, identifying the need of the customer, inserting the standard in the valid standard folder, and purchasing the required standard. Then throughout a year, the usage rate of the loading of standard resources in the created network is reported. Thus, after the systematic process in the internal library network of the Razi Metallurgy Research Center, the lab staff will send their standard request to the information department if needed, then, the standard will be placed in the center's internal network for a quick and timely access.
Ali Biranvand; Zahra Shanbedi
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The aim of this study was to identify the effect of Altmetrics indexes of ResearchGate social network on scientometric indicators of Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar citation databases. The present study is an applied research and descriptive-survey research that has been done by the scientometric ...
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The aim of this study was to identify the effect of Altmetrics indexes of ResearchGate social network on scientometric indicators of Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar citation databases. The present study is an applied research and descriptive-survey research that has been done by the scientometric method with the Altmetrics approach. The statistical population of the study includes Iranian researchers and writers in the field of nursing who in the period 2000-2019 and on the date of research (20/03/2020), had an indexed document in the Scopus citation database and were also a member of the scientific social network ResearchGate. The statistical sample of the study includes 158 high-profile authors introduced by Scopus. In addition to descriptive statistics, in the inferential statistics section, the correlation test between the studied indices has been used with the help of SPSS and Excel software.The research findings show that there is a significant relationship between most of the ResearchGate indices and the indices studied in Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. But there is no significant relationship between the index of followers with H-index indexes and citations received in Scopus and Web of Science databases. Examining the relationship between the number of citations received in Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science databases shows that there is a significant relationship between the number of citations received in Scopus, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases.
Ali Biranvand; Mohammad Ebrahim Samie; Sareh Rahmaniyan
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This study investigates the relationship between the measurements obtained from the social networks of ResearchGate and Academia with the scientometric indicators of Scopus and Web of Science databases. The present study is of a fundamental type that has been done in a descriptive manner and with an ...
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This study investigates the relationship between the measurements obtained from the social networks of ResearchGate and Academia with the scientometric indicators of Scopus and Web of Science databases. The present study is of a fundamental type that has been done in a descriptive manner and with an algorithmic approach. The statistical population of the study includes the most prolific authors in the field of Iranian Business Management who have uploaded their documents in the Scopus database between 2000-2019. 160 of these authors, who had the most documents indexed in Scopus, respectively, have been introduced as a statistical sample of the research. In order to investigate the relationship between the metrics obtained by the authors' activities in the research networks of ResearchGate and Academia with the scientometric indicators of Scopus and Web of Science databases, the statistical tests of correlation with the help of Excel and SPSS has been used. The presence and activity of Business Management writers on the ResearchGate social network is much higher than that of the academia. The relationship between the number of records, citations, H-index and co-authorship in Scopus with the metrics of citation number, citations, index, readers, RJ score and followers in ResearchGate is positive and significant. However, there is no significant relationship between Scopus scientometrics and the criteria of followers, viewers, and co-authors in the academia.
tahereh abolghasem mosalman; Alireza Abayati; Mohammad Azampour Afshar; Elham Hooshmand
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IntroductionInstagram can play a vital and effective role in managing natural and social disasters by publishing the necessary and correct information. This social media can be a useful and effective source for disseminating information due to its popularity, as well as its easy access to the public. ...
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IntroductionInstagram can play a vital and effective role in managing natural and social disasters by publishing the necessary and correct information. This social media can be a useful and effective source for disseminating information due to its popularity, as well as its easy access to the public. With the outbreak of Covid 19 in the last days of 2019 and the unknown nature of this virus, the methods of its spread and treatment made it more important to have access to accurate information about this virus. One of the ways to identify people, channels and intellectual structure of people is social network analysis. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to analyze the social network and draw a topic map of Instagram with a thematic focus on Corona.Research Question(s)What are the thematic clusters about the corona virus in the Instagram?What are the most popular and selected hashtags related to the corona virus?Which hashtags are more capable of transmitting information about the corona virus?What are the most important and effective hashtags related to the corona virus?What posts and topics have had the most visits? Literature ReviewSo far, many researches have been conducted on the topic of analyzing social networks such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, etc. Riesmeyer, Hauswald & Mergen (2019) investigated the relationship between information literacy and nutritional behavior of Instagram users in research. Van Den Ende’s research (2016) showed that in recent years, with the advancement of technology and the emergence of social networks, terrorist organizations have also significantly used social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and blogs. They have started writing. By using social media and analyzing social networks, it is possible to recognize the growing terrorist presence in social media and provide valuable views on the social networks of terrorist organizations. Traces of social network analysis can also be seen in the field of tourism. Indonesia used Instagram account @explorejogja in December 2016 to introduce its tourism destinations. Using the network analysis approach, they identify popular tourist spots, cluster tourist destinations and the popularity of tourist destinations.Researchers have pointed out the importance of the role of social networks after natural disasters. Social networks can play a role in producing and disseminating information and making people aware of what happened. Sometimes, after a disaster, social media can prevent it from happening again by investigating the causes and finding problems and informing about the incident. Social networks can contribute to crisis management by introducing associations, organizations and competent authorities who are responsible for investigating matters related to natural events and also providing the possibility of communication and connection between people and such groups. Help after unexpected events.MethodologyThis research is applied and has used the characteristics of social network analysis to achieve the objectives of the research. For this purpose, the information published in the period of August 1399 in the social network Instagram with the thematic focus of Corona virus has been collected and using Seotools software and Phantom plugin, data related to username, number of posts, average Number of likes, hashtags used for a particular post were extracted. Then, using direct observation method, out of one million retrieved posts, one thousand related posts were selected and categorized. In the next step, using the indicators of network centrality and Ucinet software, the extracted data were analyzed.Results results of the study indicated that hashtags on the subject of corona symptoms; Corona disease, medical equipment, nutrition during the corona, medical staff, corona treatment, provinces affected by the disease and corona failure have been among the most popular and widely used hashtags. According to the criteria of centrality of degree, betweennes and closeness, Corona hashtags, Corona in Iran, we defeat Corona, take Corona seriously, wear a mask, and the mask has been one of the most controversial and hottest hashtags that used.ConclusionFinally, it can be concluded that despite the people's emphasis on informing and republishing content and information related to Covid19 with the aim of prevention and care, the incidence of the disease has increased; Users have used Instagram as an information channel; And the level of participation and activity of organizations and health centers and specialists in disseminating information and news has been insignificant.
Evaluation of Information and Knowledge Retrieval Systems
Maryam Karami; ٖGolnessa Galyani-Moghaddam; Farhad Hadinejad
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IntroductionThis study evaluates and ranks the scientific journals of psychology using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a linear programming-based technique for measuring the relative performance of organizational units where the presence of multiple inputs ...
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IntroductionThis study evaluates and ranks the scientific journals of psychology using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model. Data envelopment analysis (DEA) is a linear programming-based technique for measuring the relative performance of organizational units where the presence of multiple inputs and outputs makes comparison difficult. DEA was originally developed to measure the efficiency of a Decision Making Units (DMU) as a whole unit, without considering its internal structure. In other words, the system is treated as a black box, within which inputs are supplied to produce outputs, with there generally being a positive correlation between the two.Traditional DEA models are only able to evaluate DMUs with deterministic inputs and outputs, while in real-world problems, data are usually uncertain. So far, various approaches have been introduced to overcome the uncertainty of data. In this paper, two robust DEA models are presented to evaluate the performance of systems with continuous uncertain data under constant return to scale (CRS) and variable return to scale (VRS) conditions. The main advantage of the proposed robust DEA models over the previous robust DEA models is that they are able to formulate uncertainty in both input and output data. Moreover, these models are also developed directly on basic traditional DEA models (not alternative models).Research Question(s)What is the status of effective indicators (citation and non-citation) in the ranking of valid scientific journals of psychology?What are the top scientific journals in different fields of psychology?What is the ranking status of psychology journals using the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) model?What is the ranking status of psychology scientific journals based on the Anderson-Peterson CRS and Anderson-Peterson VRS models?Literature ReviewDEA is used for ranking journals in different fields. A study by Rosenthal and Weiss (2017) ranks business journals, using data from the Thomson Reuters Journal Citation Reports® (JCR). They ranked 358 business journals from five different JCR categories according to such citation-based factors as the number of articles, the number of citations, impact factor, five-year impact factor, immediacy index, eigenfactor score, and article influence score. They compute the relative efficiencies of the journals and thereby create plausible journal rankings that largely, but not completely, corroborate three widely used business publication journal ranking lists. In addition, we show how the different characteristics of the JCR data impact the DEA ranking model. Finally, they identify journals that are not on the business publication lists but consistently perform very well relative to those benchmark journals, and should possibly be included in the business publication ranking lists. They also identify journals whose inclusion in widely used business publication rankings cannot be justified by their methodology.MethodologyIn this study of data envelopment analysis technique, Anderson-Peterson model, CRS and VRS output-oriented, 2018 JCR ratings scientific journals of psychology were evaluated and the top journals ranked. This study has a quantitative approach and is applied research. The research method is scientometrics and bibliometrics using Operational Research techniques. In order to evaluate and rank psychology scientific journals, seven citation indicators were extracted from the Analytics Clarivate database. These indicators are the total number of citations, journal impact factor, five-year impact factor, immediate index, citeable items, journal influence factor, and journal article influence factor.In this study, using data envelopment analysis technique, Anderson-Peterson model, CRS and VRS output-oriented, 2018 JCR ratings scientific journals of psychology were evaluated and the top journals ranked.ResultsFindings show that with the help of JCR indicators and using the Anderson-Peterson CRS and VRS model, more accurate rankings of journals can be achieved. The comparison of scientific journals is in the ranking of CRS and VRS models. The Journal of Psychological Science in the Public Interest tops in both models. The top 10 journals based on CRS respectively are: Psychological Science in the Public Interest, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Annual Review of Psychology, Psychological Bulletin, Psychological Inquiry, Behavioral and Brain Sciences, Social Issues and Policy Review, Personality and Social Psychology Review, Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.The top 10 journals based on VRS respectively are: Psychological Science in the Public Interest, International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Annual Review of Psychology, Frontiers in Psychology, Psychological Bulletin, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Psychological Science, Frontiers in Human Neurosciences.DiscussionHere goes the text for your discussion.ConclusionScientific journals of psychology were evaluated and ranked using the Anderson-Peterson CRS and VRS models. Also, the evaluation indicators of scientific journals in the Clarivate Analytics database were reviewed and the top three journals in 11 areas of psychology and the top 30 journals in this field were identified and introduced. The top 30 journals and their differences in CRS and VRS models were compared and analyzed. In the part of descriptive findings, the frequency of journals in different fields of psychology was found, including 10.25% of psychology journals in general, 10.91% of applied psychology journals, 1.86% of biological psychology journals, 17.17% scientific journals in the clinical psychology field, 10.11% scientific journals in advanced psychology field, 7.85% scientific journals in educational psychology field, 11.71% scientific journals in experimental psychology field, 1.73% scientific journals in mathematics psychology field, 18.28% are scientific journals in the field of interdisciplinary psychology, 1.73% are scientific journals in the field of psychoanalytic psychology, and 8.38% are scientific journals in the field of social psychology. Finally, considering the needs of the country's scientific community, conducting research with other research communities (different scientific fields and disciplines), conducting research and ranking journals with other indicators and normalized indicators are recommended.
Fateme Zandian; Setare Kashmiri; Mohammad Hassanzadeh
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Purpose: The main purpose of the present research is to investigate the specialists’ use of specialized libraries in Iranian automotive industry research and development centers. In this regard, the manner of meeting the information needs of experts, and their satisfaction from libraries affiliated ...
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Purpose: The main purpose of the present research is to investigate the specialists’ use of specialized libraries in Iranian automotive industry research and development centers. In this regard, the manner of meeting the information needs of experts, and their satisfaction from libraries affiliated with the three major centers of automotive industry research and development including IPCO, NPDI (Iran Khodro), and Saipa, have been investigated.
Methodology: This research is conducted in a survey method and the surveyed community includes all the experts from the three centers involved in research and development processes. The total population of the survey is 855 people, and according to the Morgan table, the sample size is 265 people. Out of the distributed questionnaires, 178 (67.1%) were returned.
Research findings: Most of the experts in the Iranian automotive industry research and development centers (52.8%) use the library less than an hour per week, and their main purpose in using the library is to increase specialized information (80.8%) and to update information (47.7%). Also, it can be concluded from the results that the most widely used methods for providing information among the experts of automotive industry research and development centers are Internet searching (96.1%), and using the library at work (66.9%). Specialists of the Iranian automotive industry research and development centers use English text (11.6%), English papers (11.3%), and standards (9.7%) to meet their information needs. The degree of satisfaction in most of the experts (49.4%) from the affiliated libraries is moderate, and up to 50% of specialists are very satisfied with the library staff. The most important problems encountered by specialists in using the library are as follows: lack of resources (73.6%), outmoded resources (67.4%), unawareness of resource existence (55.1%), and limited work hours of the library ( 51.7%).
Results: The results show that most of the specialists in automotive industry research and development centers are more likely to use electronic resources, and also they sometimes while using the library encounter problems such as lack of resources, outmoded resources, unawareness of resource existence, and limited work hours of the library. The most used method for providing information among the experts working in the auto industry research and development centers is searching using the Internet
Younes Nobakht
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AbstractPurpose: The purpose of this article is to scientometrics study of scientific production of the journal of tax research as the only scientific journal of the field of tax knowledge in Iran. Metholdology: This research is an applied research and is based on content analysis methodology. The ...
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AbstractPurpose: The purpose of this article is to scientometrics study of scientific production of the journal of tax research as the only scientific journal of the field of tax knowledge in Iran. Metholdology: This research is an applied research and is based on content analysis methodology. The data were collected by using checklist tool and statistical analysis has been done via Excel software and the range of research time is 10 years from 2008 to early 2018. Findings: Findings have been showed that during the years studied, 626 authors contributed to the production of 273 articles, of which 484 were men and 142 women. considering the level of education and scientific ranking of the authors, MA degree with 42% and assistant professors with 28% are in the top of the ranking list of authors. In the meantime, 15% of articles have only one author and 85% are the results of grouping work. Among the universities and scientific centers, Allameh Tabataba'i University with 27 articles ranked first and Islamic Azad University of Central Tehran Branch, along with the Office of Tax Studies and Research, with 16 papers ranked second. Conclusion: It seems that the main reason for the researchers' of the journal attention to issues such as evaluating staff and tax departments as a research topic, ease of access to their information for researchers, but in contrast to these matters, the subject of the assessment is the taxpayer, whose number of researches in the journal shows that the number of these studies is not even among the top 20 researchers. This is while research in this area has an important role in identifying the barriers and problems of the tax system and will help in the future plans of the state in the field of tax revenues. On the other hand, the topic of tax evasion in the third category of research priorities of researchers, suggests a serious problem in this area.
Ali Asghar Sadabadi; Saeed Ramezani; Kiarash Fartash
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Scientometrics is one of the most important scales for evaluating scientific products that are used to describe scientific studies in terms of their growth, structure, and interactions. The present study was conducted using a scientometrics approach and using co-word analysis and social network analysis ...
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Scientometrics is one of the most important scales for evaluating scientific products that are used to describe scientific studies in terms of their growth, structure, and interactions. The present study was conducted using a scientometrics approach and using co-word analysis and social network analysis (SNA) to investigate relationships in the field of intangible assets. In this regard, research indexed in Scopus on the topic of "intangible assets" has been analyzed using software including vosviewer, Gephi, HistCite, Publish or Perish and NodeXL. Questions such as what subject areas are constituted and how these areas are related to each other have been addressed using methods such as word co-occurrence and social network analysis. The findings of the study show that the most frequently used topics and words are knowledge management and intellectual capital. Also, the most valuable subject areas were identified based on the maps drawn using the closeness and centrality indexes; value creation, value chain, social responsibility and trademark. With the advent of the knowledge-based economy era, a large portion of the organization's assets are of an intangible type, which confirms the recognition of and investment in these types of assets. Co-authorship analysis revealed that the co-authorship network is discrete and has low-density, with a total of 12,472 citations in all articles. By using the co-word map of intangible assets, researchers and especially policymakers can plan appropriately through the knowledge of the research and thematic status of intangible assets.
Mehdi Alipour Hafezi; Dariush Matlabi
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The main purpose was to draw a scientific network of research articles on the subject area of Imam Reza. The study was conducted with co-occurrence analysis of words and network analysis technique to identify the conceptual relationships between published papers on the subject of Imam Reza. 1305 articles ...
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The main purpose was to draw a scientific network of research articles on the subject area of Imam Reza. The study was conducted with co-occurrence analysis of words and network analysis technique to identify the conceptual relationships between published papers on the subject of Imam Reza. 1305 articles focusing on Imam Reza were analyzed by comprehensive studies. Descriptive data were entered into Excel software to standardize and draw graphs. Ravromatrix was used to prepare symmetric matrices to draw coherent maps. The matrices were entered into the UCINet to calculate the degree of centrality of degree. VOSViewer software was also used to illustrate the maps. The research findings showed that writers such as Khalil Beigzadeh and Zahra Ghasemnejad are among the most prolific writers. The Ferdowsi University of Mashhad is also in the first rank of participation in publishing articles on the subject of Imam Reza. Researchers with the academic rank of assistant professor have been most involved in publishing the article. The field of Persian language and literature has the most active researchers in publishing articles. Authors such as Mansoureh Fassih-Ramandi, and Hossein Behravan, have a high ability to transfer information and knowledge in the network. Scientific disciplines such as educational sciences, and social research, are among the most popular disciplines in the interdisciplinary collaboration network with the highest degree of degree centrality. Universities such as Amin Law Enforcement Sciences, and Payame Noor, are among the most popular organizations active in the network of cooperation between scientific institutions supporting the publication of articles.
Azam Najafgholinejad
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Awareness of users' perceptions and interpretations of the information labels of the user interface of digital library of the NLAI. The present study was an applied research with a mixed method. Data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire, interview, and observation. Through a exploratory ...
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Awareness of users' perceptions and interpretations of the information labels of the user interface of digital library of the NLAI. The present study was an applied research with a mixed method. Data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire, interview, and observation. Through a exploratory method, participants were asked to spend considerable time and in-depth to examine the categories, elements, and labels used in the digital library website and to determine their understanding of the website labels in the online questionnaire in the form of a Likert scale. Then, the semi-structured interview technique was used to study users' perceptions and interpretations of the labels assigned to the elements on the website. The study population included users of the digital library of the NLAI, which was selected in two groups of novice users (clients) and advanced users (librarians) of 20 people (10 novice users and 10 advanced users). In order to validate the research results, Methodological angulation was used to increase the reliability of the research data. During this method, the researcher used several methods to collect data (using interviews with observation, exploratory study, and questionnaire), as well as all research strategies and steps with the necessary documentation at the time of data collection were recorded. Finally, after collecting the data, the researcher used the Member checking method. During this quality control process, the researcher asked the 7 participants to read the notes and the results of the data and express their opinion on the accuracy of the findings. Cronbach's alpha test (0.85) was used to ensure the reliability of the data collection tool and the possible problems of the questionnaire. SPSS software was used to analyze the research data. Content analysis and Excel software were used to analyze the interview data. The results showed that the final average of comprehensibility of labels and terms used in the website is over 50% and indicates a good understanding of the terms and labels used in the website to represent information categories, but some labels need to be changed and updated. Some terms are not very understandable from the users' point of view and need to be revised, such as: "review", "quick look", "typical classification", "source registration", "legal considerations", "main site", "texts", "Periodical" and "Collection". The friendliness and user-friendliness of the words on the website, and the ban on the use of specialized, complex, and ambiguous words were among the demands of the users. New terms and labels were suggested by users. The use of specialized library terminology on the website, intangible and abstract words and lack of sufficient explanations about labels, lack of a comprehensive guide, going into more detail, complications on the website, and inconsistency in the use of words for similar concepts are some of the problems that cause the user does not have a good browsing experience.
Zoya Abam; Elmira Safyan
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The research was to study the attributes of seals in identity documents and to present a suggested pattern for information organization of seals.This was an applied study performed by using documentary study and descriptive survey.Data were gathered by analyzing 8 main works related to seals and identify ...
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The research was to study the attributes of seals in identity documents and to present a suggested pattern for information organization of seals.This was an applied study performed by using documentary study and descriptive survey.Data were gathered by analyzing 8 main works related to seals and identify documents of seals in 7 museums inside and 45 ones outside of Iran. The importance of each element was evaluated through implementation of Delphi technique. Based on the findings, a pattern was suggested for organization and documentation of seals and for preparing identity documents in museums. The proposed elements and standard bibliographic elements (MARC & DC) were studied comparatively.Findings showed there was no suitable pattern for organizing information of seals in the museums. Based on findings, 102 elements in 18 sub-groups and 2 main groups of “descriptive” and “management” were identified for organization and documentation of information of museum Seals .Comparison of 102 suggested elements with elements of MARC21 showed there were no definite fields for 33 proposed elements in MARC21 and no equivalents for 46 proposed elements in Dublin Core(DC). Therefore, the standards werenot suitable enough for organization and documentation of information of museum seals, The results can help in integrating and facilitating the organization of information and documentation of museum seal. Suggested pattern can be applied for codifying identity documents of seals. Elements can be used in extensive and accurate information retrieval, information validation, management and providing appropriate context for research in the fields of seals and information organization.
Information Storage and Retrieval
Marziyeh Fallah Kordabadi; Seyed Ali Asghar Razavi; Safiyeh Tahmasebi Limooni
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IntroductionThe field of providing information and the method of publishing information has permanently been subject to modification and alteration, and as we know, with the introduction of computer technology in the field of librarianship and the change in the way of providing services, the imperative ...
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IntroductionThe field of providing information and the method of publishing information has permanently been subject to modification and alteration, and as we know, with the introduction of computer technology in the field of librarianship and the change in the way of providing services, the imperative task of information dissemination has been reserved for librarians (Kanjilan,2011).Due to the nature of their job, librarians must be interested to changes and change their services and the way they provide services at the same time and in agreement with the changes, so that they can respond to the information needs of the residents(Mohammadi Fard,2015).Nowadays, with the development of new information technologies and the challenges of information societies, the traditional role of public libraries has changed and functions such as teaching and creating computer skills have become more projecting. Thus, librarians of public libraries should initially, be prepared with these skills. A librarian who is not computer literate will never be a good guide for library users. The inability of individuals to access information and their limited knowledge in using computers can hinder their success in retrieving information. Hence, enhancing computer literacy is particularly essential for these individuals. Education can play a crucial role in improving their computer skills (Abtahi,2017). One form of instruction is electronic training, also referred to as e-learning or virtual learning. This type of learning involves online courses provided through a virtual education system, enabling electronic learning processes(Ghalian & Zalpour,2018). The objective of this study was to examine the impact of electronic information retrieval training on the information retrieval abilities of librarians.Literature ReviewKia, Moazzami, and Kia Lashaki (2021) in a study entitled: “Examining the influence of virtual skills training during the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of Chalous Scientific-Applied University graduates” concluded that virtual skill training has a positive and significant effect on the performance of graduates in the Corona era, and the regression equation was also presented to predict the effect of the predictor variable on the criterion variable. Mohaghegh, Raiesi Dehkordi, Alibeik, Ghashghaee and Janbozorgi (2017) showed that consistent with the employees' attitude towards participating in in-service virtual training courses, their satisfaction along the course and the productivity of the topics discussed in these courses, from the point of view of librarians, the effectiveness and quality of in-service virtual training courses are at the favorite level.Al-Fraihat, Masa'deh and Sinclair (2020) showed there are four structures influencing the use of e-learning, the quality of the educational system, the quality of the support system, the quality of the learner and the perceived usefulness, which together account for 1.34% of the variance. Finally, 64.7% of the variance of e-learning benefits is explained by supposed usefulness, alleged satisfaction, and use. Maurice (2017) showed that there is a positive and significant relationship between virtual training and employee empowerment, and employees who did not participate in in-service training are less empowered than those who participated in these courses.MethodologyThe current research was of the type of applied research and the method of conducting the research was of an experimental type with a pre-test and post-test design with control and experimental groups. The statistical population of this research included all the librarians of the public libraries of Mazandaran province in 1401 in the number of 285 people (taken from the statistics center of the general administration of the public library of Mazandaran province). After the homogenization of the statistical population geographically (Mazandaran province was divided into three parts, east, central and west) and from each part according to the inclusion criteria such as willingness to participate in training sessions at certain hours, being librarians of public libraries in Mazandaran province, having a bachelor's degree, having an age between 25 and 40 years, working experience of more than 5 years in a library, obtaining a score below 39 from the questionnaire and exit criteria including not working in public libraries in Mazandaran province, having a bachelor's degree and obtaining a score above 39 from Questionnaire, first, 30 people were selected by purposive sampling method and they were randomly divided into two groups of 15 people, experimental and control. The experimental group received information retrieval skills training in 9 sessions (each session lasting 2 hours) electronically and remotely. But the control group did not use any training. In order to measure the information retrieval skills of librarians, due to the lack of a standard scale, a researcher-made questionnaire was used. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed. Also, its reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient of 0.89 in a test run.DiscussionThe findings displayed that the average skill of information retrieval in the experimental group (47.07) in the post-test is higher than the average in the control group (26.86). which indicates that, electronic information retrieval training has an effect on the skills of librarians in information retrieval. In the explanation of the research findings, it can be stated that electronic training allows people to obtain scientific information in less time and at a cheaper cost and it increases its generality and also causes rapid learning of skills in various dimensions. The internet is an easy way in the new age to get up-to-date and new articles and information for learning and empowerment. In other words, the availability of the Internet makes it possible to obtain new information in less time, and in the context of librarians' use of new methods and patterns in information retrieval, it surges their skill in information retrieval.ConclusionThe results of the research showed that electronic information retrieval training has a positive and significant effect on the skills of librarians in information retrieval, and electronic information retrieval training can be one of the effective options in increasing the capabilities and skills of librarians.
Maryam Adinehlu; Behzad Soheili; Gholamreza Faraji
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Components affecting organizations should always be evaluated and measured so that organizations can advance their development model. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between organizational culture and knowledge management with efficient performance management of the General ...
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Components affecting organizations should always be evaluated and measured so that organizations can advance their development model. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between organizational culture and knowledge management with efficient performance management of the General Administration of Sports and Youth of Alborz Province. The method of this applied research was descriptive-correlation. According to Morgan's sample size table, 127 employees of the General Administration of sports and youth of Alborz province completed standard questionnaires of Denison Organizational Culture (2000), Lawson Knowledge Management (2004), Moghimi and Ramazan Applied Management (2011) randomly. Data analysis was performed by Pearson correlation coefficient method and regression analysis. By calculating the Pearson correlation coefficient, a positive and meaningful relationship between organizational culture and knowledge management with efficient performance management was shown. Also, regression analysis showed that organizational culture and knowledge management predict 0.28% and 0.47% of effective performance management of staff, respectively. Based on the findings of the research, it can be said that the correct application of the components of knowledge management and organizational culture in efficient performance management is very smart and it paves the way for advancing goals and provides management with the tools for growth, success and promotion of the organization.
