Identification and Conceptualization of
the Consequences of Strategic Thinking
Ali
Bayazi Tahraband
Ph.D. student of strategic management, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. e-mail: ali.bayazi.61@gmail.com
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Asadollah
Kordnaeij
Professor, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tarbiat Modares University,Tehran, Iran. e-mail: naeij@modares.ac.ir
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Seyyed Hamid
Khodadad Hossaini
Professor, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tarbiat Modares University,Tehran, Iran. e-mail: khodadad@modares.ac.ir
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Hassan
Danaeifard
Professor, Faculty of Management and Economics, Tarbiat Modares University,Tehran, Iran. e-mail: hdanaee@modares.ac.ir
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2018
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Strategic thinking is a core competence for organizations to stay in today's global and turbulent environment. Despite the consensus on the role of strategic thinking in achieving organizational results, most researchers studying the subject, have focused on the nature and factors affecting the strategic thinking, so, studies that explain the results and consequences of strategic thinking are rare in number and perspective.. The purpose of this paper is to identify and conceptualize a model for explaining the consequences of strategic thinking. In order to configure a comprehensive model, we used the research strategy of multi grounded theory (MGT). We first began a systematic review of the related studies that have been conducted over the last 40 years and then interviewed twenty seven experts who were selected through a purposive and snowball sampling methods. The findings led to the development of a model that conceptualized the consequences of strategic thinking in three groups: "Developing Organizational Capacities", "Achieving Financial Results" and "Improving Organizational Position in the Environment.". In order to validate the results and evaluate the model from the perspective of "understandability", "comprehensiveness", "applicability" and "innovation", we conducted experts survey over two sequential stages. The result of surveys verified the validity of the acquired results and appropriateness of the final model.
Iranian journal of management sciences
Iranian Academy of Management science
2717-2619
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2018
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http://journal.iams.ir/article_295_60a804f6a8c98820103686beaf0a13da.pdf
Consumers’ Engagement with Instagram Contests: Construct Conceptualization and Scale Development
Seyed Alireza
Mirbagheri
Ph.D. Candidate (Marketing),
Graduate School of Management and Economics,
Sharif University of Technology
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Manoochehr
Najmi
Associate Professor,
Graduate School of Management and Economics, Sharif University of Technology
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2018
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Instagram contests are an important tool in improving the interactions between brands and consumers. This paper conceptualizes and defines the consumers’ engagement with Instagram contests. In addition, a 12-item scale for measuring the aforementioned construct is developed. This scale is developed and validated in three phases of studies. This paper conclude that consumers’ engagement with Instagram contests is a second-order construct comprising three dimensions (cognitive, emotional, and behavioral engagement). All in all, the results support the reliability, content validity, convergent validity, and discriminant validity of the developed scale. Conceptualization and developing a scale for measuring consumer engagement with Instagram contests lay the foundations for future empirical studies and facilitates the knowledge development about Instagram contests. Marketers can also use this scale as an instrument for evaluation of their Instagram contests.
Iranian journal of management sciences
Iranian Academy of Management science
2717-2619
13
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2018
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http://journal.iams.ir/article_296_410d29705dfea27f419eeec679c44695.pdf
A Model for Budget Transparency in Iran
Negin
Moghadam
public Administration department, Farabi Campus, Ghom, Tehran university , Iran
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طیبه
امیرخانی
عضو هیأت علمی دانشگاه شهید بهشتی
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2018
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Transparency is considered as one of the eight components of good governance. The budget transparency guidelines that have been enacted by international organizations propose that in order to achieve budget transparency goals, the internal context of each country has to be taken into consideration. The purpose of this study is to present a model for budget transparency in Iran. In this research, we conducted a semi-structured interview with ten Iranian planning and budget experts who were purposively selected based on their knowledge and experiences in public planning and budgeting. Then, we used thematic analysis in order to design a budget transparency model for the Country. Furthermore, we distributed a questionnaire among the experts to validate the model. Findings show the major weaknesses of the country’s budget transparency, the main reasons for the weaknesses and the factors that affect budget transparency in Iran
Iranian journal of management sciences
Iranian Academy of Management science
2717-2619
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2018
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http://journal.iams.ir/article_297_bce6871de69e67a2872cbbe19bc88065.pdf
Designing and explaining the model of electronic financial crowdsourcing in social supports
A survey in Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation, Fars province
Mohammad
Safari Dashtaki
Safarifrs@gmail.com
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Reza
Zare
public management, faculty of management, economic and accounting, payame noor university, tehran, iran.
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yalda
sharafiyan
MSc Student, Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz
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2018
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Abstract Todays, the world wide web is considered as an important and rapid tool for communication between various societies. The internet-based collective financing has the ability to attract citizens' support to projects with specific purposes such as cultural, social or profitable ones and presents its capacity to make significant changes in the realm of social activities. The purpose of this study is to design a model for recognizing the vital role of electronic financial crowdsourcing for financing collective social supports. This qualitative research uses a thematic analysis method. We conducted a semi-structured interview with a total of nineteen experts of the Imam Khomeini Relief Committee of Fars Province and university professors who were selected through a purposive sampling. The results of the research indicate that the process of electronic financial crowdsourcing in social supports includes: "feasibility", "motivating", " public awareness and call", "fund raising mechanism ", "trust building", "sponsors database" "and" keeping sponsors".
Iranian journal of management sciences
Iranian Academy of Management science
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2018
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http://journal.iams.ir/article_298_300867b251cdb089a203eec205160926.pdf
Evaluation of the Relationship between Structural Framework of Strategic Alliances with Alliance performance with Meta-Synthesize Method
Seyed Hossein
Jalali
Faculty of Management, University of Tehran
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Tahmoores
Hasangholipour
University of Tehran
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Ali
Heidari
University of Tehran,
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S. Mohammad
Arabi
Allameh Tabatabai University
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2019
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The rate of failure of strategic alliances is high in spite of spending too much money and resources for their formation. Theoretical background for this failure has focused on the structure of alliances, but this view does not have the required comprehensiveness for explaining the effect of structural frameworks on the performance of strategic alliances. In addition, there are scattered viewpoints in literature on the structure-performance relationship. We used a meta- synthesis approach in this paper to synthesize these viewpoints, in order to present a framework on structure-performance relationship. By reviewing and screening 129 published papers in accredited international journals, 15 papers were studied. Using content analysis and Shannon method, 9 constructs including 31 codes were used in the final framework. Findings show that contract complexity, quality of relationship and freedom of action have the most effects on structure-performance relationship alliances. Furthermore, the optimization of alliance governance could not be reached without considering contractual and relational governance
Iranian journal of management sciences
Iranian Academy of Management science
2717-2619
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2019
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http://journal.iams.ir/article_299_2908ee4bfa0cb4c475030672854aa20a.pdf
Designing a Human Resources Development Model based on Organizational Values
Mehdi
Mehranpoor
PhD student, Government Management, Human Resources, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
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saeed
sayadi
Department of Management, Islamic Azad University, Kerman
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masoud
pourkiani
Faculty Member of Department of Management of Faculty of Literature and Humanities, Islamic Azad University of Kerman
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Sanjar
Salajegheh
Assistant Professor, department of Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran.
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2018
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This paper aimed at designing a human resources development model based on organizational values in the Health Insurance Company of Fars Province (Iran). The study was conducted in three parts: first investigates the literature and theoretical foundations related to the aspects and indicators of HRD and organizational values. The second part is laid on a qualitative foundation and takes advantage of grounded theory. The third part adopts a quantitative approach to design modeling based on partial least squares. We used a purposive sampling method in the qualitative part where 15 individuals were eventually selected and interviewed. Statistical population in quantitative part was comprised of 150 managers and experts in Health Insurance companies in Fars Province. To estimate and verify the reliability and validity of the study instrument, we made use of face validity, content validity, convergent validity, discriminant validity and internal consistency. Moreover, confirmatory factor analysis based on partial least squares was utilized to estimate the foresaid indices. The study results indicated that the HRD indicators are competencies, potentials, behavioral factors, managerial factors, supportive factors and infrastructural development; the organizational values’ indicators were also found to be justice-orientation, fundamental factors, managerial factors and policy-making factors.
Iranian journal of management sciences
Iranian Academy of Management science
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52
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2018
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http://journal.iams.ir/article_300_bdaeb931e5769ef9bafcae6183728058.pdf