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Performance measurement of electricity suppliers using PROMETHEE and balance scorecard
, Pages: 387-394 Mona Osati and Manouchehr Omidvari PDF (288 K) |
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Abstract: Performance measurement in energy industry plays an important role on increasing the productivity. Electricity is also among the most essential components of energy in mega cities like Tehran. The lack of a good service in this city may result unpleasant consequences on most civilians who live in this city. This paper presents an empirical investigation to measure the performance of six major electricity contractors in city of Tehran, Iran. The study implements grey numbers to handle any uncertainty associated with numbers. The study has also adopted four main perspectives used in balanced scorecard as part of PROMETHEE method to rank different contractors. DOI: 10.5267/j.msl.2016.4.007 Keywords: Performance measurement, PROMETHEE, BSC, Energy
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Examining the link between HRM Practices and Employees’ performance in Nigerian public sector
, Pages: 395-408 Abubakar Tabiu, Faizuniah Pangil and Siti Zubaidah Othman PDF (288 K) |
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Abstract: Improving employee and organizational performance has been the main concern of many organizations for decades and several factors have also been studied as predictors of employee performance in organizations. However, studies that comprehensively measured all the dimensions of employee performance that enhance organizational effectiveness are limited. This paper explored the influence of HRM practices on the employee performance in the Nigerian public sector. Using cross sectional method on 265 participants from local government areas, the findings revealed that HRM practices such as job rotation, job autonomy and career planning had a significant and positive influence on all the three dimensions of employee performance (task, contextual and adaptive performance). DOI: 10.5267/j.msl.2016.4.006 Keywords: Task performance, Contextual performance, Adaptive performance, HRM practices
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The role of citizenship education in development of urban branding
, Pages: 409-412 Farangis Heshmati Tarkan Hosseini and Yasmin Keyvan PDF (288 K) |
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Abstract: This paper presents a survey on the role of citizenship education in development of urban branding in city of Tehran, Iran. The study considers the effects of attitude, subjective norms, perceived control and intend adopted by the local community on development of urban branding. We design a questionnaire in Likert scale and distributes it among 400 randomly chosen people in city of Tehran, Iran. Cronbach alphas for all components of the survey are well above the desirable level. Using Pearson correlation test as well as stepwise regression techniques, the study has determined a positive and meaningful effects of perceived control and intend adopted by the local community on urban branding. DOI: 10.5267/j.msl.2016.4.005 Keywords: Urban branding, Perceived control, Subjective norm, Intend
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Detecting privatization factors on promoting exports of steel companies
, Pages: 413-418 Seyed Mohsen SeyedAliAkbar and Mohammad Zaripour PDF (288 K) |
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Abstract: Privatization is considered as the transfer of business from the government to the private sector. This process is often accomplished in an attempt to reduce the size of government, increase the productivity and export activities. There is no doubt that in an export oriented economy, government tries to promote expert based activities by making necessary changes on rules and regulations. This paper presents an empirical investigation to determine important factors on promoting export in Iran. The study designs a questionnaire in Likert scale and distributes it among some experts active in steel industry. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin Measure of Sampling Adequacy is equal to 0.839 and Bartlett's Test of Sphericity yields an approximation Chi-Square value of 2485.02 (Sig. = 0.000, df = 276). Using principle component analysis with Varimax rotation, the study has detected five important factors including human resources development, productivity management, marketing management, creating competitive environment and building necessary infrastructures, which influence the most on export activities. DOI: 10.5267/j.msl.2016.4.004 Keywords: Privatization, Export, Steel industry
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An application of water quality index to reduce the effect of flood on water quality of rivers
, Pages: 419-426 Mahmoodreza Nooralinejad PDF (288 K) |
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Abstract: The rivers are among the most important resources of water supplying used for drinking consumptions, agriculture, industry, etc. Creation of a regular control plan and monitoring the water quality of these resources are the most important solutions in order to reduce the pollution and promote their qualitative conditions. The changes in climatic such as low levels of rainfall, is one of the factors influencing on the quantitative level of rivers. In addition, weather pollution and reduction in the power of soil resources are very important. This paper presents an investigation to investigate on how to reduce the influences of flood water on the water quality of the rivers based on the model of water quality index. The applied methodology is descriptive-analytical, which uses SPSS software, and t-test and correlation tests are used to analyze the data. The investigation carried out on the influences of the flood water due to raining on the qualitative changes of the water of Cesar River represented that there was a significant relationship between raining, discharge and the parameters of water quality. These relations indicate that the occurrence of raining and increase in the discharge follow the increase in the water quality of the river. DOI: 10.5267/j.msl.2016.4.003 Keywords: River, Flood water, Water quality index, Pollution
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Constraints management and value chain performance for sustainable development
, Pages: 427-442 Richard Bitange Nyaoga and Peterson Obara Magutu PDF (288 K) |
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Abstract: Managers are ever seeking for better ways of managing their constraints to improve their company’s value chain performance and competitiveness. Although previous literature explored constraint management, it was inconclusive as to how constraint management could affect the value chain performance in tea processing chains. The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between constraint management and firm value chain performance of tea processing firms. This study undertook an empirical study using survey questionnaire design to collect data. The respondents were production managers who have experience in production activities. The study applied multiple correlation and regression models to test the hypothesis. The results indicate that constraints management had a significant positive impact on improvement in quality, time, flexibility, cost and resource utilization in tea firms. This study provides a broad analysis of how organizations can improve their value chain performance for sustainable development by managing various constraints in the internal value chain. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first empirical study of the relationship between constraints management and value chain performance using data from tea processing firms operating in Kenya. DOI: 10.5267/j.msl.2016.4.002 Keywords: Theory of constraints, Sustainable development, Tea processing chains, Balanced scorecard
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The effect of transformational leadership style and organizational culture on the formation of organizational cynicism in the Agricultural Bank of Tehran
, Pages: 443-454 Narges Rabie, Fatemeh Karimi and Ali Naimi Sadigh PDF (288 K) |
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Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of transformational leadership style and organizational culture on the formation of organizational cynicism in the Agricultural Bank in city of Tehran. The population of this study consisted of 1022 employees of the Agricultural Bank of Tehran. A total of 304 questionnaires were distributed, of which 264 valid questionnaires were collected. These questionnaires were distributed randomly among the male and female employees in Tehran branches of Agricultural Bank. Standard questionnaire of transformational leadership model, standard questionnaire of organizational culture model and organizational cynicism were applied in this study. In this study SPSS19 and Smart PLS software were used to analyze the collected data. Hypothesis testing showed that at first, Transformational leadership style had no significant effect on the formation of organizational cynicism in the Agricultural Bank in Tehran, and organizational culture had a significant negative impact on the formation of organizational cynicism in the Agricultural Bank in the second hypothesis. DOI: 10.5267/j.msl.2016.4.001 Keywords: Transformational leadership style, Organizational culture, Organizational cynicism, Agricultural bank of Tehran
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