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Safdarian A, Pourkiani M, Amiri A, Ghezel -Aiagh M, Mohammadi M. Identifying the Components of Individual Empowerment and Organizational Agility in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, and Examining their Relationships. J Health Syst Res 2017; 13 (2) :204-210
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1- PhD Candidate, Department of Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, School of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Birjand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran
2- Assistant Professor, Department of Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
3- Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, School of Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran
4- Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Birjand Branch, Islamic Azad University, Birjand, Iran
Abstract: (1267 Views)
Background: The purpose of this study was to identify the components of individual empowerment and organizational agility in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences and to examine the relationships between them.Methods: This descriptive-correlational research was conducted based on purpose and through developmental-applied method. The present study was a combination of a library study, field study, and an expert opinion poll. The statistical population of the study consisted of 25000 employees of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Iran, in 2016. Sample size was determined using Cochran’s formula and 265 individuals were selected randomly. Two researcher-made questionnaires were used which were compiled based on a Likert scale and validated (Cronbach's alpha, individual ability = 0.94, and organizational agility = 0.97). Data were analyzed using AMOS and SPSS software.Findings: The results indicated that in addition to the components of individual empowerment (sense of meaning, sense of competence, sense of autonomy, feeling of influence, feeling of trust) and organizational agility (leadership and management, culture, innovation, strategy, change and learning, organizational structure, information technology, coherence and integrity, the use of potential opportunities, shared values), components of field studies and experts' survey (idealism, sense of participation, self-control, and creativity), and multiplicity could predict each of the variables.Conclusion: Individual empowerment in the current research had a positive and significant effect on organizational agility in Isfahan University of Medical Sciences.
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education health and promotion
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2021/01/10 | Published: 2021/01/10
Received: 2020/07/16 | Accepted: 2021/01/10 | Published: 2021/01/10
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