M. Esfahani, S. Sharifi, Alborz Gheitani, Mehrnaz Nasr Esfahani
{"title":"Analysis and Modeling of Absenteeism Management in Iran Revenue Tax Agency Using Mixed Method","authors":"M. Esfahani, S. Sharifi, Alborz Gheitani, Mehrnaz Nasr Esfahani","doi":"10.22059/IJMS.2021.321078.674491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22059/IJMS.2021.321078.674491","url":null,"abstract":"Unscheduled employee absence from workplace is defined as absenteeism. Absenteeism management is considered as designing, planning, and controlling employee’s activities to increase welfare of employees and to reduce work absence. The goal of this paper is to develop a model for the absenteeism management using mixed method. In this study, the management of employee’s absenteeism is analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively using Grounded Theory (GT), Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). The qualitative part is conducted using 18 in-depth and semi-structured interviews with organizational experts and employees who have done frequent absence in Iran Revenue Tax Agency (IRTA). Non-probability method and dependent heterogeneous method are used for collecting data. The collected data from qualitative part is analyzed using MAXQDA12 software. In the quantitative part, using random sampling method, 302 questionnaires are collected. The data analyzed by EFA and CFA methods using Spss26 and Amos software, respectively. The model of employee’s absenteeism management categorized in five sections of GT method. Casual factors, main phenomena, interfering factors and recognized contextual factors for absenteeism are presented using the proposed model. Finally, the strategies for managers to reduce absenteeism from work and its consequences are presented.","PeriodicalId":51913,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Management Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42680545","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Second-order Hierarchical Clustering of Cryptocurrencies","authors":"H. Sadeqi","doi":"10.22059/IJMS.2021.320018.674466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22059/IJMS.2021.320018.674466","url":null,"abstract":"The clustering of cryptocurrencies - as an emerging field in investment management - is the main topic of this research. Applying the information-based distance matrices, we clustered the 30 most valuable cryptocurrencies. Then, we identified the most influential clustering by the concept of Minimum Spanning Tree (MST) and the centrality measures of graph theory. A second-order clustering, which is defined as the clustering of hierarchical clusterings, is applied to cluster 56 dendrograms. Using the most influential clustering, we identified the main clusters of cryptocurrencies and sub-clusters. The results show that the clustering composition of cryptocurrencies changed at the period I (before COVID-19) and II (pandemic time).","PeriodicalId":51913,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Management Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49412597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Exploring the Factors Affecting Travel Intention During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Structural Analysis","authors":"Fatemeh Shekari, F. Azizi","doi":"10.22059/IJMS.2021.323223.674547","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22059/IJMS.2021.323223.674547","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study is to identify structural relationships between factors affecting domestic tourism intentions in Iran under COVID-19 conditions, taking into account the importance of behavioral intention in predicting behavior. Therefore, it adds to the emerging body of knowledge about travel intentions during the pandemic. Structural Equation Modelling was used to analyze 383 online questionnaires, which revealed a positive impact of “frequency of past travel” and a negative effect of “Covid-19 risk knowledge”, “perceived risk,” and “risk aversion attitudes” on “travel intentions.” Furthermore, “perceived risk” and “risk aversion attitudes” mediated the relationship between “frequency of past travel” and “Covid-19 risk knowledge” with “travel intentions.” Meanwhile, “socio-demographic variables” and “travel purposes” moderated the relationships between “risk aversion attitudes” and “travel intentions” and between “perceived risks” and “travel intentions.” The findings enable tourism policy-makers, marketers, and businesses to take purposeful measures to recover domestic tourism.","PeriodicalId":51913,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Management Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43755518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Samaneh Karimi Ghartemani, N. Khani, A. N. Isfahani
{"title":"Conceptual Model for Organizational Stupidity Using Mixed method (Grounded Theory and Interpretive Structural Modeling )","authors":"Samaneh Karimi Ghartemani, N. Khani, A. N. Isfahani","doi":"10.22059/IJMS.2021.317451.674409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22059/IJMS.2021.317451.674409","url":null,"abstract":"While concepts such as organizational intelligence are studied by different scholars, Organizational Stupidity (OS) really find less interest of academic researches. This conceptual paper investigates OS and different characteristics of it to present a model for OS. A Mixed method including Grounded Theory (GT) and Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) is undertaken. In qualitative part comprises face-to-face in-depth interviews with 12 respondents, working in Iran Revenue Agency (IRA), Isfahan Province Branch. A snowball sampling is chosen because of the usage of participants to introduce other people with information about OS. The data collected from interviews are analysed using open coding, axial coding and selective coding and the conceptual model of OS is proposed using the GT assumptions (casual conditions, interfering factors, contextual factors, strategies and consequences of the OS. In quantitative part, the proposed model is restructured using ISM. For this aim a two questionnaires is deigned and the experts of senior faculty of academics that was 8 persons answer to them. The proposed model shows the main reasons for OS by level of important and predicts the strategies for reducing the OS and its consequents. This model can be used to plan strategies for managing and reducing OS in organizations.","PeriodicalId":51913,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Management Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46412525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alaleh Dadvari, M. Moslehpour, Ting-Ying Yang, Martha Viridiana Pérez Vega
{"title":"What Motivates Tourists to Get Involved in Cyberspace? A Comparative Look at Two Countries","authors":"Alaleh Dadvari, M. Moslehpour, Ting-Ying Yang, Martha Viridiana Pérez Vega","doi":"10.22059/IJMS.2021.325474.674600","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22059/IJMS.2021.325474.674600","url":null,"abstract":"This paper aims to test the influences of perceived usefulness on travelers' willingness to create user-generated content through attitudes toward social media, travel planning attitude, and electronic word of mouth, as mediating variables and compare the results of the proposed model between two separate nations. The research model and interactions among the constructs are tested and validated through structural equation modeling (SEM). Randomly selected qualified responses from Mexican (192) and Taiwanese (200) participants are analyzed. The comparative analysis of statistical results shows that in Mexico, travel planning attitude does not directly influence travelers' involvement to generated UGC. Choosing a travel destination is the reason why Mexicans would generate content. While in Taiwan, the non-significant direct relationship is between the electronic word of mouth and user-generated content. Despite the massive social media affection in Taiwan, reading and collecting information online is not the reason for Taiwanese to get involved in providing online content.","PeriodicalId":51913,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Management Studies","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"68483351","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"THE EFFECT OF REMITTANCE ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN ORGANIZATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION MEMBER COUNTRIES: EVIDENCE FROM DCCE AND CS-ARDL","authors":"Ali Umar Ahmad, Kabiru Kamalu, Wan Hakimah Binti","doi":"10.22059/IJMS.2021.306100.674183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22059/IJMS.2021.306100.674183","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the effect of remittance inflows on human development in Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member countries from 1990 to 2018. The study applied second-generation techniques. Based on the results of the second-generation unit roots test, our variables have mixed stationarity. Also, the result of the Westerlund cointegration technique showed that long-run relationships exist among the variables. In addition, the long-run and short-run coefficients from Dynamic Common Correlated Effects (DCCE) and Cross-sectional Autoregressive Distributive Lags (CS-ARDL) techniques revealed that remittances inflows promote human development. Moreover, financial development and foreign direct investment inflows positively impact human development, while the short-run coefficients are statistically insignificant. The causality test results showed a unidirectional causal link between remittance inflows and human development; between financial development and human development. In contrast, a bidirectional causal link was reported between foreign direct investment and human development. Therefore, the study concluded that remittance inflows promote human development in OIC member countries. The policymakers in OIC should consider policies that will attract migrants' workers to send remittances to their home country.","PeriodicalId":51913,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Management Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46544422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Consumer Perception of Brand Equity Fit on Purchase Intention for Brands in Symbolic Alliances","authors":"B. Abina, O. Ajayi","doi":"10.22059/IJMS.2021.315198.674335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22059/IJMS.2021.315198.674335","url":null,"abstract":"This paper examined the effect of consumers’ perception of brand equity fit on purchase intention for focal brands in symbolic alliances through an empirical investigation of consumer-based brand equity elements. Using the signaling theory, this study empirically tests a model to examine the effect of brand equity fit between brands in a symbolic brand alliance on consumers’ purchase intentions for selected consumable products in Lagos, Nigeria. A sample of 384 supporters of the partnered brands in a symbolic brand alliance was considered for the study. The result of the ordered logistic regression indicated that brand equity has an effect on consumers’ purchase intention for the selected consumable products. The results show that brand equity fit employed has positive significant impact on purchase intention for the brands in the symbolic alliance. The study broadens the existing studies on fit components of brand alliances. The findings of this research provide the strategic benefit of jointly presenting a brand with another brand with a good brand equity fit.","PeriodicalId":51913,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Management Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46232102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Empirical Study to Retain Good Quality Employees in Indian Firms","authors":"A. Khan, Manju Bhagat","doi":"10.22059/IJMS.2021.322863.674535","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22059/IJMS.2021.322863.674535","url":null,"abstract":"This study aims to determine the various factors influencing employee retention and attempt to measure the same, especially in Indian firms, as employees are the most crucial asset for any organization. Even though most organizations today are technology-enabled, but human resources are needed to handle modern equipment. One of the most prominent challenges organizations face regarding human resource (HR) planning is retaining good, skilled, and efficient employees for long. To achieve productivity in the competitive world, capable and efficient employees must utilize available resources effectively. In this study, the sample was collected from various employees of different Indian firms by a self-administered survey questionnaire based on the random sampling method.The analysis was done by SPSS and Structural Equation Modelling by AMOS 20. The findings affirm that organizations today need to develop a strong bonding between management and employee, create a good communicative environment, and encourage employees to work as a team without discrimination. Furthermore, this study also provides various recommendations for HR managers to give respect along with the value and appreciation, provide a healthy work environment, job design, place employees according to their skills, and provide career growth opportunities to retain a quality workforce by making them committed engaged.","PeriodicalId":51913,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Management Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48652177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mohadethe Mohammadyoun, Roohalla Samiee, Samere Shojaei, A. Paghe
{"title":"A Grounded Theory of Acceptance Nexus: The Story of the Private Sector","authors":"Mohadethe Mohammadyoun, Roohalla Samiee, Samere Shojaei, A. Paghe","doi":"10.22059/IJMS.2021.300869.674070","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22059/IJMS.2021.300869.674070","url":null,"abstract":"Although the private sector is recognized as one principal component of the economic structure of nations, it is not in place in the economy of Iran. However, according to the resource curse theory, this so-called political and rich-resourced economy should move to a more diversified economy. This study aims to investigate the acceptance procedures through which the shift can be facilitated and accelerated. All in all, 19 interviews were conducted with the private sector practitioners and faculty members to collect data under the domination of the constructive grounded theory. The results of this study indicate that the tripolar of accountable government, observer civil society, and ethical private sector should be formed so that the effective application of strategies could benefit from “the acceptance nexus,” i.e., legitimacy, participation, support, and communication through consciousness, assuming responsibility, and communication management. Providing some must-do practices for the “agency” of government, civil society, and the private sector in the current institutional “structure,” this research contributes to the current understanding of acceptance. Conducting a middle-range theory, this study tries to shed more light on the behavioral contributions in the problem-solving processes by providing an emerging view of the acceptance in the terrain of the private sector.","PeriodicalId":51913,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Management Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44020602","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Nasrabadi, Abdullah Jassbi, Alieh Bonyadi-Naeini, Saeid Shavvalpoor
{"title":"Evolutionary game theory approach to technology development of oil & gas equipment manufacturing industry: the case of the ten major commodity groups’ project of the petroleum industry","authors":"M. Nasrabadi, Abdullah Jassbi, Alieh Bonyadi-Naeini, Saeid Shavvalpoor","doi":"10.22059/IJMS.2021.309316.674200","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.22059/IJMS.2021.309316.674200","url":null,"abstract":"Technology development, especially in petroleum industries, is definitely one of the most important ways of economic development in oil-rich countries. However, despite such challenges as structural economic problems, the issue of moral hazards, and the conflict of interests, government policies are crucial. This study analyzed the long-term behavior of the government and the private sector as two main actors using the evolutionary game theory and solved their strategies by replicator dynamic equations. Finally, based on a real-world case in Iran, a numerical study was performed to better understand the characteristics of the game model under realistic conditions. The outputs indicate that the main approach of the government, with minimal incentive mechanisms, should be legal monitoring. Sensitivity analyses on some key parameters show that the important factor in project implementation is attention to the private sector revenues and expenditures, and government revenues and expenditures have little effect on the outputs and behavior change.","PeriodicalId":51913,"journal":{"name":"Iranian Journal of Management Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2021-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49333467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}