Author = Sardari, Ahmad

Recognizing Facilitator factors affecting export of technology-oriented goods

Volume 20, Issue 4, January 2017, Pages 1-22

Ahmad Sardari; Abdolhossein Karampour; Maryam Aghamousa Tehrani

Abstract Developing and increasing technology-oriented and high tech products export is one of the most important goals of Iran long term strategies. Exporting technology-oriented goods & services is the culmination of scientific & technological activities which may lead to sustainable employment, great surplus value, national power and wealth for the country. In this paper, technology- oriented export companies of Pardis technology Park which are under supervision of presidential science and technology deputy have been studied. In this regard, by using exploratory mixed method, Facilitator factors affecting technology-oriented goods has been recognized by qualitative research through directional qualitative content analysis method in five categories (Chamber of Commerce, presidential science and technology deputy, government in macro level, international partners and cooperative level). At the next step these factors have been analyzed using interpretive structural modeling and Dematel method which are soft modeling approaches. Factors of casual relationships and also their interpretive structural graded model were extracted and factors relating to the government clusters are recognized as the most important Enablers for developing technology-oriented goods.

Study of the Relationship between Individual and Organizational Values with Employees’ Organizational Commitment (Case Study: Al-Mahdi Aluminum Company in Hormozgan Province) )

Volume 17, Issue 2, May 2013, Pages 19-42

Ashourizadeh Alireza; Abdoul Beyginia; Ahmad Sardari

Abstract Abstract . This research intends to identify the relationship between Individual and Organizational Values with Organizational Commitment in Al-Mahdi Aluminum Company in Hormzgan Proneinc. The research universe included 1000 employee and by using sampling method in a limited universe (Cochran's formula) a sample of 165 people was selected, Schwartz questionnaire was used to measure individual values , a researcher made questionnaire used to assess organizational values, and Balfour and Wechsler questionnaire was used to measure organizational commitment . Reliability coefficients of these questionnaires were 90%, 81% and 73% respectively. Based on correlation, research data were analyzed with SPSS software and research hypotheses were tested using techniques of inferential statistics. The results confirmed all hypothesis and showed that there is a relatively strong correlation between "individual values" with "continuous commitment". Also a significant and positive correlation between organizational values such as identification commitment and exchange commitment was observed. Key words: values, individual values, organizational values, organizational commitment