Journal of Ecophysiology and Occupational Health

Khabat Ahmadi ¹, Hadis Alipoor ², Serveh Hejrat ³, Saeed Delfani ⁴, Soran Mowlaie ⁵

Affiliations
1 Master in Business Administration, Financial Department, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, IR
2 Master in Executive Management, Strategic Oriention, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, IR
3 Ph.D. Candidate in Educational Psychology, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, IR
4 Ph.D. Candidate in Marketing Management, Department of Management, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, IR
5 Ph.D. Candidate in Marketing Management, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, IR

Abstract

Social responsibility is one of the most important elements of the existential philosophy of organizations, so that the importance of observing it by organizations in comparison with other organizations can create a competitive advantage for them. In this paper, we try to examine the relationship of social responsibility with its four components (economic responsibilities, legal responsibilities, ethical responsibilities, and humanitarian responsibilities) with competitive advantage. This is an applied research and research method is descriptive of survey type and a questionnaire has been used to collect data. The statistical population of this research is the employees and clients of the National Bank of Sanandaj which were analyzed and analyzed using parametric statistical tests. The results of the research show that there is a positive and significant relationship between social responsibility and its components with competitive advantage, among which is the moral responsibility of the bank because it adheres to ethical principles and protects personal secrets and fair and non-discriminatory treatment with Its customers have the most relationship with a competitive advantage.

Keywords

Competitive Advantage, Government Banks, Sanandaj City, Social Responsibility.

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Hadis Alipoor ¹, Keyvan Ahmadi ², Salah Pouya ¹, Khabat Ahmadi ³, Soran Mowlaie ⁴

Affiliations
1 Master in Executive Management, Strategic Oriention, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, IR
2 Master in Strategic Planing, Director of the Office of Development Management, The Electricity Distribution Company of Kurdistan, IR
3 Master of Business Administration, Financial Department, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, IR
4 PhD Candidate in Marketing Management, Young Researchers and Elite Club, Sanandaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj, IR

Abstract

The success of any organization depends on its performance. Any organization, office, section, group, system, or institute has a responsibility andeach organization can be said that has been created to conduct the particular task. Performance is also an activity, which is both conducted to do that task and also the result of the activity, in fact performance is pure result of person’s attempt, affected and changed by his abilities and characteristics as well as his perception of the responsibility and other factors.This study aims to determine the effect of organizational structure (structural aspects) on employees’ job performance of a private hospital in Ahvaz. This research is applied in terms of goal, and based on the manner of collecting data; it is descriptive of correlation-survey type. Statistical population includes all employees in the mentioned hospital in June, 2016 as 589 people, in which sample volume was calculated as 239 employees using Cochran formula. Research tool is the Stefan Robbins questionnaire of 24 questions to measure organizational structure and Patterson questionnaire of 15 questions to evaluate job performance. To check the reliability of questionnaires, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient test was used, the value of which for organizational structure was obtained as 0.86 and for job performance as 0.81. To determine the validity, content validity was used. To analyze data, Pearson correlation coefficient, multi-variable regression and single-sample T, given data normalization, were used. The results indicate that organizational structure (structural aspects) has a significant negative effect on job performance of employees in a private hospital of Ahvaz. That means, as regulations and complexity in the level (vertical, horizontal, geographical), formality and organizational concentration is more, employees’ job performance reduces.

Keywords

Ahvaz, Hospitals, Job Performance, Organizational Structure.

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