Research Paper
Information Management
Maryam Golshany; Soraya Ziaei
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Purpose: In this research, expressing and defining the concepts of unreliable information and information or incorrect information and expressing the roots and contexts of unreliable information formation and its impact on users' decisions in meeting their information needs and finally entering the knowledge ...
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Purpose: In this research, expressing and defining the concepts of unreliable information and information or incorrect information and expressing the roots and contexts of unreliable information formation and its impact on users' decisions in meeting their information needs and finally entering the knowledge formation cycle Which will be obtained from this cycle.Methodology: In the present study, the library review method has been used and based on the backgrounds related to the subject under study. In this research, first, the desired concepts about unreliable information and information are expressed, then the contexts for the formation of unreliable information and its role in users' decisions are examined.Findings: In the present age, the speed of online dissemination of unreliable information is unprecedented in the history of communication. The unavailability or lack of reliable sources of information is one of the most important challenges facing societies in the 21st century. This phenomenon is reinforced by a combination of social networks, authentic online media, and human information processing features. Information, false information and destructive information can each create a specific situation for individuals or organizations according to the current situation and the recipient of the interpretation. The meaning of unreliable information in this research is the two concepts of false information and destructive information.Conclusion: Information efficiency depends on the quality of communication and the usefulness of the information. If the conditions for effective communication and receiving useful information occur for searchers or users of information, it will lead to the right decision of the user in selecting the practical and required information, which will help to produce tacit knowledge and establish the knowledge cycle.
Research Paper
Vajihe Falahati; Ahmad Shabani; Seyed Ali Siadat
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Purpose: The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between organizational learning and transformational leadership and job performance of librarians of public universities in Isfahan.Methodology: This research was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the study ...
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Purpose: The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between organizational learning and transformational leadership and job performance of librarians of public universities in Isfahan.Methodology: This research was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the study included all librarians of public universities in Isfahan in 1396, whose number was 139 and through stratified random sampling, 111 people were selected as a sample. In this study, Gomez et al. (2005) organizational learning questionnaire, multiple leadership based on Bass and Olivier theory (1995), and Patterson (1990) job performance questionnaire were used to collect data. Cronbach's alpha coefficient, which was 0.930 in the Organizational Learning Questionnaire, 0.955 in the Transformational Leadership Questionnaire, and 0.856 in the Patterson Job Performance Questionnaire, was used to assess the reliability of the questionnaires. Pearson correlation coefficient and regression tests were used for inferential analysis of data.Findings: Based on the findings, there is a significant relationship between organizational learning and transformational leadership and job performance of librarians of public universities in Isfahan.Conclusion: Managers, staff, and librarians need to improve their attitudes and perspectives on organizational learning and transformational leadership, and improve their performance and that of the organization.
Research Paper
Knowledge Management
Vadood Javan Amani; Hamid Akbari
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Purpose: The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between organizational learning and transformational leadership and job performance of librarians of public universities in Isfahan.Methodology: This research was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the study ...
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Purpose: The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between organizational learning and transformational leadership and job performance of librarians of public universities in Isfahan.Methodology: This research was descriptive and correlational. The statistical population of the study included all librarians of public universities in Isfahan in 1396, whose number was 139 and through stratified random sampling, 111 people were selected as a sample. In this study, Gomez et al. (2005) organizational learning questionnaire, multiple leadership based on Bass and Olivier theory (1995) and Patterson (1990) job performance questionnaire were used to collect data. Cronbach's alpha coefficient, which was 0.930 in the Organizational Learning Questionnaire, 0.955 in the Transformational Leadership Questionnaire, and 0.856 in the Patterson Job Performance Questionnaire, was used to assess the reliability of the questionnaires. Pearson correlation coefficient and regression tests were used for inferential analysis of data.Findings: Based on the findings, there is a significant relationship between organizational learning and transformational leadership and job performance of librarians of public universities in Isfahan.Conclusion: Managers, staff, and librarians need to improve their attitudes and perspectives on organizational learning and transformational leadership, and improve their performance and that of the organization.
Research Paper
Tahereh Roshani
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Purpose: This present study is investigation of the relationship between parents' information literacy and achievement of elementary school students.Methodology: this study is of applied type which has studied the relationship between parents 'information literacy and students' achievement in a descriptive-correlational ...
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Purpose: This present study is investigation of the relationship between parents' information literacy and achievement of elementary school students.Methodology: this study is of applied type which has studied the relationship between parents 'information literacy and students' achievement in a descriptive-correlational manner. The statistical population of this study consists of sixth grade elementary students in Ilam. By stratified sampling method, 207 students were selected. Data collection tools in the dimension of information literacy is Mohammadi Questionnaire (2014), and in the field of achievement, Hermans Achievement Questionnaire (1970). Correlation and regression tests were used to investigate the relationship between research variables with the help of SPSS software.Findings: The results gained, show which is no significant relationship between parents' information literacy and achievement of sixth grade elementary students in Ilam. Also, no significant relationship was observed between parents 'gender and education level and students' achievement.Conclusion: Between the dimensions of information literacy of parents, gender and their level of education do not cause students' achievement. Therefore, in future researches, other factors influencing students' achievement must be looking for.
Research Paper
Mansour Torkiantabar
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Purpose: This study was conducted with the aim of knowing the relationship between the ethical leadership of managers and the responsibility of librarians in libraries of Islamic Azad University.Methodology: The research method is descriptive-survey correlation. The statistical population of the study ...
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Purpose: This study was conducted with the aim of knowing the relationship between the ethical leadership of managers and the responsibility of librarians in libraries of Islamic Azad University.Methodology: The research method is descriptive-survey correlation. The statistical population of the study includes all librarians working in the libraries of Islamic Azad University with 552 people. The sample size was estimated to be 227 people using Cochran's formula. Simple random sampling method was used for sampling. The standard Ethical Leadership Questionnaire (Calshon 2011) and the California Accountability Questionnaire (1987) were used to collect the required research data. The reliability of each questionnaire was 78 /. And 732 /. It was estimated. In order to analyze the data, Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests and Pearson correlation coefficient were used in SPSS24 statistical software.Findings: The research findings showed that there is a relationship between moral leadership and each of its dimensions (fairness, popular orientation, moral guidance, sharing the power of role clarity) with the responsibility of librarians in the libraries of Islamic Azad University.Conclusion: Based on the research findings, it can be concluded that ethical leadership as one of the management styles of the world today can play an important role and basis for the performance of human resources, especially in discussing their responsibilities. The human beings working in them are no exception to this rule.
Research Paper
Mohammad Mahdi Mohtadi; Maryam Naderi
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Purpose: The present study was aimed to examine the effect of organizational learning culture on transferring explicit knowledge among the organization's employees.Methodology: Research method was correlational descriptive. The statistical population of the research consisted of all official employees ...
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Purpose: The present study was aimed to examine the effect of organizational learning culture on transferring explicit knowledge among the organization's employees.Methodology: Research method was correlational descriptive. The statistical population of the research consisted of all official employees in Saveh and Zarandieh's governorships, i. e. 140 individuals from whom 103 individuals were selected. Data analysis was done using SPSS software.Findings: Research results showed that with an increase in learning culture in an organization, there will be an increase in the level of transferring explicit knowledge among employees, and that organizational learning culture has a positive significant effect (0.95) on explicit knowledge transference.Conclusion: It can be concluded that organizational learning culture has a direct positive significant effect on the transference of explicit knowledge. According this conclusion it has been suggested that managers should promotion Organizational Learning Culture in staff of their institute to achive the goals of knowledge management and Explicit Knowledge Transference among Employees. So It is suggested that more attention be paid to people with good taste, creativity and initiative in organizations, and to provide opportunities for increasing and transferring learning among the employees of the organization. Also support employees who have a calculated risk and allocate the necessary time to learn to employees who need more time for it.
