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The Relationship Between Organizational Participation And Organizational Adaptability Among The Staffs Of Imam Khomeini Hospital In Tehran, Iran 
Mohammad Ali Abbasi Moghadam, Azam Hosein Alizadeh,
Volume 5, Issue 5 (3-2012)
Abstract

Background and Aim: Changes in political, economic, social, scientific and technological circumstances have a major impact on organizational performance. In such circumstances, the success of organizations depends on their ability to cope and adapt to changing environmental factors. This study investigated the relationship between organizational participation(team orientation, capability development and empowerment) and the organizational adaptability (change, customer orientation and organizational learning) in Imam Khomeini Hospital staff.

Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 114 staffs of Imam Khomeini hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences who were selected by random sampling. Data were collected by Denison questionnaire (2006 version), which was confirmed validity and reliability. Data were analyzed with spss17 and statistical methods like the mean, standard deviation and correlation coefficients.

Results: The results showed that the rate of the organizational involvement and adaptability of the staffs was 53.44% and 52.37% respectively. The Pearson correlation analysis showed a positive correlation coefficient (p<0.01, r=0.743) between two variables of organizational involvement and adaptability.

Conclusion: With increasing organizational involvement of the staffs increases their organizational adaptability


The Relationship Between Organizational Involvement And Adaptability In Educational Hospitals Of Kerman In 2012
Mahmoud Nekoei-Moghadam, Sajad Delavari, Mohammad Hossein Ghorbani, Somaye Delavari, Mozhgan Fardid,
Volume 9, Issue 4 (11-2015)
Abstract

Background and Aim: Employee involvement and organizational adaptability are two key factors towards success in almost all organizations. Hospital managers must pay special attention to these two variables and always try to improve them. The present research, therefore, studies the relationship between employee involvement (empowerment, team orientation, and capability development) and organizational adaptability (creating change, customer focus, and organizational learning) in the educational hospitals of Kerman.

Materials and Methods: The population of this quantitative study includes all staff members of Kerman’s educational hospitals, estimated about 1370 individuals. A sample of 302 subjects was systematically selected based on Krejcie and Morgan’s table of sample size. The data collection tool was a questionnaire and the data were analyzed by Pearson correlation coefficient, ANOVA, and Schefe post hoc test.

Results: According to the findings, employee involvement and organizational adaptability -- and their related indices -- were at an acceptable level and were almost equal to those of international organizations. Moreover, there was a positive and significant relationship between these two main variables and their related indices.

Conclusion: The results of this study can help hospital managers to verify the present situation of organizational adaptability and organizational involvement and their relationship. These findings could help hospitals to predict change priorities and select better strategies.


The Relationship between Metacognitive Beliefs with the Level of Individual- Social Adaptability among Iran University of Medical Sciences Librarians
Saied Ghaffari , Sholeh Zakiani ,
Volume 13, Issue 1 (5-2019)
Abstract
Background and Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between meta-cognitive beliefs with individual-social adaptability among Iran University of Medical Sciences librarians.
Materials and Methods: The research method was descriptive correlational. The statistical population of this study was 51 librarians of Iran University of Medical Sciences. The research tool was the California Individual and Social Adjustment Questionnaire and meta-cognitive beliefs of Wells and Cartwheel-Hatton. Data were analyzed by inferential and descriptive statistics(Pearson correlation coefficient).Data were analyzed by SPSS.
Results: The results showed that there was a negative correlation between individual adaptability with positive beliefs about worries, uncontrollability and risk, cognitive self-awareness.But with the variable of thought control, the relationship was positive and there was no relation to the cognitive reliability variable.The relationship between social adjustment with irregularity and risk variables, cognitive reliability, positive thoughts control.There was no relationship between social adaptability and positive beliefs about worries. Social adaptability was negatively related to cognitive self-awareness.
Conclusion: Increasing the variable of positive beliefs about worries reduces individual adaptability and undermines social adaptability. Increasing the uncontrollability and risk variable leads to a reduction in individual adaptability and increased social adaptability. Cognitive enhancement of librarians is ineffective in individual adaptation but has a positive impact on social adaptability. Increasing control of thoughts among librarians will increase their individual and social adaptability. Increasing cognitive self-awareness leads to a reduction in the individual and social adaptation of librarians.

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