@2024 Afarand., IRAN
ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2014;7(4):207-214
ISSN: 2228-5468 Education Strategies in Medical Sciences 2014;7(4):207-214
Adaptation Rate of Universities with Agile Organization Indices in the Viewpoint of Faculty Members
ARTICLE INFO
Article Type
Original ResearchAuthors
Bagheri Kerachi A. (* )Abbaspour A. (1 )
(* ) Administration & Educational Planning Department, Psychology & Education Faculty, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran
(1 ) Administration & Educational Planning Department, Psychology & Education Faculty, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran
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Article History
Received: August 14, 2013Accepted: October 30, 2013
ePublished: October 7, 2014
ABSTRACT
Aims
The present educational environmental features are fundamentally different from the
past and universities should move towards using agile organization components. Due to the
need to move towards agility for universities, this study aimed to investigate the applicability
of the Fars public universities with the agile organization components.
Materials & Methods This cross-sectional study was done on the faculty members of the Fars public universities and 310 persons were selected using relative stratified sampling. Data collected by a researcher-made questionnaire. 116 items of the questionnaire were scored based on two separated Likert scale from one to five and assessed the desired situation and the current situation, simultaneously. Data were analyzed by correlated samples T test. Agility in all of the desired state and the current status of faculty members were significantly different.
Findings The scores mean of universities adaptions to the agile organization components was lower than the assumed mean of 3 in all components from faculty members’ view (p=0.001). There was a significant difference in all agility components between the desired and current status from faculty members’ view.
Conclusion From the faculty members’ view, Fars public universities are far from achieving the desired status regarding agile organization components.
Materials & Methods This cross-sectional study was done on the faculty members of the Fars public universities and 310 persons were selected using relative stratified sampling. Data collected by a researcher-made questionnaire. 116 items of the questionnaire were scored based on two separated Likert scale from one to five and assessed the desired situation and the current situation, simultaneously. Data were analyzed by correlated samples T test. Agility in all of the desired state and the current status of faculty members were significantly different.
Findings The scores mean of universities adaptions to the agile organization components was lower than the assumed mean of 3 in all components from faculty members’ view (p=0.001). There was a significant difference in all agility components between the desired and current status from faculty members’ view.
Conclusion From the faculty members’ view, Fars public universities are far from achieving the desired status regarding agile organization components.
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[14]Pandiarajan V, Patun R. Agile manufacturing initiatives at concurrent technologies corporation. Ind Engin. 1994;3(1):46¬-9.
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[16]Vastag G, Kasrda JD, Boone T. Logistics support for manufacturing agility in global market. Int J Operations Prod Manag. 1994;14(11):73-85.
[17]Johnson D. The university-private sector interface and the Ontario economy; 2004. Available from: http://cou.on.ca/publications/reports/pdfs/the-university-private-sector-interface-and-the-on.
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[19]Abbaspour A, Aghazade A, Bagherikerachi A. Planning the organizational agility Model at Universities. J Manag Stud. 2013;22(69):171-217. [Persian]
[20]Hollister RM. Organizational operating dimensions for agile schools of the next generation: An agile performance inventory of Pennsylvania schools [Dissertation]. Bethlehem: Lehigh University; 2003.
[21]Duderstadt JJ. The future of the university in an era of change; 2011. Available from: http://milproj.ummu.umich.edu/publications/change/download/change.pdf.
[22]Azman N, Sirat M, Karim MA. Building future scenarios for Malaysian universities. J Asian Pub Policy. 2010;3(1):86-99.
[23]Zare H, Rajaeepour S, Jamshidian M, Molavi H. A study of the amount of application of Teaching Organization indices in the public universities with the aim of developing sustainable model. Esfahan: University of Esfahan; 2009. [Persian]
[24]Attafar Ali, Bahrami Samani M. The application of the learning organization indicator in public and Islamic Azad Universities of shahrekord. Iran J High Educ. 2009;2(1):162-79. [Persian]