Document Type : Research Article
Authors
1 MA Student in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Isfahan Islamic Azad University (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran
2 Undergraduate of Business Administration, Department of Management, Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Najafabad, Iran
Abstract
Introduction
Organizational performance is one of the most basic variables considered by any organization, both public and private. It is very important for managers to know what factors affect the performance of an organization so that they can use appropriate measures to initiate them. Among the effective and explanatory factors of organizational performance are organizational intelligence and job satisfaction. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the mediating role of job satisfaction in the relationship between organizational intelligence with organizational performance of employees in the industrial estates of Isfahan City.
Method
The present research method was descriptive-correlation based on structural equation modeling (SEM). The statistical population of the research included all the employees of the industrial towns of Isfahan city. The sample size was determined using the A-priori online calculator, 768 people were selected by random one-stage sampling method. In order to collect data, organizational intelligence (Albrecht, 2002), organizational performance (Hersey and Goldsmith, 1980) and Minnesota job satisfaction (Weiss et al., 1977) questionnaires were used. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 27 and SMART-PLS version 3 softwares.
Results
The results showed that the direct path of organizational intelligence to job satisfaction was significant (β=0.534 and t=19.233). The direct path of organizational intelligence to organizational performance was significant (β = 0.347 and t = 11.938). The direct path of job satisfaction to organizational performance was significant (β=0.500 and t=18.502). Also, the indirect path of organizational intelligence to organizational performance with the mediating role of job satisfaction was significant (β=0.267 and t=14.432).
Discussion
The results showed that by increasing the level of organizational intelligence, the job satisfaction of the employees increases and it causes improvement of performance of organizations and companies.
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