Investigating Organizational Flexibility on Organizational Performance and Job Satisfaction in Omidieh Oil and Gas Operations Offices and Offices

Subject Areas : Social Science Quarterly

mosa behvand ¹ , qanbar amirnejad ²

1 - Department of Management, Khuzestan Science and Research Campus, Islamic Azad University, Ahwaz, Iran - Department of Management, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahwaz, Iran
2 - Department of Management, Ahvaz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahwaz, Iran

Received: 2018-08-16 Accepted : 2019-02-28 Published : 2019-05-22

Keywords: Job satisfaction, Organizational Performance, Decision making model, Organizational flexibility,

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to investigate organizational flexibility on organizational performance and job satisfaction in Omidieh Oil and Gas Utilities' offices and departments. This research is based on the purpose of the application and according to the method of data collection is descriptive-causal. The statistical population of the study is 540 employees in Omidieh oil and gas utilization companies' departments and offices. Using Kerjesi and Morgan tables and simple random sampling method, 225 individuals were selected as samples. Questionnaires were distributed and the same number of questionnaires were obtained from respondents. In order to collect the data, three standard questionnaires including: Organizational Flexibility Questionnaire (with five dimensions: management team indicators, decision making model, organizational culture, recognition of environmental conditions and organizational identity) were taken from the Hatum and Pattiro inventory questionnaire (2006) Job Satisfaction from Lee (2008), Organizational Performance Questionnaire from Baht (2008). The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS and LISREL software. The results of the research hypothesis test showed that organizational flexibility has a positive and significant effect on job satisfaction and organizational performance; job satisfaction has a positive and significant effect on organizational performance, and job satisfaction mediates the relationship between organizational flexibility and organizational performance. Slowly