Factors Affecting Organizational Indifference (Case study: Khorasan Regional Electricity Company)
Subject Areas : Public Policy In AdministrationQolam abbas Shekary 1 , Leila Oliaee 2 , Malihe kheirkhah 3 , Reihaneh hashemzehi 4
1 - Assistant Prof., Department of Management, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
2 - 2. MSc. in Management, Khorasan Regional Electricity Company, Mashhad, Iran
3 - MSc. in Management, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
4 - Ph.D. Student in Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: : Organizational Indifference, Khorasan Regional Electricity , Lack of Meritocracy,
Abstract :
Background – organizational Indifference is one of the problems that currently most governmental and non-governmental organizations deal with that its spread preventing among employees is a major matter for organizations' managers. Purpose – This paper aims to identify and rank the factors affecting organizational Indifference among employees of Khorasan Regional Electricity Company (KREC). Methodology – The research method is exploratory mixed. The main instrument of the research s is a research-made questionnaire that its validity was achieved through Content. Also, according to the Cronbach's alpha obtained at 0.92, it could be concluded that the questionnaire's reliability is acceptable. Findings – Based on the findings, the factors effecting organizational Indifference were identified in 2 dimensions and 12 factors from the experts’ point of view. Also, the results showed that the lack of meritocracy, ambiguous goals, and indifference transfer to the workplace are the most important factors respectively from the managers ' point of view. Conclusion – The study will contribute to improve understanding on the key factors influencing organizational indifference, providing for a conceptual model useful for future investigations. Keywords_ Organizational Indifference, Khorasan Regional Electricity Company, Lack of Meritocracy
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