Investigation of the Strategic Thinking Role in Implementation of the EFQM Model through Organizational Learning within the Logistics Department of the Ministry of Energy and the Ministry’s Subsidiary Companies
Subject Areas :
Industrial Management
Mehdi Etemadi
1
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Graduate student, executive management discipline, Islamic Azad University, Khomeyn, Iran,
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Abdosamad Khodami
2
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PhD of human resource management, training instructors and researcher of Islamic Azad University.
)
Received: 2015-09-26
Accepted : 2016-05-17
Published : 2016-08-25
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Abstract :
Present research intends to look into the role of the strategic thinking in the implementation of the EFQM model through organizational learning within the logistics department of the Ministry of Energy as well as the Ministry's subsidiary companies. For this purpose, four hypotheses formulation presented and tested. The present research is based on the three variables: The strategic thinking as the independent variable, implementation of the EFQM model as the dependent variable and organizational learning as the mediator variable. The current research method is applied research in terms of objective, strategies and data collection is solidarity, quantitative, and survey questionnaire respectively. In this survey, statistical society includes all managers and field staff working for the Ministry of Energy and subsidiary companies in Iran with the number of 35324 persons, who are serving in 2015. Sampling in this study is done based on random sampling method with stratified kind and Krejcie and Morgan table was designed for 384 people. Data analysis was conducted by applying the software such as SPSS statistical, Excel and Lisrel. The results of the proposed approach showed that strategic thinking and organizational learning both have a positive impact on the establishment of EFQM. Results of the fitting model indicated that the research data are fitting with the research conceptual model, so the model was verified. Based on the results of the hypotheses tests and given the fact that all the three hypotheses of the research were verified it was concluded that the strategic thinking directly and through the organizational learning affected on the implementation of the desired organizational model.
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Kazazi, A., & Shoul, A. (2014). Total Quality Management impact on innovation performance: moderating effect of organizational learning, Journal of Management Studies, 23, 71-77.
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Poursadegh. N., Yazdani. B., (2012). The effect of strategic thinking of senior managers to the success of small and medium enterprises, Journal of strategic management studies, 7, 34-39.
Prajogo, D. I., & Sohal, A. S. (2003). The relationship between TQM practices, quality performance, and innovation performance. The International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, 20(8) , 901-918.
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