To present the Suitable Model for Organizational Innovation among Islamic Azad University Libraries
Subject Areas : Educationseyed rasool toudar 1 , Zahra Abazari 2 , Zohreh Mirhoseini 3 , nadjla hariri 4
1 - Ph.D. Candidate of Knowledge and Information Science, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Knowledge and Information Science, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University
4 - Professor of Information Science and Science, Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch of Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Islamic Azad University, Organizational Innovation, Libraries,
Abstract :
This study aimed to present the suitable model for organizational innovation among the Islamic Azad University Libraries. This research is an applied one and also the method is descriptive survey research with the type of correlational. The statistical society is including all directors and staffs for Islamic Azad University Libraries which the statistical society of this research is 500 in accordance with the recent researches, since total society is available, hence, the all societies were considered as sample.
The results of the researches show that research model includes the optimal fitness, so the dimensions and components of effective factors on organizational innovation among Islamic Azad University Libraries determined because of the factor load which is more than 0.4 and putting t-value in the suitable period. These factors include the individual, group, organizational, environmental as well as human and educational factors. Also, the gained dimensions which were identified, are such as 1- the human and educational dimensions include the components of empowering the knowledge skills, intellectual capital. 2- Organizational dimension includes the components like organizational structure, knowledge management, and organizational innovation. 3- Individual dimension includes the components of ambiguity tolerance, knowledge and specialty. 4- Environmental dimension includes the components of organizational dynamics, technology complexity. 5- Grouping dimension includes the components of management support and communication system.
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