Studying the Social Factors Effective on the Improvement of Organizational Role (A Case Study: The Employed Woman at Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran)

Subject Areas : Journal of Iranian Social Development Studies

Masoumeh Abdolvahabi ¹ , Ali Roshanaei ² , Omid Ali Ahmadi ³ , Hossein Jamali Ashtiani ⁴

1 - Economic and Development Sociology Ph.D student, Faculty of Humanities, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran.
2 - 2. Assistant Professor of Sociology Department, Faculty of Humanities, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran. (Corresponding Author and Advisor)
3 - Assistant Professor of Sociology Department, Faculty of Humanities, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran. (Advisor)
4 - Assistant professor of Sociology Department, Faculty of Sociology, Ashtian Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ashtian, Iran. (Advisor)

Received: 2020-08-07 Accepted : 2020-12-13 Published : 2022-02-20

Keywords: organizational role, employed women, job conflict, Social Factors, job improvement,

Abstract :

The present research aims at the study of the social factors effective on the improvement of the organizational role of the employed women. By integrating theories of Giddens' structuration, social exchange, feministic theories and role conflict, the theoretical framework of the research offered a model to explain the transformations in an organization, motivations to role improvement, and women´s position on pyramid of organizational role.Explanation method was used for the research. Statistical community includes employed women at Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran. Sample size was 150 as calculated by random sampling based on Cochran's formula. Researcher-made questionnaire was used to gather data, and data processing was done using software.Results show that women are not present at higher levels of the organization and, despite the opportunities for their presence at the middle levels, the related role improvement during the employment period is less than %5. Pearson's correlation coefficient test showed that from different variables, including the number of successful exemplary women, support by the organization, and role transition, respectively had the most powerful correlation with the dependent variable. In multivariate regression analysis, job satisfaction, support by the organization, the number of successful exemplary women, role transition, and conditions of employment are the significant variables. And, net effect of job satisfaction variable on position improvement of the employed women is more than that of the independent variables. Multivariate regression could express %41 of the variable of job improvement of women. Thus, the results confirm the theoretical framework and