The new organizational skills model of Azad University employees with emphasis on dimensions (information knowledge management, professional intelligence, environmental scanning)

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fereshte pourmzaherian ¹ , Badri Shah Talebi ² , mahbobe sadat fadavi ³

1 - PhD student in Educational Management, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran.
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran.
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Management, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan Branch (Khorasgan), Isfahan, Iran.

Received: 2022-10-21 Accepted : 2022-12-01 Published : 2022-12-22

Keywords: Islamic Azad University, new organizational skills, information knowledge management, environmental scanning, professional intelligence,

Abstract :

Organizational skills have always been a central issue for organizations, but in recent decades, various developments that have led to the formation of the information paradigm at the global level have changed the type and nature of these skills in organizations. Now organizations need employees who have new organizational skills and can adapt themselves to the new situation. In this regard, the current research sought to present a model of new organizational skills of employees of Islamic Azad University with an emphasis on information-oriented dimensions. The research method was qualitative with thematic analysis approach. The data of the present research are all scientific articles in Farsi and English related to organizational skills that were published in reliable databases between 2007 and 2022 (for English articles) and 1389 and 1401 (for Persian articles(The method of purposive sampling was criterion-based, based on which, 45 articles (21 Persian articles and 24 English articles) were selected and reviewed. It was used to measure content validity using the relative coefficient of content validity (CVR). . The items whose CVR index value was less than 0.6 were removed and finally, 45 items were confirmed out of the initial 54 items. The findings of the research indicated that the new organizational skills related to information-oriented employees of Islamic Azad University are: information knowledge management (with organizing themes of information mentality, knowledge-oriented learning, creative innovation), environmental scanning. (with organizing themes of environmental awareness, environmental tracking, organizational vision, time management) and professional intelligence (with organizing themes of moral intelligence, cultural intelligence, social intelligence, strategic intelligence). These themes are closely related to each other.