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1 - The relationship between human capital and job performance (Case study: Islamic Azad University of Boroujerd)
Fatemeh GoodarziOne of the important and fundamental issues facing themanagers of organizations is attracting and retaining human capital and further strengthening their effectiveness, efficiency and improvement of corporate employees.The purpose of this research is to explain the rela MoreOne of the important and fundamental issues facing themanagers of organizations is attracting and retaining human capital and further strengthening their effectiveness, efficiency and improvement of corporate employees.The purpose of this research is to explain the relationship between human capital and job performance.This research is a practical investigation. The used method is the descriptive- correlatire one.We set the statistical community which includes the staff of Branch with Bachelor's degree and higher, that is 128 people. This research has a major hypothesis and four sub-hypotheses.Our measurement tool is a standard human capital standard questionnaire and job performance questionnaire. In this study, face and content validity was used. The Cronbach's alpha value for the human capital variable is 0.822 and the job performance is 0.908.Data analysis was performed using SPSS22 and SmartPls software then, the hypotheses were examined using T-test and path analysis. The results of the research show that human capital and job performance have a significant relationship with each other.Of the factors in human capital the"cognitive abilities"and"experience"factors have the highest relationship with job performance.This research can help managers to identify the weaknesses and strengths of communication within the organization in order to strengthen the human capital of the employees. Manuscript profile -
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2 - Providing a human capital model in Education of Bushehr city
Negar Zaeri Faranak Omidian Sepideh JafariThe current research was conducted with the aim of providing a model of human capital in education of Bushehr city. Research method in terms of practical-fundamental purpose; In terms of data collection method, it was descriptive-survey and in terms of data type, it was MoreThe current research was conducted with the aim of providing a model of human capital in education of Bushehr city. Research method in terms of practical-fundamental purpose; In terms of data collection method, it was descriptive-survey and in terms of data type, it was mixed (qualitative-quantitative). The statistical population of the qualitative part of the research included 20 education experts who were selected in a targeted way. The statistical population of the research in the quantitative part included all secondary school teachers in Bushehr, and 300 people were selected as a sample using Morgan's table and staged cluster sampling. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview and a researcher-made questionnaire, which was confirmed to be valid and reliable. The method of data analysis in the qualitative part was theoretical coding, and in the quantitative part, one-sample t-tests were used. The results of the research showed that the constituent components of providing the professional human capital model in education of Bushehr city included Cognitive abilities, communication/ethical competencies and metacognitive skills. Finally, a conceptual model was drawn for this research. Manuscript profile -
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3 - The effect of proactive personality, cognitive abilities and emotional stability on subjective career success: The diating role of self efficacy among female managers of governmental organizations
Roodabeh Bakhtiyari seyedmohammadjavad mousavi nia Marziye Laghaei nasrin arshadiThe purpose of this study was investigating the effect of proactive personality, cognitive abilities and emotional stability on subjective career success through mediating role of self-efficacy. The research method is correlation of structural equation modeling and stat MoreThe purpose of this study was investigating the effect of proactive personality, cognitive abilities and emotional stability on subjective career success through mediating role of self-efficacy. The research method is correlation of structural equation modeling and statistical population was the female managers of governmental organizations in ahvaz that 120 managers were studied by available sampling method. Research tools include careers success questionnaire (Gattiker & Larwood, 1986), proactive personality scale (Seibert et al., 1999), cognitive abilities questionnaire (nejati, 1392), emotional stability taken from Big Five Questionnaire (Caprara et al., 1993) and self-efficacy scale (Sherer et al., 1982). Data analysis was performed by structural equation modeling method. The findings showed that direct effect of proactive personality and self-efficacy on subjective career success and direct effect of proactive personality, cognitive abilities and emotional stability on self-efficacy were significant (p< 0/001). Also the indirect effect of proactive personality, cognitive abilities and emotional stability on subjective career success was significant with the mediating role of self-efficacy (p< 0/001). Based on this, it can be concluded that proactive personality, both directly and through self-efficacy, affects the subjective career success. In addition, cognitive abilities and emotional stability through mediating self-efficacy improve subjective career success. Manuscript profile -
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4 - Effectiveness of Group Therapy based on Acceptance and Commitment on Cognitive Abilities of Students with Type D Personality
Maryam Salehyan Hassan Ahadi Adis Kraskian Mojembari Ahmad Karbalaei Mohammad MeigouniPurpose: Present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on cognitive abilities of students with type D personality. Methodology: This study was semi-experimental with a pretest, posttest and follow-up design with c MorePurpose: Present study aimed to determine the effectiveness of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment on cognitive abilities of students with type D personality. Methodology: This study was semi-experimental with a pretest, posttest and follow-up design with control group. The research population was students with type D personality of institute applied science higher education of Semnan Jahad University in 2017-18 academic years. After examining type D personality among students number of 70 people were selected and from them 30 people were selected by simple random sampling method and randomly replaced into two equal groups. The experimental group 12 sessions of 90 minute underwent group therapy based on acceptance and commitment and the control group did not see any training. Data were collected by type D personality scale (Denollet, 2005) and cognitive abilities (Nejati, 2013) and analyzed with chi-square, repeated measures and post hoc Bonferroni test in SPSS-19 software. Findings: The findings showed that the experimental and control groups did not significant difference in terms of marriage and education level (P>0.05). Also, the group therapy based on acceptance and commitment improved cognitive abilities and all its dimensions including memory, inhibitory control and selective attention, decision making, planning, sustain attention, social cognition and cognitive flexibility and the treatment results were maintained in the follow-up stage (p < 0.05). Conclusion: According to the results, planning is necessary for the use of group therapy based on acceptance and commitment to improve the characteristics of students with type D personality. As a result, therapists and clinical psychologists can use group therapy based on acceptance and commitment along with other treatment methods to improve cognitive characteristics Manuscript profile -
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5 - Modeling the Structural Relationships of Cognitive Abilities with Academic Achievement by Mediating the Role of Perceived Competence in High School Students
arezoo abazari Nabi-Ollah Akbarnetaj- Shoob Jamal SadeghiThe purpose of this research was modeling the structural relationships of cognitive abilities with academic achievement through mediation of the role of perceived competence in high school students. The method was descriptive, correlational type based on the structural MoreThe purpose of this research was modeling the structural relationships of cognitive abilities with academic achievement through mediation of the role of perceived competence in high school students. The method was descriptive, correlational type based on the structural equations. The statistical population consisted all 1361 male state school students of junior high, ninth grade of Babol in the academic year of 400-401. To choose the sample size based on the number of observed variables and allocating a coefficient of 15 to each observed variable (16 in the model), and taking the possibility of incomplete questionnaires into account, 250 people were taken as the sample size by two-step-clustering method. In order to collect the data, the educational achievement questionnaires by Pham and Taylor, cognitive abilities by Nejati, perceived competence by Harter, were used. The construct validity of the instruments was confirmed and their reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient test and composite reliability, which was statistically confirmed. In order to analyze the data, structural regression equations were used in SPSS-25 and AMOS-23 software. The findings showed that there is a relationship between cognitive abilities and academic progress in junior high school students. Also, cognitive abilities have a significant effect on academic achievement through the mediation of perceived competence in junior high school students. Generally, cognitive abilities can predict .46 of academic progress through the mediation of perceived competence in high school students Manuscript profile -
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6 - Investigating the Effects of Managers’ Cognitive Abilities on their Strategic Decision Making: A Case Study of Ardabil Management and Planning Organization
Davood Shayeghi Hamidreza Yazdani Hassan Zarei Matin Amin FarajiDecision making is one of the most important duties of managers and there has been an ongoing effort to improve this. In fact, recognizing and developing managers’ abilities and capabilities have an undeniable role in improving decision making. Hence, in the prese MoreDecision making is one of the most important duties of managers and there has been an ongoing effort to improve this. In fact, recognizing and developing managers’ abilities and capabilities have an undeniable role in improving decision making. Hence, in the present study, the researchers investigated the impact of managers’ cognitive abilities on their strategic decision making, and how these abilities can be decisive in advancing, procrastinating or delaying and scoring the institution's grand plans. This research is a practical study in terms of purpose. The participants of the study included 10 managers of the Management and Program Organization of Ardabil province. The data was collected through a semi-structured interview and categorized using open coding and qualitative content analysis. The results revealed that management in decision-making prevents challenges and crises, and in case they occur, it alleviates them before they become insoluble and long-lasting. It was also found that the ability to solve problems accelerates the process of achieving goals in a systematic way and that creativity can help solve problems and crises with easy, low-cost and fast solutions. It can be concluded that experts’ critical thinking can address challenging issues and provide a ground for their solutions. Manuscript profile
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