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1 - Investigating the Factors Affecting Efficiency and Development of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Institution
Shohreh Kheradpisheh Rashid Zolfaghari Zaferani Samad Karimzadeh -
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2 - The Relationship between Application of ICT Skills and Competencies and Psychological Empowerment of Employees
Akram Nadifard Badri ShahtalebiThe present study was conducted to determine the relationship between skills and competencies of the application of Information and Communications Technology and psychological empowerment. This study was applied in terms of the purpose and correlational in terms of the MoreThe present study was conducted to determine the relationship between skills and competencies of the application of Information and Communications Technology and psychological empowerment. This study was applied in terms of the purpose and correlational in terms of the method. The population was all employees with associate degree and higher in Administration of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism in Isfahan, the number of whom was 165 in 2014. Among these subjects, 103 subjects were selected as the sample by stratified sampling using Cochran formula. To collect data, a researcher-made questionnaire of skills and qualifications of the application of Information Technology and Communications with reliability 0.85 and Spritzer psychological empowerment questionnaire (1996) with reliability 0.81 were used. Data analysis was performed with the help of inferential statistical methods including Pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate analysis of variance through software SPSS. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between skills and qualifications of the application of Information and Communications Technology and psychological empowerment of employees (P<0.01, r=0.269). Also, a significant relationship was found between general skills and psychological empowerment (P<0.05, r=0.247), between specialized skills and psychological empowerment (P<0.05, r=0.195), between cognitive competencies and psychological empowerment (P<0.01, r=0.283), between functional competencies and psychological empowerment (P<0.05, r=0.253). But, no significant relationship was found between emotional competencies and psychological empowerment (P<0.05, r=0.052). Manuscript profile -
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3 - psychometric characteristics of the “quality of working life” questionnaire and its relationship with “burnout” among Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism organization employees
Afsaneh Ghanbari Panah Mostafa HarandiThis paper attempted to study the psychometric characteristics of the “quality of working life” questionnaire and its relationship with “burnout” among Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism organization employees. To this purpose, a MoreThis paper attempted to study the psychometric characteristics of the “quality of working life” questionnaire and its relationship with “burnout” among Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism organization employees. To this purpose, a sample group of 350 people were selected through an accessible population sampling, and answered to two questionnaires: the quality of work life with 27 questions and the burnout with 25 questions (in both intensity and frequency). To Show the reliability of the scale, the general formula of “Cronbach's Alpha” was used which was reported to be 0.930. To check the validity, the factor analysis was used and structures and components on this scale with (KMO) index and Bartlett were investigated. The validity of the results of KMO= 0.902 and Bartlett was equal to 4561.295 and factor analysis showed that by eliminating a factor due to low load factor, the questionnaire consists of six main factors was saturated. These six factors (the rule of law and obedience to law, social Solidarity and integration, providing opportunities for growth and security, the development of human capabilities, the fair and adequate payment, overall living space) determined 62.134% of the variance of variables. Multivariate regression analysis showed that the components of fair payment in the amount of -0.229, and the general space of life in the amount of -0.129 have influence on Burnout which comparing them, the fair payment has had the most impossible effect. The results showed that with reinforcement or reducing some of the quality of work life components, it is enable to establish the mental health, prepared social and work life for staff, the staffs effective leading for managers, and compensate the lack of information in order to have a useful work planning and boost the organization efficiency for planners Manuscript profile