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2014-07-01

Agility Path Through Work Values in Knowledge-Based Organizations: A Study of Virtual Universities

Camino a la agilidad a través de los valores laborales en organizaciones basadas en el conocimiento: un estudio de las universidades virtuales

Rumo à Agilidade através dos valores Trabalhistas Em ORGANIZAÇÕES baseadas no conhecimento: um estudo das universidades virtuais

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https://doi.org/10.15446/innovar.v24n53.43942

Palabras clave:

Agility, Work values, organizational Agility, virtual Universities, Iran (en)
agilidad, valores laborales, agilidad organizacional, universidades virtuales, Irán (es)
agilidade, valores trabalhistas, agilidade organizacional, universidades virtuais, Irã (pt)

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  • Yashar Salamzadeh Payam Noor University
  • Mehran Nejati Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Aidin Salamzadeh University of Tehran
All people enter organizations with a formed personality and some initial experiences and values depending on the culture, which will, in turn, influence their efficiency and performance. therefore, great attention must be paid to work values of the employees and the issues which affect them, especially in organizations that are complex in their structure and culture. Today's dynamic environment requires organizations to be agile in their processes, with the issue being even more critical in knowledge-based organizations such as virtual universities. in this research, we identify the path through which organizations can achieve agility by means of work values. Although there are many dimensions in work values and organizational agility, using the methodology applied in this research, we omit some of these dimensions and find the best methods that will enable managers to wisely invest in the most important issues and get the best results in the path to achieve agility through work values.
Todas las personas ingresan a las organizaciones con una personalidad formada y con algunas experiencias y valores iniciales que dependen de la cultura, y que influencian su eficiencia y desempeño. Por lo tanto, es necesario prestar mucha atención a los valores laborales de los empleados y a los factores que los afectan, en especial en organizaciones complejas en cuanto a su estructura y cultura. El ambiente dinámico de hoy en día requiere que las organizaciones sean ágiles en sus procesos, y esto es incluso más crítico en organizaciones basadas en el conocimiento como las universidades virtuales. En esta investigación, identificamos el camino mediante el cual las organizaciones pueden alcanzar la agilidad por medio de los valores laborales. si bien existen muchas dimensiones de los valores laborales y de la agilidad organizacional, al usar la metodología que aplicamos a esta investigación, omitimos algunas de estas dimensiones y encontramos la mejor manera en la que los gerentes pueden invertir inteligentemente en las cuestiones más importantes, y así obtener los mejores resultados en el camino de lograr la agilidad mediante valores laborales.
Todas as pessoas chegam às organizações com uma personalidade formada e com algumas experiências e valores iniciais que dependem da cultura e que influenciam a sua eficiência e desempenho. Portanto, é necessário prestar muita atenção aos valores trabalhistas dos empregados e aos fatores que os afetam, especialmente em organizações complexas quanto a sua estrutura e cultura. O ambiente dinâmico de hoje requer que as organizações sejam ágeis em seus processos e isto é até mesmo mais crítico em organizações baseadas no conhecimento como as universidades virtuais. Nesta pesquisa, identificamos o caminho mediante o qual as organizações podem atingir a agilidade mediante os valores trabalhistas. Embora existam muitas dimensões dos valores trabalhistas e da agilidade organizacional, ao usar a metodologia que aplicamos a esta pesquisa, omitimos algumas destas dimensões e encontramos a melhor maneira para que os gerentes possam investir inteligentemente nos assuntos mais importantes e obter os melhores resultados no objetivo de chegar à agilidade mediante valores trabalhistas.

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Salamzadeh, Y., Nejati, M., & Salamzadeh, A. (2014). Camino a la agilidad a través de los valores laborales en organizaciones basadas en el conocimiento: un estudio de las universidades virtuales. Innovar, 24(53), 177-186. https://doi.org/10.15446/innovar.v24n53.43942

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