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ABSTRACT: Purpose – The purpose of this article is to address the main problems in Iranian working teams and study the Iranian teamwork attitudes.Design/methodology/approach – The authors have examined several factors which affect teamwork performance. Besides, the Iranians attitudes and approaches in teamwork have been discussed and analyzed. Moreover, using Hofstede cultural dimensions, the teamwork characteristics of Iranians have been further discussed and compared with other countries in terms of cultural perspectives. Findings – Most common Iranian Teamwork Problems and Conflicts, as well their symptoms, results, and suggestions to resolve them have been discussed in the paper. Originality/value – The authors found out that the Hofstede’s studies about different cultural dimensions cannot explain the teamwork performance level of different countries. Rather, there are other factors such as the work environment which affect the quality of teamwork. Keywords: Teamwork; Iranian culture; Virtual teams; Team performanceRésumé: Objectif - L'objectif de cet article est de résoudre les problèmes principaux des équipes de travail iraniennes et d'étudier les attitudes de travail d'équipe iraniennes.Conception / méthodologie / approche - Les auteurs ont examiné plusieurs facteurs qui affectent la performance de travail d'équipe. De plus, les attitudes des Iraniens et les approches dans le travail d'équipe ont été discutées et analysées. En outre, en utilisant les dimensions culturelles de Hofstede, les caractéristiques du travail d'équipe des iraniens ont été étudiées davantage et comparées avec d'autres pays en termes de perspectives culturelles.Résultats - La plupart des problèmes communs et des conflits de travail d'équipe iraniens, ainsi que leurs symptômes, les résultats et les suggestions pour les résoudre ont été discutés dans l'article.Originalité / valeur - Les auteurs ont constaté que les études de Hofstede sur les différentes dimensions culturelles ne pouvaient pas expliquer le niveau de performance de travail d'équipe des différents pays. Au contraire, il existe d'autres facteurs, tel que l'environnement de travail, qui affectent la qualité de travail d'équipe.Mots-clés: travail d'équipe, culture iranienne, équipes virtuelles, performance de l'équipe
Canadian Social Science. 01/2010;
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ABSTRACT: Undoubtedly, e-government can accelerate the rate of information distribution, and add to the number of people who can access and apply the information. But, e-government may have both functional and dysfunctional affects on social justice situations. Access to information can create many opportunities for better use of money, power, and knowledge. EGovernment can act as a facilitator for equal access to information, and can empower people in all aspects of social arenas. But the question is, how poor people who do not have enough money, power, and knowledge can enjoy the benefits of e-government and its functional impacts. The central premise of this research is that e-government can affect the public language. Language is the main channel for conveying and development of knowledge. No one can stop people from language benefits, because language belongs to all people, and it will convey information and its products to others. Therefore, the development of e-government language can make it beneficial to all people from different income levels.In addition, governments must provide a situation that everyone can benefit from e-government. Because, in near future, information technology and e-solutions will become as the necessities of social life, and anyone who does not posses these skills, cannot continue to live within the society. In this article, e-government and its dual functional impacts, and its roles in developing public language and people empowerment will be discussed. Besides, the roles of governments in reinforcing equal access to e-governments benefits will be studied.
Lex et Scientia. 01/2009;
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ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study is to measure employee satisfaction and determine the existing gap between employees’ expectation and perception of their working condition. This paper uses SERVQUAL model to measure employee satisfaction in an Iranian auto parts manufacturing company. The results from the gap model highlighted which aspects of the job condition employees would like to see improved. The gap measurement is effective for use in managerial decisions to improve and diagnose physical environmental features. This paper can be used as a guide for managers who are interested in measuring employee satisfaction in order to excel in satisfying their expectations, increase their motivation, and as a result lead to more productivity.
Lex et Scientia. 01/2007;
