The continuation of life as we know it is currently threatened by human-caused disruptions to the Earth’s natural systems. Modern behaviors and attitudes orienting toward domination contribute to extraction, exploitation, and thoughtless disregard for the needs of future generations. The planetary health paradigm weaves together ancient Indigenous knowledge systems, traditional wisdom, and modern science. Planetary Health is a transdisciplinary field and a social movement that addresses human disruptions of Earth’s natural systems and the impact these disruptions have on human health and on all life on the planet. Planetary Health calls for global cultural transformation, a “Great Transition” that will require rapid structural changes across all human institutions. The scale and urgency of change that is necessary will call for a paradigm and set of values to guide thought and action. Partnerism is an alternative narrative to domination, and its emphasis on linking rather than ranking offers the essential thinking and economic model to drive massive cultural transformation around the world. This paper concludes with a vision for a future where planetary health and partnerism thrive.
Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology, Organizational behaviour, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture
PT Madya Utama Lima is a company engaged in the field of coal mining management and mining contractor service provider. This study aims to examine the mediating role of organizational commitment on the relationships between work-family conflict and organizational culture with organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) at PT Madya Utama Lima. The research employs a quantitative approach with a survey method, involving 60 permanent employees as respondents. Data were analyzed using the structural equation model (SEM) with Smart PLS software. The findings indicate that work-family conflict negatively affects both organizational commitment and OCB, while organizational culture positively affects organizational commitment and OCB. Furthermore, organizational commitment significantly mediates the negative impact of work-family conflict and the positive impact of organizational culture on OCB. The results highlight the importance of enhancing organizational commitment to mitigate work-family conflict and leverage organizational culture for improved OCB. This research provides practical insights for organizations to create supportive policies and strengthen their cultural values, contributing to increased employee performance and organizational effectiveness.
Muhammad wicaksono Rofiq, Netania Emilissa, Tiara Puspa
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi pengaruh dari organizational culture terhadap employeecommitment, organizational innovation dan organizational effectiveness pada pegawai organisasi publikpemerintah. Penelitian ini penting sebab berangkat dari upaya seluruh organisasi pemerintah dalammenyesuaikan dorongan kualitas layanan yang baik kepada masyarakat seiring dengan perkembanganzaman dan kemajuan teknologi, oleh sebab itu efektivitas dan inovasi organisasi menjadi prioritas dalammenjawab tantangan tersebut. Penelitian ini juga memasukan variabel employee commitment untuk melihatketerkaitan pegawai dengan organisasi. Diharapkan dengan adanya organizational culture yang baikberpengaruh positif terhadap employee commitment, organizational innovation dan organizationaleffectiveness. Data dikumpulkan dari dua ratus tiga puluh dua responden dengan Teknik pengambilansampel purposive sampling. Uji hipotesis dalam penelitian ini mengunakan SEM (Structural EquationModeling) menggunakan software AMOS. Hasil penelitian menunjukan terdapat pengaruh positiforganizational culture terhadap employee commitment, organizational innovation dan organizationaleffectiveness.
Mahdieh Vishlaghi, Alireza Moghaddam, Seyyed Abbas Ebrahimi
The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of Psychological Entitlement on cyberloafing by considering the mediation of perceived justice and the moderating role of power distance. The method of the present study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive-survey in terms of data collection. The statistical population of the study is the employees of government organizations in West Azerbaijan province. Based on simple random sampling, 368 correct questionnaires were returned and the research data were analyzed using SPSS and AMOS software. Standard questionnaires were used to measure research variables. Psychological Entitlement has a direct and significant effect on employee cyberloafing and also indirectly has a significant effect on employee cyberloofing through the mediation of perceived justice and moderation of power distance. The results of research in the field of Psychological Entitlement and cyberloofing have brought innovations and help managers of organizations to understand the impact of Psychological Entitlement on cyberloofing through the mediation of perceived justice and the moderating role of power distance to reduce cyberloofing.
این پژوهش با هدف تعیین تأثیر آموزش مهارتهای مثبتاندیشی بر کنترل استرس و خودکارآمدی کارکنان وظیفۀ یگانهای انتظامی شهر همدان انجام گرفت. روش نمونهگیری در این پژوهش، بهشیوۀ نمونهگیری خوشهای تصادفی بود که بعد از انتخاب خوشهها و نمونهگیری به شکل تصادفی، 30 نفر بهعنوان گروه آزمایش و 30 نفر بهعنوان گروه کنترل انتخاب شدند. سپس، آزمودنیهای گروه آزمایش به مدت 8 جلسه، تحت آموزش مهارتهای مثبتاندیشی قرار گرفتند. در پایان دورۀ آموزش مهارتهای مثبتاندیشی، از هر دو گروه آزمایش و کنترل پسآزمون به عمل آمد. ابزار مورد استفاده در این پژوهش، پرسشنامۀ خودکارآمدی شرر و مادوکس (1982) و پرسشنامۀ استرس ادراکشدۀ کوهن و همکاران (1983) بود. دادهها با بهرهگیری از نرمافزار SPSS و با آزمون آماری تحلیل کواریانس چندمتغیری تحلیل شدند. یافتهها حاکی از آن بود که آموزش مهارتهای مثبتاندیشی بر استرس ادراکشده و خودکارآمدی در گروه آزمایش، تأثیر مثبت و معناداری داشت (0005/0 p<)
Social sciences (General), Organizational behaviour, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture
1. Introduction Soleyman Castle is mentioned in written sources of the Islamic era and is very important in the modern culture of the people of Halilrud. due to this importance, false stories and information about this castle have been formed among the people of the region. Therefore, research on Soleyman Castle and its function will lead to a revision of the views that have already been presented without scientific evidence and reasons. In this article, an attempt has been made to discuss a historical monument, while analyzing this important work, to examine a corner of the dark corners of the region's history. This article, which is a monograph on Suleyman Castle, consists of two general sections; In the first part, this important castle is described and in the second part, historical texts are examined. Although they only mention the name of this castle, they are very important because they have hidden points that without them, it will not be possible to understand exactly what this monument is. 2. Methodology This research is basic research in terms of the nature of research and historical in terms of the type of research. The information of this article is collected by field and library methods and the method of using the data is descriptive-analytical. In this article, first, the appearance of the castle is discussed and elements such as the topographic features of the mountain on which the castle is located, architectural works, etc. are described and spatially analyzed. Then, the data of historical texts are analyzed. 3.Discussion Location Soleyman Castle is located in the southwest of Jiroft, on top of a single mountain of the same name, at the southern end of the western mountain range of Jiroft called Mata, and can only be reached from a difficult route. Despite the low height of this mountain compared to the northern peaks of the Bahr-e-Asman mountain range, it has a complete view and control over the Jiroft plain, and this mountain itself can be seen from very far distances and from four directions. There is only one way to reach the surface of Solomon Castle from the northeast (Photo 4) and access to this castle from other directions is impossible. Mount Solomon's Castle minus the north side, which has a relatively gentle slope, can be likened to a rectangular cube, of course, on two floors with a sloping head. The height of the mountain from the ground level to the second level floor is approximately 150 meters and from the second level floor to the highest part of the mountain is estimated at about 110 meters (Photo 6). In fact, it seems that the most important part of the castle is the strip that exists in the eastern part of the mountain. There is no other structure on the surface of this strip except 12 water storage ponds. Access to the mountain level on which the castle is built is possible only from one point and one route. To do this, you have to walk the entire eastern side of the mountain - which is about 550 meters - around the southern end of the mountain and reach a very narrow gap in the mountain wall. Contrary to expectations, the surface of the castle is very steep and has a very steep slope to the east. At this level, no other construction can be seen except for two artificial and man-made features, one at the southern end and the other near the northern end, including three reservoirs. Photo 16 shows the position of these three structures relative to each other and at the castle level. Text review: In the texts, this fort is mentioned in two periods of time, first in the events related to the late Seljuk dynasty of Kerman and second in the period of Al-Muzaffar. The first reference is made in the book Bada'i al-Azman by Afzal following the events of 570 AH. At this time, one of the elders of the Seljuk court [named Amir Mukhlis al-Din Massoud] was angered and sent to Soleyman castle for imprisonment (Afzal Addin Kermani, 1948, p. 57. Mirzā Mohammad Ebrahim Khabisi, 2008, p. 456-458). There are several important points in this reference: First, the castle was state-owned and administered by the government, at least during the Seljuk period. Second probably one of its main uses was prison, sending political prisoners or important prisoners there. The second period is related to the time of Al-Muzaffar and during this time, Suleiman's castle was famous for its invincibility and greatness (Moinuddin Yazdi, 1948, p. 176). During this period, there were clashes between the rulers of Al-Muzaffar and the Mongol tribes of Oghan and Jerma, known as the Hazareh of the Mongol tribes (for these two tribes, see Hafez Abru, 2001, p. 193) - who fled to this fort and took refuge in it. It took place (Kotobi, 1986, p. 53; Moinuddin Yazdi, 1947, pp. 187-188; Hafez Abro, 2001, pp. 194-195). Analysis Depending on the location, accessibility, distance from main routes, distance from settlements and villages, distance from water resources and the shape and plan of the castle and its spatial facilities. It is not with a defensive function or control of the path, but according to the authors, it is a work that was developed in a certain period, probably during the Seljuk period, with a specific purpose, but later different groups used it with different purposes. Of course, it is quite acceptable that other groups have known and used it under any name before this date, but there is no convincing textual evidence and archaeological evidence to prove this hypothesis. There are many mountain castles in different parts of Iran that are very similar to Suleiman Castle in terms of various conditions such as distance from settlements and large population centers, difficulty of access, topographic features, etc., which was used as a prison according to historical texts. They will be useful, including Qahqaheh Castle in Ardabil and Alamut Castle in Qazvin, Istkhar Castle in Fars and Olonjoq Castle in Marand. Alamut Castle apparently served as a prison in pre- and post-Ismaili periods. 4.Conclusion Soleyman Castle is one of the most famous mountain castles in Jiroft and south of Kerman, which is an invincible natural fortress due to its special shape, location and location on a single all-rock mountain. But this castle has features such as location, shape, plan, distance from the road and large settlements, water supply and lack of vast space facilities that make it unused for a long time and can only be provided if food and water are provided. The required time spent in it means that if the castle is besieged by the enemy, the besieged will not last long. Although cultural materials are slightly scattered on the surface of Soleyman Castle, but due to the similarity of its pottery pieces with the examples of Sadr Islam to the Middle Ages in the old city of Jiroft and also based on historical sources, three historical periods can be considered for this castle: The period before the Seljuks, the period of the Seljuks and the periods after that. Although the oldest evidence of the use of this castle dates back to the first centuries AH, but its use in earlier and even pre-Islamic periods due to its natural features is quite possible, but it can not be considered its use. In the Seljuk period, according to a very important reference to the text of Badāye' al-Azman written by Afzal al-Din Kermani, this fort had a governmental function and was probably a prison or at least a prison of certain people whose natural characteristics of the monumental confirm such a use. Comparing this castle with several castles in different regions of Iran, such as Alamot, Qahqahe, Istakhr and Olonjok castles, which are comparable to Soleyman Castle in different ways and have been used as prisons based on the texts, strengthens such an assumption. The third period after the extinction of the Seljuks includes this period in which the castle seems to have been abandoned and lost its former use and was used only by various groups that generally fought with the central government (in Kerman). Considering all the features that have been enumerated, Soleyman Castle has never been a military, defensive, orWith the function of controlling important communication roads.
Organizational behaviour, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture, Fine Arts
1. Introduction One of the difficulties of old texts is understanding underused words that have no trace in dictionaries. One of such texts is Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, that despite the efforts of researchers, the number of couplets and words with no clear meaning is innumerable. The investigations conducted considering such types of words and couplets show that researchers resort to the study of cultures and old texts to discover the meaning and attempt to refer to texts contemporaneous with that work and trace the words in other works or old cultures to get to the closest meaning; however, there are words and combinations that have no trace in the old and classic cultures. It seems that there is another way to get to the correct meaning of the words that are often ignored in the research. This method is taking advantage of Iran’s classic dialects for finding the correct meaning of the words and unfamiliar combinations that are still ignored. The investigations show that many of such dialects, despite considerable changes and transformations, have preserved many of the old words and idioms. . 2. Methodology This article has been written based on content analysis and library method. The researcher, first, refers to the results of the findings of other researchers as regards the combination be kerdare pol, then, he investigates this combination in Iran’s different dialects via current dictionaries and offers new meanings after having rejected previous theories. 3. Discussion The seemingly difficult and complex phrase be kerdare pol is used in two different parts of Shahnameh: first, in the story of Bijan and Manijeh, and second, in the story of Esfandiar’s escape from his father’s lasso. Sajjad Aidenloo considers this combination to be one the most ambiguous similes in Shahnameh (Aidenloo, 2012, 874). Kazazi considers this simile to be raw and beyond one’s ken (Kazazi, 2007, 364). As far as the studies done by the researcher show, no meaning has been found for this combination. Khaleghi Motlagh writes about this word: "it seems the way of this bande rumi zadan was called pol (bridge) with the circumstances of it unclear to the researcher (Khaleghi otlagh 2006, 99). Kazazi writes: "maybe bande rumi has been likened to pol (bridge) as it unites the two hands which unite the banks of two rivers" (Kazaazi 2007, 364). He adds "maybe the word is read as pal which is a short form of paal that has found its use in paalhang which is a wooden arrow placed on a rope with the hands open tied from the two sides (ibid., 364). The writings of this word has not been the same. In a version from Moskow, this word is registered as mal (Ferdowsi, 2004, 32). In some versions, it is bal (Ferdowsi, 2007, 333 footnote). Having reviewed previous statements, Reza Ghafoori, ultimately, comes to this conclusion that, in investigating this ambiguous simile we should not conceive pol in its current meaning. What is meant by this word is a tool for fastening the prisoners and, probably, torture. Besides, because in Shahnameh, Bijan and Esfandiar are tied to Roman chains like pol and, also, in two Persian epics, namely, Saamnameh and Daftare Delgosha, Saam and Ataabak are tied to pol, therefore, this probability exists that pol was a tool not used for all prisoners but for those strong heroes who might tear the fetters apart and escape (Ghafoori 2016, 110). All these findings are based on guesses and assumptions. The questions that still remain unanswered are that what is the exact meaning of pol? what is the meaning of be kerdare pol? The researcher has resorted to all current dictionaries from the Iranian dialect to answer these questions. It seems that the meaning of the hemistich is clear considering the following points: a) this word in the dialects of davani (a language of southeastern Fars), abduyi (a northwestern Iranian language), konde dialect and Mamasani luri (a dialect of luri language common among the lurs of Mamasani) (Salaami 2005, 70-1), banafi, papuni, dosirani, richi, somghani, gavkoshki, mosghani, nudani (Salaami 2004, 72-3), balyani, birukani, hayati, lordarnegani, mahboodi (Salaami 2005, 64-5), garashi and shurabi (Salaami 2006, 88-9) and in the Bushehri dialects (Mirshekar 2012, 81) is in the form pal meaning tress and braiding the hair. This word is pronounced as pel with this very meaning in the luri dialect (Izadpanah 2006, 22; Azarli 2009, 85). Interestingly, this word is pronounced as polg in the lari dialect (Eghtedari 2006, 65); therefore, this viewpoint can be posed that the origin of the word has been pol, which, over the lapse of time, has sunken into oblivion in the standard language, but still remained as three different types, namely, pal, pel and pol. b) field studies done by the researcher reveal interesting points from these regions: a) braiding pol/pel/pal is a relatively specialized task not to be handled by all women. Women, after taking a bath, sit behind other women to braid their hair. Braiding pol is done in a way that the woman who wants to do it, divides the hair into three equal parts and, then, starts braiding. c) One of the women and men’s beauty manifestations has been considered this long hair. In the past, in order to torture sinful women, they braided the long pol of women round their hands and dragged them on the ground or would loop their pol round their necks like a rope. d) In the present time, strings are woven by goat hair with different pronunciations in every dialect. Sometimes, women’s long hair would become a source of weaving a small string. 4. Conclusion The findings of this study are three points: a) the investigations of the researcher in the current Iranian dialects show that the complex word in the combination be kerdare pol exists in some dialects used in three different types pol, pel, pal. It seems, considering the fact that this word is rhymed with ghol (fetters) in existing literature, hence, the original pronunciation of the word has been pol that, gradually, has become common as pal and pel in the dialects b) in all the dialects studied, the word pol is used in the sense tress. In other words, women’s braided tress, often, having been braided, takes the form of a rope or string c) if we accept that Ferdowsi’s intention by pol is women’s tress; therefore, the present ambiguity in the hemistich “yeki bande rumi be kerdare pol” is removed and, thus, it is interpreted as “a Roman string like women’s braided tress.”
Organizational behaviour, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture, Fine Arts
The present paper consists of two parts. In the first part, the issues of communication between government and business entities have been considered. The role of the communication for the modern society development has been assessed. Implementation of concepts of open government, public participation and corporate governance are the requirements to the governments who would like to “keep in touch” with business entities. In many countries, cooperation, awareness and continuous interaction not only with citizens, but also with business entities became important factors of changes in the system of management, especially in the government information policy. In such countries, a shift is observed of regulatory function toward more open and more interactive interaction. Business entities have a real chance now to influence the improvement and development of public policy and management system. The publications on this subject mainly those published abroad, have been analysed. A particular emphasis is on the characteristics of communication channels: reliability, speed and effectiveness (efficiency). In the second part of the paper, the issues of creation of “digital government”, as well as special aspects of creation of “digital government” in developing countries have been considered, although in many ways the processes of “digitalization” of government organs are characteristic for the developed countries as well. It has been noted, that the implementation of digital information technologies and digital communications in the public sector organization would have a favorable impact on the way the public services are provided. With proper implementation, the digital government may decrease the cost of provision of public services and establish conditions for better contacts with citizens, especially in distant and less populated regions. Digital government can also influence the creation of better transparency and accountability of the decisions made, stimulate the development of local digital culture and promote the development of democracy. To determine the efficiency of any particular act of communication the concept of “communicative result” is introduced. The cultural dependence of the communication result has been noticed.
Abstract “The History of Iranian Kings” is one of the works of Vaghar Shirazi, son of Vesal Shirazi, in the literary return period and 13th century AD. It has a special significance for its conformity with the literary taste of the author’s age. Like his own models from the four periods of Pishdadian, Kayanian, Parthian and Sassanid, the author has taken advantage of ancient Iranian history and he has tried to use pure Persian language and Khorasani literary style in his writing; historically, too, he has attempted to play a role in the archeology of his time. Based on a descriptive-analytical method, and relying on the manuscript, this study attempts to examine the Pishdadian section of the manuscript of “The History of Iranian Kings” (Tarikh-e Salatin-e Ajam), to identify the sources used by Vaghar Shirazi, and to investigate its contemporary cultural condition.
Organizational behaviour, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture, Fine Arts
Atif Mahmood, Muhammad Luqman Tauheed Rana, Sara Kanwal
This study examined the influence of service quality on customer loyalty, and aimed to determine if this relationship was mediated by customer satisfaction. Data were gathered from customers of eight banks in Pakistan through an adapted self-administered questionnaire. Respondents were selected using convenience sampling. The distributed questionnaire was based on a modified SERVQUAL model.479 complete survey responses were returned out of a total of 700 distributed. The completed questionnaires were examined through descriptive statistics, regression analysis, and PROCESS technique (Hayes2013). Results revealed a significant effect of service quality on customer loyalty. Customer satisfaction was found to have a significant mediating effect on the relationship between service quality and customer loyalty. The outcomes of our study could be useful for policy-making in bank management, and future banking expansion. There is additional generalized benefit to having insight into customers’ thinking regarding the banking sector.
Organizational behaviour, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture, Marketing. Distribution of products
Lina Marcela Guevara Bedoya, Maria Eugenia Londoño Londoño
En esta investigación se presentan los efectos de la implementación de una metodología para la gestión del Clima
Organizacional (CO) en una organización de servicios públicos colombiana. Se realizó un pretest con 157 personas y,
con base en los resultados, se implementaron talleres para los líderes y se construyeron planes de acción con los equipos.
Para la formulación de estos planes se realizó una búsqueda de explicaciones con la técnica de grupos nominales y la
formulación de estrategias de acción con el grupo. Tres meses después se hizo seguimiento y dos años más tarde un
postest con 169 colaboradores y se compararon los resultados de cada variable. De acuerdo con la distribución de los
datos se utilizaron pruebas no paramétricas para la comparación de las puntuaciones. Adicionalmente se calculó el
tamaño del efecto. Se encontraron mejoras estadísticamente significativas y con un efecto grande en todos los atributos
a excepción de Retribución. De los anteriores resultados se concluye que se cuenta con una metodología válida para
la intervención del CO.
Psychology, Organizational behaviour, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture
Shamsedin Najmi, Farhad Dashtakinia, Ali Bazargan Harandi
One of the unknown travelogues of the late Naserid period is a travelogue entitled “Kerman Travelogue” written in 1309 A.H. (1892 A.D.). This travelogue is the account of a mission of the author and what happened to him on his journey from Tabriz to Kerman. The writer, who had remained anonymous until today, has been identified in this study. The aim of this study is to introduce this unique manuscript, identify its author and categorize its data in order to recognize its information for social and economic history of the late Naserid period regarding some important cities on the way. The results of the study show that the manuscript of the travelogue is unique and its author is introduced as Mirza Ismael Khan Banan-o-Saltaneh, one of Abd-ol-Hussain Mirza Farmanfarma’s staff. It seems that the scribe is Banan-o-Saltaneh as well. The data of the book is important for recognizing the social, economic and cultural history of the late Naserid period and half of this travelogue deals with Isfahan province and especially the city of Isfahan.
Organizational behaviour, change and effectiveness. Corporate culture, Fine Arts