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Context/Purpose:

 Organizations that compete seriously in global markets, invest in R&D projects in order to maintain superiority and outsourcing these projects with complex systems. This study aimed to identify and classify the factors influencing the outsourcing of product research and development projects with complex systems in Islamic Republic of Iran Navy.

The present article is an applied study in terms of the purpose of the study and its method is a combination of quantitative and qualitative types (a mixed method).Qualitative data are collected using textual content analysis and based on the opinions of 15 experts in Islamic Republic of Iran Navy. On the other hand, quantitative data are collected based on the opinions of 205 employees and senior managers of the organization. Also, Delphi technique is applied to screen the obtained indexes and exploratory factor analysis test and SPSS software are used to classify the indexes.

The factors influencing the outsourcing of product research and development projects with complex systems in Islamic Republic of Iran Navy are: structural factors, strategic factors, financial factors and supplier management.

The results of the present study that is obtained through the opinions of the employees and senior managers of Islamic Republic of Iran Navy can play an important role in outsourcing of research and development projects of products with complex systems.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between transformational leadership and attitude with employees’ job performance in Shahid Salimi Power plant.

The research is applied and correlational. The statistical population consisted of 556 employees of Shahid Salimi Neka Power plant. The statistical sample was 228 participants who were randomly selected based on the Krejci and Morgan formula. Data were gathered by using three standard questionnaires of  transformational leadership, work attitude and job performance. Their reliabilities were 0.73, 0.75 and 0.86 respectively by the use of Cronbach Alpha. Descriptive statistics and inferential statistics including Pearson correlation coefficient and regression were used to analyze the data.

The results indicated that there is a positive and significant relationship between transformational leadership and work attitude with job performance of employees. Also, the contribution of each of the components of transformational leadership and work attitudes is different in predicting employees’ job performances.

Transformational leadership and job attitudes have an impact on employees' job performance and the components of transformational leadership and work attitudes can predict employees' job performances.

The main purpose of this study was to determine the effect of job nature on employees’ creativity with regard to the role of gender modulation in the Hope Entrepreneurship Fund of Mazandaran province.

This research is an applied and descriptive survey in terms of purpose and nature. The data were collected using three standard questionnaires including Job Nature Questionnaire (Baker, 1978), Individual Creativity Questionnaire (Coelho et al., 2011) and Organizational Creativity Questionnaire (Fathi, 2013). The statistical population of this study consisted of managers and employees of Omid Entrepreneurship Fund of Mazandaran province (93 persons). Using Cochran formula, 75 individuals were selected and a questionnaire was administered among them. The regression, Pearson and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests were used to test the hypotheses and determine the normality of the research variables.

The different dimensions of job nature had a significant effect on staff creativity in Mazandaran Hope Entrepreneurship Fund and individual creativity had a significant effect on organizational creativity. Besides, the findings indicated that gender moderated the effect of self-independence and job challenges. That is, while the staff personal creativity and job challenges had greater impact on women, the effect of job value, job feedback, job tools, and job opportunities on men’s personal creativity were greater among men.

If all aspects of job nature including job value, self-esteem, feedback, job tools, job opportunities and job satisfaction are improved, we will see increased personal creativity among employees and these factors have different effects on men and women.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the success of the staff of Imam Khomeini University of Maritime Sciences. perceived organizational support, and psychological empowerment were identified.

This is an applied research based on purpose and a descriptive-survey method. The study population consisted of 385 staff of Imam Khomeini University of Marine Sciences. Sample size was determined using Morgan table and 191 individuals were selected through random sampling. The research data were collected by a questionnaire and their reliability and validity were confirmed by calculating Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability, convergent and face validity by the professors and experts familiar with the subject. Data analysis was performed by smart pls statistical software.

Finings:

Statistical analysis showed that the effect of ethical leadership on psychological empowerment was equal to 0.59, the effect of ethical leadership on perceived organizational support equal to 0.70, the effect of perceived organizational support on perceived empowerment equal to 0.57 and The effect of perceived organizational support on employee success is 0.53.

The results show that ethical leadership influences on perceived organizational support and psychological empowerment, perceived organizational support affects on psychological empowerment and psychological empowerment influences on employee success.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors affecting the success of the staff of Imam Khomeini University of Maritime Sciences. perceived organizational support, and psychological empowerment were identified.

This is an applied research based on purpose and a descriptive-survey method. The study population consisted of 385 staff of Imam Khomeini University of Marine Sciences. Sample size was determined using Morgan table and 191 individuals were selected through random sampling. The research data were collected by a questionnaire and their reliability and validity were confirmed by calculating Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability, convergent and face validity by the professors and experts familiar with the subject. Data analysis was performed by smart pls statistical software.

Finings:

Statistical analysis showed that the effect of ethical leadership on psychological empowerment was equal to 0.59, the effect of ethical leadership on perceived organizational support equal to 0.70, the effect of perceived organizational support on perceived empowerment equal to 0.57 and The effect of perceived organizational support on employee success is 0.53.

The results show that ethical leadership influences on perceived organizational support and psychological empowerment, perceived organizational support affects on psychological empowerment and psychological empowerment influences on employee success.

Experts believe that preserving and developing competitive advantage leads to good performance because the advantages based on resources and capabilities of organizations, such as strategic sourcing and e-procurement system, can create the competitive position of organizations and improve performance. Hence, this research aims to determine the impact of strategic sourcing and use of e-procurement on organization performance.

This applied study is descriptive-correlational in terms of data collection method. Senior managers of 455 manufacturing and industrial companies in Bandar Abbas city formed the Statistical population and the participants were 208 subjects who were selected through random sampling and Cochran formula. The data collection tools include four organizational performance questionnaires, strategic sourcing and electronic procurement. The findings were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics of structural equations.

The findings indicate that strategic sourcing and e-procurement have a significant and positive impact on the firm performance of the organization, and the e-procurement system has also a significant and positive impact on strategic sourcing and "degree of market turbulence" as an environmental factor moderates the effect of strategic sourcing and e-procurement on corporate performance.

Based on the research findings, application of new techniques and technologies such as strategic sourcing and electronic logistics will improve the level of financial performance, operational performance and performance of the organization's supply chain.