Social Capital Management

Social Capital Management

Moderation role of intellectual capital on the relationship between agility and organizational performance (Case study: General office of educational department in the cities of Tehran province)

Document Type : Research/Original/Regular

Authors
Abdolsamad Azizpour Lindi 1
Reza Tahmasebi 2
Ali Pirannezhad 3
1 MSc. Student, Faculty of Management & Accounting, Farabi Campus University of Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management & Accounting, Farabi Campus University of Tehran, Iran
3 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Iran
10.22059/jscm.2015.55202
Abstract
This paper studies the effect of intellectual capital on the relationship between agility and organizational performance in the general office of Educational Department in the cities of Tehran province. Research method is descriptive-survey and the sampling method is of available type. The statistical population consists of 260 people. 155 samples were selected; then, they were analyzed by the standard questionnaire of research hypotheses. Data analysis has been done using structural equation modeling and Smart-pls (partial least squares) software. The results showed a significant and positive effect of intellectual capital on the relationship of organization agility and organization performance (23.7%), as well as its independent effect on organizational agility and performance (respectively 72.3 and 33.7%). Besides, the results confirmed the significant and positive effect of agility on organizational performance (42.6%). Finally, some suggestions have been presented to improve intellectual capital and agility components.
Keywords
Intellectual Capital
Organization agility
organization performance
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Social Capital Management
Volume 2, Issue 2 - Serial Number 2
Summer 2015
Pages 291-316