Determining the Relative Efficiency of Management Faculties Using Data Envelopment Analysis
Pages 1-26
A. Azar, K. Ghorbani
Abstract This article introduces the data envelopment analysis model that used for efficiency analysis of management faculties of Tehran allame tabatabaee and shahid beheshti university. The inputs selected for the model are number of full time undergraduate and postgraduate students, number of scientific board cadre members and number of full time academic staff and selected outputs are number of undergraduate and postgraduate leavers, number of study plans of scientific board cadre members and number of acceptances in higher education test.
Vital Elements/Factors of Success and Failure of IT Projects in Iran
Pages 27-44
Maryam Akhavan, Moslem Alimohammadlo, Jafar Habibi
Abstract Nowadays using Information Technology to overcome rapid environmental changes and adopting flexibility is necessary and inevitable. Yet, implementation ofIT projects in many cases is subject to failure. This research seeks to identify vital elements/factors of success and failure of IT projects in Iran and defining techniques to decrease the rate of failure. These elements/factors have been assessed under two general classifications: infrastructural including technical, human, economic, cultural, and management! administrative factors, and superficial, including size of the organization and the project, To identifying infrastructural factors, expert survey questionnaires has been applied. Results show that administrative/ management-strategic factors, and cultural - social are more important than financial - economic and technological - human factors. And most important of all is the absence of sufficient commitment on the side of senior managers of the organizations and unfamiliarity of people and authorities with the structure and performance 0 f IT. Superficial factors have been analyzed dynamically in two dimensions: size of the organization and the project. The results of the descriptive analysis shows that the larger the organization and the project, the higher the risk of failure.By the end, the conceptual model of the vital elements of success and failure of IT projects has been presented as well as suggestions for successful execution of such projects and future research in this field.
Reinventing the Government in the Information Age
Pages 45-64
Sh. Zahedi, N. Yaghoobi
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Analysis of Environmental Obstacles and Proposing a Proper Pattern for Applying of Electronic Commerce in IRAN
Pages 65-88
Seyyed Mohammad Aarabi, Soheil Sarmad Saeedi
Abstract Electronic commerce phenomenon is a necessity for business in the 21st century. For applying of this new technology, direct and indirect environmental principals which are essential for developing of export shell study, review and revise. In addition merchants and other stakeholders which are involved in business must be enough knowledgeable in electron commerce. For achievement of above purposes,l) principals and environmental obstacles should be specified and prioritized, and then 2) the importance coefficients should be determined and finally 3) a proper pattern for implementing of electronic commerce will be submitted. In the attached article the steps which was shown above are completely performed.By studying the relevant factors in 73 developed and developing countries a proper pattern for applying of electronic commerce has been considered in Iran. In addition a number of suggestions In commensurate with research results has been proposed.
Relationship between Self-concept and Attitude towards the Others
Pages 89-106
Jafar Rezaei, Negin Salimi
Abstract Attitude has been the focal point of studies for social psychologists for many years. A proper understanding of this concept can be helpful in many fields such as management and communication. One's attitude toward different issues stems from his relation with the issues. Thus, one's attitude towards himself is deeply rooted in his relationship with himself. Starting a new relationship brings about complexities to the process of the relationship. Negative attitude towards oneself and others causes serious problems in various organizations. On the other hand, positive attitude seems to be beneficial to the improvement of the organizational relationships. The object of this study is to elaborate the concept of the attitude as well as test the following hypothesis: "there is a significant relationship between one's attitude towards himself and towards the others ".The results confirm the hypothesis.
