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        1 - Analysis of the Impact of Intellectual Capital on Organizational Performance with the Mediating Role of Knowledge Management in Iranian Oil Terminals Company
        Elham Nowrouzi cheshmeh ali SeyedAligholi Rowshan Milad Vafadar
        Nowadays, the performance of organizations cannot be judged solely on the basis of financial criteria, because research has shown that the market value of companies and financial institutions is mainly non-financial assets to which assets intangible or intellectual capi More
        Nowadays, the performance of organizations cannot be judged solely on the basis of financial criteria, because research has shown that the market value of companies and financial institutions is mainly non-financial assets to which assets intangible or intellectual capital. This study is tended to identify the dimensions of intellectual capital and knowledge management and their impact on organizational performance in IOTC. This research has been done by using a descriptive analyzing method. The population sample in this study was the managerial members of the company (managers and supervisors) which included 214 individuals at the time, and was conducted by a census method, the structural equation modeling is utilized for data analyzing. The results of data analysis indicate that the proposed model has a suitable fitness. In this model, human capital (HC), structural capital (SC) and relational capital (RC) had positive effect on organization performance, and also these components have indirect positive effect as a mediating role of knowledge management on organization performance, which the impact of each factor has been specified and ranked; then some suggestions have been made accordingly. Manuscript profile
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        2 - The Barriers of Effective Managerial Coaching When Facing Employees' Unsatisfactory Performance in a Data Center Services Unit
        Golnoosh Sharifan Seyyed Babak Alavi
        The purpose of this research was identifying the barriers of effective managerial coaching and their mechanisms of influence when "a manager faces the employee's unsatisfactory performance" in a data center services unit. The research was carried out using the grounded More
        The purpose of this research was identifying the barriers of effective managerial coaching and their mechanisms of influence when "a manager faces the employee's unsatisfactory performance" in a data center services unit. The research was carried out using the grounded theory strategy. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with eighteen people comprising eight managers and ten employees, using theoretical sampling. Five barriers were identified one of which is a contextual characteristic of data center industry and its influence on coaching in that industry was not studied before. Two other barriers were not identified in previous studies either. The core category of the identified barriers is that sometimes the manger or the employee, ignore the unsatisfactory performance situation as a coaching situation. The mechanisms of influence of barriers were not found in the literature but in this study, three mechanisms were identified. First, they prevent manager from coaching behavior. Second, they prevent employee’s learning despite manager’s coaching behavior. Third, they weaken the employee-manager work relationship despite manager’s coaching behavior. Three solutions are suggested to data center service providers. First, employees and managers can take the situations of unsatisfactory performance as an appropriate opportunity for coaching by enhancement of their self awareness and mindfulness such that they consciously recognize the suitable moments for coaching. The organization should also promote the supportive approach of managers when they react to the employee’s unsatisfactory performance. Second, the human resource specialists and managers should help the employees develop required non-technical competencies. Third, the human resource specialists should help the managers learn how to motivate their employees and mechanisms of employee motivation for learning should be designed in the organization. Manuscript profile
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        3 - Determining Performance Coaching Indices and Developing a Coaching Model for Managers in the Petrochemical Industry
        Omid Ali Mashodi Hassan Darzian Rostami Hadi Zeraatpisheh
        The present study aimed to develop a model for performance coaching indices for public relations managers of petrochemical companies in the South Pars region. This applied study used exploratory content analysis to form categories including dimensions, components, and b More
        The present study aimed to develop a model for performance coaching indices for public relations managers of petrochemical companies in the South Pars region. This applied study used exploratory content analysis to form categories including dimensions, components, and behavioral indices. A mixed-methods approach was used for data collection and analysis. In the qualitative phase, data were collected via interviews with experts in the field of coaching. The data collected in the qualitative phase were analyzed using content analysis of texts, interviews, and questionnaires with a Delphi approach. In the quantitative phase, data were collected via surveys with the network pairwise comparison questionnaire and the standard ACHIEVE performance measurement questionnaire. Twenty experts were recruited for the qualitative phase and 160 public relations managers for the quantitative phase. The results of the research showed that experts agreed on three individual, social, and organizational dimensions by consensus. Experts agreed on the indices obtained from the review of literature and interviews, which included eight individual indices, six social indices, and five organizational indices. Organizational dimension had the highest effect on performance management with a path coefficient of 4.6, followed by the individual dimension with a path coefficient of 2.55, and the social dimension with a path coefficient of 2.46. Based on path coefficient analysis in structural equations, the priority of indices (path coefficient) in the individual dimension was as follows: behavior and character (9.36), media literacy (2.33), cognitive intelligence and empowerment (7.25), personality (5.19), and accountability (8.9). The priority of indices for the social dimension was as follows: communication skills (4.28), status and position (3.26), participation (2.24), dynamism (5.19), altruism (3.17), and team planning (1.14). The obtained indices were tested for their relationship with performance components based on the ACHIEVE model. The test results showed that the path coefficients of individual, social and organizational dimensions on performance management were 0.190, 0.267, and 0.397, respectively. This means that the factors have a positive and significant effect on performance management and the developed model is approved. Manuscript profile