Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies

Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies

An Analysis of Changeability Grounds in Iranian Public Organizations: A Case Study in the Cities of Lamerd and Mohr

Authors
Ali Naghi Amiri 1
Rasool Rasaeefard 2
Baharam Dastan 2
1 . Associated professor, Qom college, University of Tehran, Iran
2 M. A. of Public Management, Qom college, University of Tehran, Iran
10.22059/ijms.2011.23476
Abstract
The present research aims to develop a model and assess changeability grounds in public organizations. The statistical population includes public organizations in the cities of Lamerd and Mohr. The research includes three fundamental stages, each of which tries to answer a key question. To devise a proper model, we initially study the theoretical literature of change management and the resistance against change to determine the dimensions of changeability grounds (the first stage). Then, changeability grounds are analyzed using findings obtained from depth interviews (from a localized attitude) with thirty four middle-ranking managers, and the proposed model is presented (the second stage). In analyzing public organizations based on this model (the third stage) we used questionnaires to gather information from the statistical sample of two hundred ten subjects. The results indicated that changeability among public organizations is in a moderate level that is due to lack of ... .
Keywords
Change
Changeability
Employees.
organization
Interdisciplinary Journal of Management Studies
Volume 4, Issue 2 - Serial Number 646520
Iranian Journal of Management Studies
Summer 2011
Pages 121-142