this study aimed at identifying the effect of managers' competitive intelligence on modernization of small industries in east azerbaijan province. in this study the competitive intelligence dimensions based on french management faculty theory which included (trade, technical, social, strategic awareness and competitors situation)on modernization of small industries indices have been studie...

this study aims to investigate the effect of information technology on quality performance. the research model has been proposed based on relationships among research variables and previous studies on information technology. population was all of department’s managers and personnel of marketing and sale, manufacturing and quality control in iran khodro and saipa companies. to collect data, a fi...

BACKGROUND Traditional survey methods may cause refusals to respond or untruthful replies when encounter the sensitive questions. The Randomized Response Technique (RRT) is designed to decrease social desirability bias and obtain reliable estimates. This study aimed to apply these new methods on the sensitive questions survey. METHODS Simmons model was applied in the survey of issues relevant...

having the capacity of adaptability is one of the affecting factors of modern organizations success in response to changing customer demands and environment changes. the aim of this research is to investigate the relationship between self-efficiency and organizational capacity of adaptability. statistical population of this research, conducted in 2015 in ahwaz, includes all the faculty members ...

We propose a method using a combination of ArcView and a GPS to accurately and effectively create and locate random sample points over large research areas. We also present a preliminary public health case study which used this method to locate sample sites in a rural area of Limpopo Province, South Africa. Both health and vegetation surveys were carried out at these sites. Although similar tec...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of the travel distance of tourists on the demand for domestic tourism in Mashhad. Data used in this research was cross-sectional which includes 1388 domestic tourist families who stayed for at least one night in Mashhad City in 2005. The sample was selected using a randomized stratified sampling method and the data was gathered by a...