Organizational intelligence in knowledge based pharmaceutical companies

Organizational intelligence was defined as an organization‟s capacity and potential in mental power and focusing this power on the realization of the organization‟s mission. Organizational intelligence is a low standard for the efficiency of organization in releasing information, decision-making and implementation. Intelligent organizations enhance their mental power like their physical power. This study is aimed to identify different levels of organizational intelligence in the knowledge based pharmaceutical companies in Paradise Technology Park, Tehran. In this regard, the components of organizational intelligence were determined for identifying, investigating and measuring. The method applied in this study is descriptive survey and the population is the knowledge based pharmaceutical companies in Paradise Technology Park. The statistical population is 220 personnel of the companies having diploma or higher degrees among whom 140 were chosen using sample Cochran formula. Data collection tool was Carl Albrecht questionnaire including 49 questions whose validity was verified by experts of the field. Its reliability was obtained 0.7 using Cronbache‟s Alpha. For analyzing data, descriptive statistics including frequency percentage and inferential statistics including mean test of population were used. The results reveal that organizational intelligence of the study population with the experimental mean of 3.49 was higher than the theoretical mean of 3 and the highest mean was the component of alignment and congruence and lowest one was appetite for change.