Arth prabandh: A Journal of Economics and Management

  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 4

Islamic work ethics and organizational health in the practice arena: a case of tehran general directorate of education

  • Author:
  • Mehdi Shariatmadari, Fereshteh Kordestani, Syedeh Adeleh Sajadi
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 141 to 147

Department of Education, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The objective of the present study is to study the Effect of Islamic Work Ethics on Organizational Health in Education Department of Tehran. The research methodology of the project from Purpose of the study point of view is applied research, from the point of time horizon is cross sectional and from point of data collection is a descriptive study and survey method was used as the design of the study. The target population of the study includes all Staff working in General Directorate of Education in Tehran. By using Morgan and Krejcie Sample size table, a sample of 212 was used and a simple random sampling was used to select the sample size. For the purpose of data collection, revised version of Organizational health Inventory (OHI), and Ali‘s (1988) Islamic Work Ethic Standard questionnaire were used. The validity of the questionnaires was evaluated through content and construct validity and reliability of the survey was explored through pilot study of 30 staff and the calculated Cronbach Alpha was 0.814 and 0.911 respectively. For data analysis, descriptive statistic including frequency and percentage tables, line chart of Means, central tendency indicators: SD, skewness and kurtosis; and inferential statistics including Pearson Coefficient Correlation, One Sample t-test, Independent Sample t-test and One way ANOVA test were used. The findings of the study indicate that according to the staff, Islamic Work Ethics are affecting and improving Organizational health in General Directorate of Education in Tehran.

Keywords

Organizational health, Islamic Work Ethics, Education Department, Staff, Tehran