The investigation of the relationship between organizational culture and organizational Entrepreneurship for the mediating role of occupational and individual characteristics

Document Type : Research Paper

Abstract

The purpose of this study was the investigation of the relationship between organizational culture and organizational entrepreneurship for the mediating role of occupational and individual characteristics. The current study is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive survey in terms of dada collection.The statistical population of this study was the entire staff of the first and second district of urmia (210 participants) out of which a sample of 142 participants were selected as samples by using Morgan table and based on random stratified sampling compatible to the size. To collect requisite data, three Standard questionnaires (organizational culture Based on Quinn and Gareth model 1991, organizational entrepreneurship Based on Barringer and Bluedorn model 1999, personal and professional factors Based on Transe Michel model 1997) were utilized and the content validity and reliability (0.93, 0.96, 0.93) were estimated and approved. Data were analyzed through descriptive inferential statistics multiple regression and path analysis and by SPSS 18 and PLS statistical software. Based on path analysis, there is a significant relationship between organizational culture and organizational entrepreneurship with mediating role of occupational and personal factors (P< 0.05) and the model has a good fit. On the other hand, organizational culture, components of compromise culture and ideological as well as personal and professional factors capable of predicting of organizational entrepreneurship are variable.

Keywords

• "organizational culture"
• "organizational entrepreneurship"
• "occupational and individual characteristics"

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