The Effect of Faculty Members' Information Literacy on Universities Organizational Agility
Subject Areas : Higher EducationSeyed Abdollah Khavari 1 , Hamidreza Arasteh 2 , Parivash Jafari 3
1 - Ph.D. Student of Higher Education Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Full Professor, Department of Management, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Educational Management, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Information literacy, organizational agility, information technology skills, library skills,
Abstract :
This research was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of faculty members' information literacy on universities academic agility. Research method is descriptive, correlational. Statistical population was faculty members of management and educational management departments of Islamic Azad university branches of Mazandaran province (173 people). The statistical sample was selected as simple random sampling and sample size was determined 118 according to the Cochran formula. Two questionnaires were used to collect data. Information literacy questionnaire based on the design of the Association of College and Research Libraries and the Dimensions of information technology and library skills and the questionnaire of Institutional organizational agility which developed by Khavari. The data analysis method was a correlational study design based on Structural relations model. Data analysis was performed using SPSS and Smart PLS software. The research findings showed that the level of organizational agility of university branches and faculty members' information literacy are higher than average. Also faculty members' information literacy has positive and significant effect on university organizational agility.
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_||_Abbaspour, A., Aghazadeh, A., & Bagheri, A. (2011). Planning the organizational agility model at university. Management Studies in Development & Evoution, 19(69), 171-217. (in Persian).
Adetoro, N., Simisaye, O., & Oyefuga, A. B. (2010). Relationship between perceived self efficacy and information literacy among library and information science undergraduate in a Nigerian University of education. IFE Psychologies, 18(2), 172-191.
Ahmadi, M., Sharif, A., & Nokarizi, M. (2016). From information literacy standards to 2016 framework for information literacy for higher education. Theoretical and Applied Research in Knowledge and Information Science, 6(2), 97-119. (in Persian).
Alinejad, M., Sarmadi, M. R., Zandi, B., & Shobeiri, S. M. (2011). Information literacy level and the role of it in the process of e-learning and teaching for students. Scientific and Research of Informing and Public Libraries, 17(2), 337-371. (in Persian).
Association of College and Research Libraries. (2016). Framework for Information Literacy for Higher Education. (Final Version). Unpublished Manuscript.
Azad Pileroud, L. (2008). An investigation into information literacy of academic staff of departments of librarianship in government and non-government universities in Tehran and its impact on their creation of scientific information. National Library and Information Organization Studies, 73(2), 213-228. (in Persian).
Bagheri, A., Abbaspour, A., & Aghazade, A. (2014). The degree of application of organizational agility components in universities. Education Strategies in Medical Sciences, 7(1), 25-31. (in Persian).
Coklar, A. N., Dulkadir, Y. N., & Kabkci, Y. I. (2017). Information literacy and digital nativity as determinants of online information search strategies. Computers in Human Behavior, 70, 1-9.
Eickelmann, B., Lorenz, R., & Gerick, J. (2015). What affects students’ computer and information literacy around the world? An analysis of school and teacher factors in high performing countries. Paper Presented at the SITE Conference, Las Vegas, United States.
Farsobhani, H. (2013). Explaining and identifying the factors affecting organizational agility in universities. Business Management, 2(12), 22-36. (in Persian).
Fazeli Dehkardi, N. (2011). Study of the educational needs of librarians in secondary schools and high schools of Isfahan city in the field of obtaining and using information literacy skills in the teaching learning process. M.A. Thesis, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad. (in Persian).
Fraillon, J., Schulz, W., & Ainley, J. (2013). International computer and information literacy study: Assessment framework. Amsterdam: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).
Hashemzadeh, M. J., & Yari, S. (2010). Developing information literacy in higher education: Identifying effective factors. Quarterly Book, 82(3), 111-133. (in Persian).
Iranfar, S., & Memar Eftekhari, L. (2011). Investigating the relationship between information literacy with the scientific productions of the faculty members of the University of Medical Sciences of Kermanshah from 2005 to 2010. Research project ordered by University of Medical Sciences. (in Persian).
Keykha, B., Mohammadi, M. H., & Tahmtan, I. (2010). Evaluation of information literacy status of faculty members of Zabol University of Medical Sciences. Zabol University of Medical Sciences, 3(2), 20-33. (in Persian).
Khavari, S. A. (2017). Presentation of organizational agility model in Islamic Azad University Branches. Ph.D. Thesis, Higher Education Management, Islamic Azad University. (in Persian).
Khosravipour, E., & Amirnezhad, G. (2014). The impact of information and communication technology on organizational agility in governmental universities of Khuzestan Province. Social Development, 8(6), 47-66. (in Persian).
Khubian, M., & Kazemi, M. (2015). Designing and explaining the commitment model organizational agility and its evaluation using the structural equation model. International Conference on Management, Culture and Economic Development, 224-239. (in Persian).
Moghadaszadeh, H. (2017). The relationship between information literacy and health literacy: A case study of the employees of the regional information technology center of Shiraz. Library and Information Science, 35(2), 25-33. (in Persian).
Moghadaszadeh, H., Yamin, M., & Ali Mohammadi, K. (2016). The relationship between information skills and the teacher's effectiveness: A case study of primary school teachers in Sari. Theoretical and Applied Research in Information Science and Science, 6(1), 306-320. (in Persian).
Naghavi, S. A., Azar, A., & Asadi, M. M. (2015). Prioritize the factors enabling organizational agility in universities and higher education centers in Yazd. Research and Planning in Higher Education, 21(1), 61-81. (in Persian).
Nikpour, A., Manzari Tavakkoli, A., & Rajaeinezhad, M. (2012). Investigating the relationship between employee information literacy and organizational effectiveness in government organizations in Kerman. Management and Development Process, 25(3), 145-161. (in Persian).
Nurkarizi, M., & Dehghani, K. (2013). Effect of information literacy skills on student self-efficacy of Birjand University. Library and Information Research, 14(2), 153-172. (in Persian).
Peel, J., & McCary, C. E. (1997). Visioning the little red school house for the 2lst century. Phi Delta Kappan, 78(9), 698-705.
Pour Rashidi, R., & Ghorbaninezhad, M. (2013). The influence of employees' information literacy on marketability. National Conference, University of Entrepreneurship and Knowledge-Based Industry. Babolsar, Mazandarn University. (in Persian).
Rabiei, M., & Fathian, M. (2010). An applied analysis on the implementation of information literacy in the management of human resources training organizations. Seventh International Conference on Industrial Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Retrieved from https://www.civilica.com/Paper-IIEC07-IIEC07_198. html (in Persian).
Safaei, A., Akbarzadeh, Z., & Ahmadi, A. (2011). Comparative evaluation of lean, agile, and lean-agile supply chain strategies. Executive Management, 6, 53-64. (in Persian).
SalehiOmran, E. (2009). Business community. Tehran: SAMT. (in Persian).
Scherer, R., Rohatgi, A., & Hatlevik, O. E. (2017). Students' profiles of ICT use: Identification, determinants, and relations to achievement in a computer and information literacy test. Computers in Human Behavior, 70, 486-499.
Society of College National and University Libraries (SCONUL). (1999). Information skills in higher education: A SCONUL Position Paper. London.
Tabarsa, G., Sharifi, S., & Hosseini, S. A. (2016). Investigating the effect of employee’s information literacy on organization agile. Human Resources Management Research, 8(2), 113-146. (in Persian).
Tavakkoli, A. (2006). How to transfer from mass production to lean production. Knowledge and Development, 14(19), 37-57. (in Persian).
Yu, T. K., Lin, M. L., & Liao, Y. K. (2017). Understanding factors influencing information communication technology adopting behavior: The moderators of information literacy and digital Skills. Computers in Human Behavior, 71(3), 196-208.
Zand, N., & Pourkiani, M. (2013). Investigating the relationship between application of HR information systems and organizational agility in executive agencies of Kerman. The first National Conference on Industrial Engineering and Sustainable Management, Esfahan University. (in Persian).
