The Relationship between Organizational Intelligence with Happiness and Job Satisfaction of the Staffs of Islamic Azad university-Marvdasht Branch

Subject Areas : Education

N. رنجبر ¹ , E. احمدی ² , A. اوجی نژاد ³

1 - دانش آموخته کارشناسی ارشد دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد مرودشت
2 - استادیار گروه علوم تربیتی، واحد مرودشت، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی
3 - استادیار گروه علوم تربیتی، واحد مرودشت، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی

Received: 2015-12-21 Accepted : 2015-12-21 Published : 2015-11-22

Keywords: Job Satisfaction, Happiness, Organizational Intelligence,

Abstract :

The present study was carried out in order to investigate the relationship between organizational intelligence with happiness and job satisfaction among personnel of Islamic Azad University Marvdasht Branch. The research method was descriptive - correlative in nature. 151 (78 women and 73 men) out of 230 people were selected randomly on the basis of Morgan table as the sample of the study. The research instruments of the study were: Albrecht Organizational Intelligence, Oxford Happiness, and Smith Job Satisfaction. Data was analyzed through Pearson Correlation Coefficient and Multiple Regression. The  results demonstrated that there is a significant relationship between organizational intelligence and happiness and job satisfaction. Moreover, among the aspects of organizational intelligence, shared fate and mood are capable of predicting happiness, and strategic vision, mood and appetite for change are capable of predicting job satisfaction. Nonetheless, according to the obtained results, mood is the strongest predicator among the aspects of organizational intelligence for happiness and job satisfaction.

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