The Application of Fuzzy Analysis on Modeling Behavioral Constructs Appraisal of Informal Learning and Psychological Empowerment Among Employees
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Peyman Mohammady
- Master’s Student, Information Technology Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Tehran, I.R. Iran
Alireza Bolhari
- Master’s Student, Information Technology Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Tehran, I.R. Iran
Mohsen Rajabi
- Master’s Student, Industrial Management, Faculty of Management and Accounting, Tehran, I.R. Iran
Abstract
In the current ever-changing business world, organizations need to emphasize on employees as key element of acquiring competitive advantage. As managerial strategy, psychological empowerment has been less in consideration. In this context, authors investigated effects of informal learning on psychological empowerment. Both mentioned variables have been formed in individual context and led to organizational results in collective context. The contribution of this paper is the application of fuzzy logic on construct of appraisement model in better explaining of employee's behavior. It considers two important aspects of dynamic environment of organizations; first, uncertain environment of organizations and second, complexity of human behaviors which are ill-defined. The proposed model can be led to a better strategic planning of organization's social capital and can be applied to other contexts and would guide organizations to realistic appraisement of environmental factors. Authors have applied the proposed fuzzy-model in "Agricultural Jahad" organization and results are discussed.
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Peyman Mohammady, Alireza Bolhari, Mohsen Rajabi, The Application of Fuzzy Analysis on Modeling Behavioral Constructs Appraisal of Informal Learning and Psychological Empowerment Among Employees, Journal of Mathematics and Computer Science, 1 (2010), no. 4, 402--412
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Mohammady Peyman, Bolhari Alireza, Rajabi Mohsen, The Application of Fuzzy Analysis on Modeling Behavioral Constructs Appraisal of Informal Learning and Psychological Empowerment Among Employees. J Math Comput SCI-JM. (2010); 1(4):402--412
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Mohammady, Peyman, Bolhari, Alireza, Rajabi, Mohsen. "The Application of Fuzzy Analysis on Modeling Behavioral Constructs Appraisal of Informal Learning and Psychological Empowerment Among Employees." Journal of Mathematics and Computer Science, 1, no. 4 (2010): 402--412
Keywords
- fuzzy expert system
- fuzzy hypothesis analysis
- individual development
- informal learning
- psychological empowerment
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