Determining Organizational Health Behavior Indicators in a Military Organization

Document Type : Original Research

Authors

1 Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

3 Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah university of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background and Aim: Organizational health indicators are of particular importance in military centers and institutions. The purpose of this study was to determine the indicators of organizational behavior health in a military organization.
Methods: This research was a descriptive qualitative study conducted during 2016. The population consisted of professionals and experts in the field of organizational behavior inside and outside a military organization. A total of 20 experts and professionals in the field of organizational behavior were selected by purposeful method using Delphi technique and a researcher-made questionnaire designed for organizational behavioral health. Kendall consensus coordination coefficient, Chi-square test, and Friedman variance analysis test for ranking components were analyzed by SPSS.16 software.
Results: Recruitment (98%) and financial conditions (98%) as input parameters; long-term vision of the organization (92%), integrity (98%), technology level (100%), the level of innovation (100%), organizational culture (96%), learning capacity (94%) as indicators of process, and human resources developed with alternative power (96%) as output indicators of the health of organizational behavior were obtained.
Conclusion: The results indicate that among the health indicators of organizational behavior, the average rating from the highest rank to the lowest rank are: the level of technology, innovation and recruitment levels which are more important than the other indices.

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