The Effect of Intellectual Capital on Innovative Behaviors of Jihad-Agriculture Organization Personnel, Kermanshah, Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor, Bu Ali Sina , Hamedan University

2 PhD. Student, Bo Ali Sina, Hamedan University

3 MSc. Student, Tarbriat Modares University (TMU)

Abstract

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of intellectual capital on innovative behaviors of Jihad-Agriculture Organization personnel, Kermanshah. The research has used an applied methodology in terms of aim, a descriptive correlation in terms of method and a surveying method in terms of data gathering style. Statistical population included all Jihad-Agriculture personnel in Kermanshah Province who were working in this organization in 2014. A number of 170 statistical samples were selected randomly based on Krejcie and Morgan's sampling size table. The assessment tool was a standardized questionnaire which reliability and validity of its questions were verified. The results showed a positive relationship between intellectual capital and innovative behaviors of the target personnel. The results also revealed a positive relationship between the three components of intellectual capital consist of human capital, structural capital, and relational capital with innovative behaviors of the personnel. The relational capital component showed the most impact on improving the innovative behaviors among the personnel. About the impact of intellectual capital on innovative behaviors of the target personnel, the multiple correlation coefficient (R) was 0.680 and the coefficient of determination (R2) was 0.453. This means that 45 percent of dependent variable variations can determine by independent variables and the rest variations have not been found by factors studied in this research.

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Iranian Journal of Agricultural Economics and Development Research
Volume 48, Issue 1
June 2017
Pages 123-136

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