World Journal of Sport Sciences 6 (4): 328-330, 2012
ISSN 2078-4724
© IDOSI Publications, 2012
DOI: 10.5829/idosi.wjss.2012.6.4.62172
Corresponding Author: Rokhsare Badami, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science,
Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran.
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Organizational Intelligence and Excellence Based on
EFQM Model Among the Isfahan Sport Boardsare Interrelated
Massoumeh Ahadinezhad, Rokhsareh Badami and Mina Mostahfezian
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Department of Physical Education and Sport Science,
1
Khorasgan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
Department of Physical Education and Sport Science,
2
Najafabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
Abstract: The purpose of the presentstudy wasto determine the relationship between organizational intelligence
and organizational excellence. In the present study, the statistical subjects included 200 employees that were
chosen randomly from all employees working in sport boards in Isfahan. They were given some questionnaires.
130 questionnaires were filled out and sent back. They were used to statistical analysis. Two main
questionnaires were used in this study i.e. Albrecht organizational intelligence andorganizational
excellencebased on EFQM Model. The result from Pierson correlation showed that a 42/1%increase can be seen
in organizational excellence with the increase in organizational intelligence. In other words there is a positive
and significant relation between these two variables.
Key words: Organizational Intelligence %Organizational Excellence Based On EFQMModel %Sport Boards
INTRODUCTION organizational intelligence is a consequence of social
Theorists define intelligence as the ability to adapt this difference is significant. Wilensky [5] introduced
to the environment and since to adapt to different the organizational intelligence as the process of
environmental conditions requires different types of finding problems, the Data collection, processing,
intelligence, at times various individual intelligences interpretation and information related to political -
were defined. In recent years, too, in addition to individual Technical requirements in the decision making process,
intelligence, organizational intelligence has been while Mamfred and Gastafson [6] focused on the more
introduced. There is reason that a large percentage of general definition of the organizational intelligence, as a
people spend their lives at work, which is typically an creative and learning system. Glynn [7] considered
organization and to spend the better compatibility with intelligence as a scientific process that stresses the
environmental organizations, they need to have skills and success or failure of the organization. According to
abilities. research, individuals and organizations with high
Organizational Intelligence is the ability to solve intelligence are superior in understanding organizational
problems in an organization is [1]. In other words, problems [8], Innovation [9] and compatibility [10] than
organizational intelligence is the intellectual ability others. So based on what was presented about the
postings per organization to achieve organizational organizational intelligence and the intelligence
goals [2]. As Albrecht -the founder of the concept of relationship between the variables, it can be expected that
organizational intelligence - puts it, Business success organizational intelligence promotes the organizational
depends on the intellectual power of a relatively small excellence.
number of employees. These are the people, who can Organizational excellence is a commitment to
plan, organize, lead, manage, analyze, conceptualize, sustainable development and sustainable growth in order
make strategic decisions, innovation, education and to achieve customer satisfaction and continuous increase
explain their ideas [3]. However, this factor has some in the profitability of an inclusive and supportive
similarities with the individual intelligence, but environment [11].
and group that function as a single group of people [4]