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. 328 Organizational Intelligence and Excellence Based on EFQM Model Among the Isfahan Sport Boardsare Interrelated Massoumeh Ahadinezhad, Rokhsareh Badami and Mina Mostahfezian 1 1 2 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]