Assessing the Level Organizational Universities Agility; Case Study of Islamic Azad University in Mazandaran

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the level of university organizational agility for branches of Islamic Azad University in Mazandaran Province. This study is a descriptive research during 2015. The statistical population included the faculty members of the branches of Islamic Azad University in Mazandaran Province. The statistical sample included 270 people using stratified random sampling and Cochran’s formula. Data were collected through a researcher-made questionnaire consisting of 70 questions on seven factors based on the 2-point Likert scale. The questionnaire simultaneously measures the ideal status and current situation. Independent Samples Test was used to analyze data. According to the faculty members, the mean scores of organizational agility in universities was higher than the assumed mean 3 and there was a significant gap between current and ideal status in terms of achieving organizational agility.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016.v7n3s2p112