Razi Journal of Medical Sciences

other تأثیر سوابق سازمانی کارکنان دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان بر قابلیت جذب در شرایط عدم اطمینان محیطی از دیدگاه تئوری نهادی The Effect of Organizational Backgrounds of Employees at Guilan University of Medical Sciences on Absorptive Capacity under Environmental Uncertainty: An Institutional Theory Perspective روانشناسی بالینی Clinical Psychiatry پژوهشي Research <div style="text-align: justify;">زمینه و هدف: قابلیت جذب دانش به واسطه گسترش فضای رقابتی و پویاییهای محیط به عنوان یکی از موضوعات مهم در چند دهه اخیر مورد توجه قرار گرفته است؛ در این میان پیش زمینههای سازمانی مورد نیاز برای استفاده از این قابلیت در پژوهشهای بسیاری مورد بررسی و سنجش قرار گرفته است. در این پژوهش ارتباطات و یکپارچگی دادهها به عنوان سوابق سازمانی مهم در استفاده از قابلیت جذب انتخاب و بررسی شد؛ سپس نقش تئوری نهادی و پویاییهای محیطی در توضیح روابط سوابق سازمانی کارکنان دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان و قابلیت جذب مورد سنجش قرار گرفت. روش‌ها: این پژوهش از نوع کاربردی و توصیفی-پیمایشی بود. جامعه آماری شامل ۲۲۰ نفر از کارکنان دانشگاه علوم پزشکی گیلان در سال ۱۴۰۲-۱۴۰۱ بود که ۱۴۴ نفر به روش نمونه‌گیری مبتنی بر فرمول کوکران در مطالعه شرکت کردند. داده‌ها با استفاده از پرسشنامه‌های استاندارد قابلیت جذب، یکپارچگی داده‌ها، ارتباطات، پویایی‌های محیطی و فشارهای نهادی گردآوری شد. تجزیه و تحلیل داده‌ها با استفاده از نرم‌افزارهای SPSS و SmartPLS و مدل‌سازی معادلات ساختاری بر پایه روش حداقل مربعات جزئی انجام شد. یافته ها: یافته‌ها نشان داد که ارتباطات سازمانی و یکپارچگی داده‌ها تأثیر مثبت و معناداری بر قابلیت جذب کارکنان دارند و ارتباطات نیز به طور معناداری یکپارچگی داده‌ها را تقویت می‌کند. همچنین، فشارهای نهادی، به‌ویژه فشارهای تقلیدی و هنجاری، نقش تعدیل‌کننده معناداری در رابطه بین ارتباطات و یکپارچگی داده‌ها با قابلیت جذب ایفا کردند؛ در حالی که نقش تعدیل‌کننده پویایی محیطی و فشارهای اجباری معنادار نبود. نتیجه‌گیری: نتایج پژوهش نشان داد که ارتباطات سازمانی و یکپارچگی داده‌ها تأثیر مثبت و معناداری بر قابلیت جذب کارکنان دارند. همچنین، فشارهای نهادی، به‌ویژه فشارهای تقلیدی و هنجاری، این روابط را تقویت می‌کنند، در حالی که پویایی محیطی و فشارهای اجباری نقش تعدیل‌کننده معناداری نداشتند. بر این اساس، تقویت ارتباطات، یکپارچگی داده‌ها و توجه به الزامات نهادی می‌تواند زمینه ارتقای قابلیت جذب در دانشگاه‌های علوم پزشکی را فراهم سازد.</div> <div> <table align="left" hspace="0" vspace="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="padding: 0in 12px; text-align: justify;" valign="top"> Background & Aims:   In today's knowledge-based economy, organizations operate in increasingly dynamic and uncertain environments characterized by rapid technological advances, evolving institutional regulations, intensified competition, and continuously changing stakeholder expectations. Under such circumstances, the ability to recognize, acquire, assimilate, transform, and exploit external knowledge has become a critical determinant of organizational success. This capability, commonly referred to as absorptive capacity, enables organizations to respond effectively to environmental changes, foster innovation, and maintain sustainable competitive advantage. Universities of medical sciences are particularly dependent on absorptive capacity because they continuously generate, exchange, and apply scientific knowledge while simultaneously adapting to changes in healthcare policies, medical technologies, educational systems, and societal demands. Previous studies have identified several organizational antecedents that influence absorptive capacity, including organizational learning, knowledge management, leadership, organizational culture, communication, and information systems. Among these antecedents, organizational communication and data integration have received increasing attention because they facilitate knowledge sharing, collaboration, and the effective utilization of organizational information. Effective communication enhances interactions among employees and departments, promotes knowledge exchange, and supports organizational learning. Likewise, data integration improves information accessibility, reduces data fragmentation, and enables timely and informed decision-making. Together, these organizational capabilities create an environment that enhances the organization's ability to absorb and utilize new knowledge. From the perspective of institutional theory, organizational behavior is shaped not only by internal resources but also by institutional pressures originating from regulatory authorities, professional norms, and successful peer organizations. These pressures encourage organizations to adopt legitimate structures and practices in order to achieve social acceptance, legitimacy, and long-term sustainability. Consequently, institutional pressures may strengthen or weaken the influence of organizational antecedents on absorptive capacity. Furthermore, environmental dynamism has frequently been considered a contextual factor that may alter the effectiveness of organizational capabilities by increasing uncertainty and the need for continuous adaptation. Despite the growing body of literature on absorptive capacity, limited empirical evidence exists regarding the combined effects of organizational communication, data integration, institutional pressures, and environmental dynamism within higher education and healthcare institutions, particularly in developing countries. This research addresses this gap by examining the relationships among these variables in Guilan University of Medical Sciences. Specifically, the study aims to investigate the effects of organizational communication and data integration as organizational antecedents of absorptive capacity and to examine the moderating roles of institutional pressures and environmental dynamism. The findings are expected to contribute to both institutional theory and absorptive capacity literature while providing practical implications for managers seeking to strengthen organizational learning and knowledge utilization in medical universities operating under uncertain environmental conditions. Methods:  This applied, descriptive-survey study was conducted among 220 employees of Guilan University of Medical Sciences during 2022–2023. Based on Cochran's formula, 144 participants were selected for the study. Data were collected using standardized questionnaires measuring absorptive capacity, data integration, organizational communication, environmental dynamism, and institutional pressures. Data were analyzed using SPSS and SmartPLS software through Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM). Results: The findings indicated that organizational communication and data integration had significant positive effects on employees' absorptive capacity. Organizational communication also significantly enhanced data integration. In addition, institutional pressures, particularly mimetic and normative pressures, significantly moderated the relationships between organizational communication, data integration, and absorptive capacity. However, environmental dynamism and coercive pressures did not exhibit significant moderating effects. Conclusion: The findings of this study provide empirical evidence that organizational communication and data integration are significant organizational antecedents of absorptive capacity among employees of Guilan University of Medical Sciences. Effective communication facilitates knowledge exchange, collaboration, and organizational learning, thereby enabling employees to identify, interpret, and apply valuable external knowledge. Similarly, data integration contributes to absorptive capacity by providing accurate, consistent, and accessible information that supports evidence-based decision-making and organizational learning. Moreover, the strong relationship between organizational communication and data integration indicates that communication serves as a fundamental mechanism for improving information sharing and creating an integrated knowledge environment within the organization. The study also demonstrates that institutional pressures play an important moderating role in strengthening the effects of organizational communication and data integration on absorptive capacity. In particular, mimetic and normative pressures significantly enhance these relationships, suggesting that organizations become more capable of acquiring and utilizing external knowledge when they learn from successful peer institutions and comply with professional norms and standards. These findings support the assumptions of institutional theory, which emphasizes that organizational practices are strongly influenced by the pursuit of legitimacy through conformity with institutional expectations. In contrast, coercive pressures and environmental dynamism did not significantly moderate the proposed relationships, indicating that formal regulations and perceived environmental uncertainty alone may be insufficient to influence knowledge absorption unless they are accompanied by supportive organizational and professional mechanisms. From a practical perspective, the results highlight the importance of strengthening internal communication networks, developing integrated information systems, and fostering a collaborative organizational culture to improve absorptive capacity. Managers of medical universities should encourage knowledge sharing across departments, invest in data integration technologies, and promote professional learning environments that facilitate continuous knowledge acquisition and utilization. In addition, benchmarking successful institutions and encouraging adherence to professional standards may further enhance organizational learning and innovation capabilities. Overall, this study extends the literature on absorptive capacity by integrating organizational antecedents with institutional theory in the context of higher education and healthcare organizations. It provides a comprehensive framework for understanding how internal organizational capabilities and external institutional forces jointly influence absorptive capacity. </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"></div> ارتباطات, یکپارچگی داده, قابلیت جذب, تئوری نهادی. Organizational communication, Data integration, Absorptive capacity, Institutional theory 339 349 http://rjms.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-8835-1&slc_lang=other&sid=1 Behzad Ramazanpour بهزاد رمضان پور 3900319475328460091353 0009-0001-6601-0426 No M.A graduated in Technology Management, Faculty of Business, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran Zohreh Norouzi Rodposhti زهره نوروزی رودپشتی Zohre.norouzi175@gmail.com 3900319475328460091354 0009-0004-4188-8189 Yes PhD Candidate in Business Management, Faculty of Business and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran Elahe Shiezade الهه شیعه زاده 3900319475328460091355 3900319475328460091355 No PhD Candidate in Business Management,Faculty of Business and Accounting, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.