The Impact of Knowledge Creation on Organizational Innovation at Jordanian Medicine Industry

The study aimed to identify the impact of the knowledge creation on organizational innovation at Jordanian pharmaceutical companies, from the perspective of the sample members to the level of adopting knowledge creation modes, and the level of organizational innovation in Jordanian pharmaceutical companies. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher developed a questionnaire for the detection of knowledge creation modes (socialization, externalization, combination, and internalization) and the level of organizational innovation. The study sample consisted of (445) employees at Jordanian pharmaceutical companies.  Sample was selected randomly, and in light of this, data was collected and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS).   The found that the arithmetic mean of the estimates of employees at Jordanian pharmaceutical companies towards knowledge creation modes were high, and the arithmetic mean of the estimates of employees towards organizational innovation were moderate. The results of regression analysis that their is statistically significant effect (α≤0.05) for the knowledge creation on organizational innovation. The results of stepwise multiple also showed that the dimensions of internalization and socialization together   accounted for   (33.2%)   of   the changes in   the dependent   variable (organizational innovation). Keywords: Knowledge management, Knowledge creation, Innovation, Jordanian pharmaceutical companies

Impact of Transformational Leadership of University Presidents on Intrinsic Job Satisfaction for Academic Deans and Department Chairs at Jordan Universities

This study aims to clarify the impact of transformational leadership among university presidents on intrinsic job satisfaction for academic deans and department chairs in both the official and private Jordanian universities. The study population consists of (1052) academic deans and department chairs, while the number of the sample reached (449) academic deans and department chairs. The study's sample was chosen randomly by stratified random sampling, from which (413) questionnaires were retrieved to identify validity for statistical analysis. The results of the study found a medium level of existence of transformational leadership and a high level of existence intrinsic job satisfaction. The study found that there is an average level for the exercise of transformational leadership by university presidents and high level of availability of job satisfaction for deans and heads of academic departments, and the results showed multiple regression progressive analysis that more dimensions ability to predict the level of job satisfaction is the perfect effect and interpreted (21.9%) of the variance in Job satisfaction, then the idealized influence and individual consideration together, which accounted for a proportion (22.7%) of the variance in job satisfaction . The results of stepwise multiple regression also showed that the best predictor of intrinsic  job satisfaction is idealized influence which explained (34.3%) of the variation followed by idealized influence and individual consideration which together explained (36.8%) of the variation in intrinsic  job satisfaction.Based on the results above the researchers presented a number of recommendations , which included the establishment of institutes to train and prepare leaders to practice transformational leadership, University presidents placed greater importance on the factors that constitute academic deans and department chairs satisfaction and the improvement of salary levels. Key words: Transformational Leadership, Intrinsic Job Satisfaction, Official Universities, Private Universities, Faculty Deans, Department Chairs

Growth Policy and Bank Profitability for Jordan Commercial Banks: Housing Bank for Trade & Finance Model

The present study aimed to estimate growth Policy for (HBTF) in Jordan measured by total assets percentage growth and profit percentage growth ,this study also correlate growth strategy  with the accounting-based determinants of bank profitability measured by  return on assets (ROA) , and return on equity(ROE) during the period (2000-2009). The researcher  collected bank-specific data variables from the financial statements of housing bank for trade and finance in Jordan over the period 1999-2009 available in the annual reports and Amman financial market. The researcher used the Descriptive Analytical Method, the researcher used Analytical method to analyze the data from the financial statements throughout the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS-15). The present study revealed the following findings: 1- There is statistical significant correlation at of significance (p?0.05) between ROE and growth percent in profit during 2000-2009. 2-There is statistical significant correlation at of significance (p?0.05) between ROE and growth percent in total Assets during 2000-2009. 3-There is statistical significant correlation at of significance (p?0.05) between ROA and growth percent in assets during 2000-2009.. 4-There is no statistical significant correlation at of significance (p?0.05) between ROA and growth percent in profit during 2000-2009. Keywords: growth policy,  profitability,  ROE ,ROA.   

Workers Attitudes in the Municipalities and Provinces towards the Decentralized and Regional Project in Jordan

The present study aimed to identify the attitudes of workers in local Jordanian public departments as a project towards decentralization of territories of its municipalities in Jordan, The study sample consist of (228) managers, and employees of different ranks whom are working in municipalities and local governmental departments, in order to answer the study questions and hypotheses, the researcher developed questionnaires to measure main variables of the study. Some statistical techniques were used for testing the hypotheses and answering the study questions. The present study revealed the following findings: There is statistically significant correlation between decentralization advantages and environmental factors.There are no statistically significant impact of investigators attitudes toward advantages and disadvantages of decentralization according to demographic factors.There is statistically significant impact of scientific qualification attitudes toward decentralization disadvantages.There is statistically significant impact of investigators attitudes toward decentralization disadvantages and advantages. Keywords: decentralization, attitudes, territories, project in Jordan, environmental factors Participation, political factors, social factors, financial, Developmental planning Factors, organizational factors