Scenario-planning of organizational behavior with regard to the formation of the Corona virus crisis

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Assistant Professor, faculty of Management & Acoounting, Allameh Tabatabai'e University, Tehran, Iran.

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The purpose of this study is to identify the components affecting the field of organizational behavior, analyze the impact of the corona crisis on the possible situations of its components and develop advanced scenarios. The present research is of an applied type, with a mixed method and the nature of future research. Information was collected in three ways: library method, interview and questionnaire. Considering the use of Micmac software and ScenarioWizard for data analysis, the type of questionnaire is in the form of a matrix of interactions and by passing comments from the panel of experts. Mikomak results identify 14 key components out of 29 primary components. 34 different possible states for key components in the matrix form were entered into the scenario. Output scenarios are 2 strong consistency scenarios and 54 weak consistensy scenarios. The results show that according to the effects of Corona, possible future situations in the field of organizational behavior to increase negative feelings and emotions, increase negative attitudes, decrease job satisfaction, decrease motivation, decrease job security, increase stress, form virtual teams and increase formal groups. Command leadership, virtual communications, reducing destructive conflicts, face-to- negotiation style, reducing formality and concentration, passive-defensive and offensive-defensive culture, and authoritarian decision-making have changed direction.

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