TY - JOUR T1 - Studying Workgroup Emotional Climate (WEC) in the Knowledge-Based Companies of Iran A1 - Mahmood Noori A1 - Xiao-Yu Liu JF - Journal of Organizational Behavior Research JO - J Organ Behav Res SN - 2528-9705 Y1 - 2021 VL - 6 IS - 1 DO - 10.51847/pMktpewnTQ SP - 120 EP - 134 N2 - This study was conducted with the purpose of studying Workgroup Emotional Climate in the Knowledge-Based Companies of Iran. In this study, academic and management experts with expertise in human resource management, occupational psychology, and organizational structure of knowledge-based companies of North Khorasan Province (Iran) were considered as the statistical population. The sampling method of the study was the judgment (expert) sampling method (30 persons). A total of 37 working groups were studied in 22 knowledge-based companies. These companies were involved in various fields such as ICT, mechanical engineering, chemical engineering, electronic engineering, medical engineering, and nanotechnology. Three research made questionnaires were used for data gathering in this study. Also, to identify and screening items phase, descriptive analysis methods such as meanĀ±SD were used. In order to perform calculations of this analysis, Excel and SPSS software applications were used, and for the prioritize ways of improving the Positive WEC and reduce Negative WEC, the analytical hierarchy process was used. In order to perform the calculations of this process, the Expert Choice software was used. Finally, this research identified 14 Antecedents of WEC and 14 Ways to improve the positive (or reduce the Negative) WEC, then prioritized them. UR - https://odad.org/article/studying-workgroup-emotional-climate-wec-in-the-knowledge-based-companies-of-iran-2ysb7es4jiravdk ER -