Identification and Prioritization of Antecedents and Consequences for Identifying Key Employees in Iranian Banks

Subject Areas : human resource management

Ali Zare Abarghouei ¹ (Ph.D. Candidate, Adaptive Management, Department of Management, Dehaghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan, Isfahan, Iran.)
Mohammad Reza Dalvi ² (Associate Professor, Department of Management, Dehaghan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Dehaghan, Iran. )
zahra dashtlaali ³ (Department of Business Management, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2024-05-19 Accepted : 2024-05-26 Published : 2024-08-05

Keywords: antecedent, consequences, key employees, talent, Iranian banks,

Abstract :

Background and purpose: Key employees play a vital role in the success of organizations due to their unique skills and characteristics. The purpose of this research is to identify and prioritize antecedents and consequences for identifying key employees in Iranian banks. Research method: This research is practical in terms of purpose, and in this qualitative research, the statistical population was 17 high and senior managers of private and public banks who were selected until theoretical saturation and using the purposeful sampling method. A semi-structured interview and a fuzzy Delphi questionnaire were used to collect data, and its validity and reliability were confirmed. Atlas ti8 software was used for coding. Findings: The findings showed that the antecedents for identifying key employees in Iranian banks include 14 factors and the consequences also include 14 factors. Conclusion: The role of key employees in banks is very important. Considering the important consequences that banks will have as a result of the existence of such employees, managers should focus on the antecedents or influential factors in identifying key employees. Keywords: antecedent, consequences, key employees, talent, Iranian banks

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