A Survey on the Impact of Human Resource Retention Policies on Job Satisfaction with the Mediating Role of Political Behavior Skills: A Case Study of Pasargad Oil Company
Subject Areas : governmental managementMohammad Mohammadi 1 , Mahjubeh Saeedi 2
1 - Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Ph.D. Department of Public Administration, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: human resources retention policies, job satisfaction, political skills,
Abstract :
Lack of motivation, inefficiency, job changes and as a result low employee productivity are among the most important issues that most human resource managers face and the final result of ignoring them is the formation of job dissatisfaction at different levels and dimensions. The aim of this research is to investigate the impact of human resource retention policies on job satisfaction considering the mediating role of political skills among the headquarters staff of Pasargad Oil Company in Tehran. This research is applied in terms of purpose and descriptive survey in terms of execution method. The statistical population is 300 people, and the statistical sample, based on Cochran's formula, was 169 people, who were selected through simple random sampling procedure. The data collection instruments of the study include the standard questionnaires of Minnesota job satisfaction, political behavior by Fariz et al., and the researcher-made questionnaire of human resources retention policy. Structural equation and PLS software were used to analyze the data. The results showed that the dimensions of individual factors, organizational factors and environmental factors of human resources retention policies have an effect on the job satisfaction of employees. Political skills of employees are also effective on their job satisfaction.
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