Exploration of Human Resource Development in Research Institute of Petroleum Industry: The Fuzzy Dematel Technique

Subject Areas : Human resources management)

ebrahim  rajabpour ¹ (Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Humanities, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran)
Jahanshah  Chartab Moghadam ² (Assistant Prof. Higher University of National Defense)
Mehdi  Afkhami Ardakani ³ (Assistant Professor, Petroleum Industry Research, Tehran, Iran)
Mehdi  Hashemi ⁴ (Ph.D. Operations Research Management, Tehran University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2019-02-21 Accepted : 2019-12-23 Published : 2020-06-21

Keywords: Organizational Culture, human resources development, human resources management, Research Institute of Petroleum Industry,

Abstract :

This qualitative, applied and descriptive study was undertaken at the Research Institute of Petroleum Industry to identify critical factors affecting human resource development and to offer a model by applying Fuzzy Dematel technique. Initially, through extensive review of existing literature on human resource development and interview with a purposeful sample of 13 experts in the field of petroleum industry research, 24 influenceing factors were identified on human resource development. Next, a researcher-made questionnaire was developed, as the data collection instrument, comprising seven of the most recurring factors. The content validity of the questionnaire was confirmed by the experts at the organization and university professors. An internal consistency correlation coefficient of 0.87 was found suggesting that the reliability of the device was acceptably high. The results of the statistical analyses indicated that, among the identified human resource development factors, Training and Organizational Structure were the main barriers to the development of human resources while Leadership Style, Organizational Culture, Strategy and Knowledge Management were effective factors to overcome the obstacles in the way of human resource development. Technology was also found as an independent variable influencing the human resources development in Research Institute of Petroleum Industry.

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