A Model for Employee Resilience: Evidence from Iranian Organizations

Subject Areas : governmental management

Isa Silavi ¹ , amirhossaien amirkhani ² , Davood Gholamrezaei ³ , Hasan Darvish ⁴

1 - PhD candidate, Department of Public Administration, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
2 - Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Department of Public Administration, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran
4 - Associate Professor, Department of Public Administration, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2023-05-11 Accepted : 2023-08-08 Published : 2024-09-23

Keywords: resilience, employees, oil industry,

Abstract :

The aim of the current study, which is an applied research in terms of purpose and a descriptive-survey in terms of method, is to provide a model of employee resilience in the National Company of Southern Oil-Bearing Regions located in Ahvaz. In this research, first, through reviewing the related literature on employee resilience, the dimensions of employee resilience were identified using the meta-synthesis method. In the next stage, targeted interviews were conducted with experts. Based on the opinions of the experts, seven dimensions were extracted for the resilience of employees in the research society. Finally, the conceptual model of the research was designed. Additionally, a researcher-made questionnaire was designed to evaluate the desired model. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was used to check the reliability of the questionnaire and its content validity was confirmed by the relevant experts. The statistical population of the research was 10,000 employees, and based on the simple random sampling method, the sample size was determined to be 373 people. The data analysis was done using SPSS22 and SmartPLS3 software. Measurement, structural and general models were reported to be positive and significant by using the fit indices of models and hypotheses using path analysis.

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