Identifying the Facilitating Contexts of Digitalizing Processes of Human Resource Management: A Study Case of Asan-pardakht Company in Tehran

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1 Msc. Student, Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

2 Associate Prof., Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

3 Assistance Prof., Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Background & Purpose: Nowadays, being and moving in the direction of digital transformation in organizations has become a fundamental requirement, which requires rethinking the content of organizational culture. Since Asan-pardakht Company is a technology-oriented company and is familiar with digital transformations in organizational processes, the people working of human resources department of Asan-pardakht Company were examined as the research community in identifying digital cultural contexts.
Methodology: This research has been done using qualitative approach and theme analysis method to analyze the data. Participants of the study were selected through purposive sampling method, which involved 12 individuals working in Asan-pardakht Company, including the deputy manager of human resources, human resources experts, and its employees.
Findings: According to the research findings, five main categories including accompaniment context, functional context, processal context, systemic context, and maintenance context, have been identified as the main cultural contexts in order to digitalize the processes of human resource management. Qualitative research indicators were used to assess the study credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability which were confirmed.
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that organizational culture, as one of the main infrastructures of digital transformations, has an adaptive and facilitating role in the optimal combination of human resources and technological resources of the organization. Digital Organizational culture, by integrating the attitudes, mindsets and performance of employees in accepting technological changes and using new systems, makes it possible to effectively align them to digital transformations.

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Journal of Human Resource Management
Volume 11, Issue 4 - Serial Number 42
December 2022
Pages 97-128

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  • Receive Date: 21 December 2021
  • Revise Date: 24 December 2021
  • Accept Date: 23 January 2022

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