Identifying and Prioritizing Human Resource Risks Affecting the Organization's Performance

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Aeronautical University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran Lecturer, Technical and Vocational University, Tehran, Iran.

2 Assistant prof., Faculty of management, Shahid Sattari Aeronautical University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran.

3 Lecturer, Department of Political Science, Shahid Sattari University of Aviation Sciences and Technology, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Background & Purpose: Human resources are the most vital resource of any organization and weakness in human capital management can be the most important threat to the long-term success of the organization. In this regard, the current research has been conducted with the aim of identifying and prioritizing the risks of human resources affecting the performance of the Technical and Vocational University.
Methodology: This applied research was done with sequential mixed method (qualitative-quantitative). Participants in the qualitative part of experts included professors and managers of technical and professional universities. The statistical sample was obtained by snowball sampling and equal to 15 people. The obtained information was collected by semi-structured interview and analyzed by thematic analysis method. Then the obtained factors were validated. The statistical population in the quantitative part was the professors and employees of the Technical and Vocational University, whose data was collected by the questionnaire method and using the structural equation model in the P.L.S software was analyzed.
Findings: Human resource risks Effective on performance were identified in three dimensions, including human resource goal risks, human resource process risks, and human capital risks, and 15 components were identified. Also, the results of the quantitative section showed that the classification done can be confirmed.
Conclusion: Considering the importance of the human factor, the management of the identified risks increases the trust of the employees and improves the performance of the university and creates distinction and priority, otherwise it causes the loss of environmental opportunities, lagging behind the competitors and reducing the performance.

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Journal of Human Resource Management
Volume 12, Issue 4
December 2022
Pages 112-130

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  • Receive Date: 21 June 2022
  • Revise Date: 10 November 2022
  • Accept Date: 06 December 2022

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