Strategic Management Thought

Analyzing the relationship between managers’ strategic competencies with human resource value creation using the IRP approach

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Associate Professor of Administrative Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, Lorestan University

2 Phd. Student of Human Resources, Lorestan University (corresponding author)

3 Phd. Student of Human Resources, Faculty of Economics and Management, Lorestan University

Abstract

This study was conducted with the aim of the survey of relationship between managers’ strategic competencies with human resource value creation using the Interpretative Ranking Process Approach. This research is a mixed research, because is regarded as both quantitative and qualitative research approaches. The statistical population of the study consisted of 20 managers and staff of hospital who were selected using purposeful sampling. To confirm the validity, IRP questionnaires were distributed among experts and confirmed by them. The reliability of the questionnaire was confirmed by using the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, which was equal to 0.87. Research findings include identifying managers ‘strategic competencies’ and human resource value creation results and analyzing and evaluating managers’ strategic competencies in human resource value creation. The results indicate that team building and leadership skills are more important than other strategic competencies of managers, leading to the creation of human resources in the organization. Also, intelligence skills, cultural intelligence capabilities, networking, and strategic partnership are other important managers’ competencies in human resource creation. Furthermore, using the (IRP) it was determined how the managers strategic competences affected on the human resource value creation. The results indicate that empowerment in team building and leadership through improving skills and competency, increasing entrepreneurial spirit, increasing flexibility, increasing motivation, improving creativity and innovation, increasing employee commitment, honoring employees towards customers and improving organizational culture can lead to human resource creation be in organizations.

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Strategic Management Thought
Volume 13, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
May 2019
Pages 321-346
  • Receive Date: 13 December 2017
  • Revise Date: 19 May 2018
  • Accept Date: 20 May 2018