Title: The effect of human resource management practices on organisational effectiveness (case study: Isfahan Petrochemical Company)

Authors: Hadi Teimouri; Seyed Hasan Hosseini; Marzieh Imani; Ensieh Bagheri

Addresses: Department of Management, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran ' Department of Management, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran ' Management Department, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran ' Management Department, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran

Abstract: The main objective of the present survey is to study the effect of human resource management practices on organisational effectiveness. It is applicable from the objective aspect and descriptive field correlational from methodological aspect. The statistical population included all experts and managers of the Isfahan Petrochemical Company. The stratified random sampling method was employed for sampling and the sample size was estimated equal to 140. The required information on research literature was collected using historical study (academic books and journals) and the data required to confirm or reject the hypotheses was collected via researcher's self-made questionnaire with acceptable reliability and validity. The calculated Cronbach's alpha for HRM effectiveness (0.85) and organisational effectiveness (0.88) indicated adequate reliability of the questionnaires. The results disclosed that there is a positive and significant relationship between effectiveness of human resource management actions in various fields of training, selection and recruitment, compensation and performance evaluation with organisational effectiveness.

Keywords: effectiveness of human resource management practices; organisational effectiveness; Isfahan Petrochemical Company.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBEX.2018.091283

International Journal of Business Excellence, 2018 Vol.15 No.1, pp.114 - 128

Received: 27 Sep 2016
Accepted: 09 Jan 2017
Published online: 20 Apr 2018 *

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