Prioritizing the Factors Affecting Employee Performance in Bushehr Ports and Maritime Authority

Searching for ways to improve performance and use the maximum capabilities and ultimately increase the efficiency of employees to achieve organizational goals has been one of the constant concerns of the managers of Bushehr Ports and Maritime Authoriy; therefore, the purpose of this study is to prioritize factors affecting the performance of employees of Bushehr Ports and Maritime Authoriy. The present research is applied, based on its purpose, and its implementation method is descriptive-survey. In this study, using the conceptual model presented by Diamantidis and Chatzoglu (2019) and the opinions of the focus group, 16 factors were identified. These factors were designed in the form of a hierarchical questionnaire and were answered by 15 experts of Bushehr Ports and Maritime Authoriy and university professors. The validity of the questionnaire has been confirmed through face and content methods and its reliability due to the incompatibility rate of less than 0.1. The results showed that management support with a weight score of 0.288 is the most important organizational factor, job autonomy with a weight score of 0.319 is the most important occupational factor and motivation with a weight score of 0.254 is the most important individual factor affecting the performance of employees of Bushehr Ports and Maritime Authoriy.