Identifying and Prioritizing Antecedents of Productive Human Resources Management during the Corona Pandemic (Studied Case: Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization)

While there are currently many discussions about the impact of Covid-19 and its consequences on work practices and human resource management (HRM), no research has been conducted to explore the effective and efficient management of human resources and big theoretical gaps exist. By knowing the main categories of effective and efficient management of human resources in responsible and decision-making organizations, strategies can be adopted while avoiding its disadvantages. Therefore, the main goal of this research is to identify and prioritize the factors influencing the effective and efficient management of human resources in the Corona Pandemic.

This research in the point of the purpose is applied, and has used mixed method. In this research, thematic analysis and survey methods were used respectively. In the qualitative part, the participants includes the influential actors of Administrative and Recruitment Affairs Organization in the field of human resources. 13 experts were selected and interviewed using the purposeful sampling method, which is one of the qualitative sampling methods. In the quantitative part, the probability sampling method was used in a systematic way. Finally, 31 people answered the questionnaires. Structural equation modeling method and Smart PLS4 software were used for data analysis.

After examining the interviews, 80 codes were identified, from which 80 primary codes, 15 basic themes, 7 organizing themes, and 3 global themes were extracted. In the quantitative part, all the themes have obtained values higher than the acceptable limit, and the appropriateness of the themes (indices) of the model indicates the appropriateness of the measurement model.

In uncertain conditions caused by Covid-19, for the effective and efficient management of human resources in the organization, it is necessary to focus on the three principles: “intelligence and flexibility of organizational processes”, environmental and psychological empowerment of the organization and preparation of the necessary infrastructure”, and “management, improvement, promotion, ability and capabilities of human resources.”