نشریه پژوهش های مدیریت منابع انسانی
پیاپی 4 (پاییز 1388)

A Research contains the process of gathering data, information and facts for thepurpose of confirming a hypothesis or answering specific questions. The main goalof conducting researches in any field is producing and developing knowledge for thepurpose of increasing efficiency and effectiveness. Research in the field of humanresource management is a systematic field of management inquiry that seeks toincrease human resource productivity, as well as other effective issues. Like otherdisciplines, research strategies in human resource management are categorized onthe basis of their philosophical positions (positivism and social structuralism), andthe extent of the researcher’s involvement (independent of research process and hisinvolvement in it). These strategies include: case study, grounded theory, field study(survey research) and action research. Human resource researchers can benefit fromconsidering the previous human resource inquiries of this type to gain a better andcomprehensive view of the research process.

As holding educational courses requires great amount of money, managers expect tohave detailed and precise information about the effectiveness of education on theirorganizations. They want to realize the advantages and disadvantages of suchcourses in order to consider them in future programs.This piece of research is intended to design a model for continuous andsystematic measurement of the effectiveness of educational system, and to identifythe factors influencing its effectiveness and its applicability in other organizations,especially in large-scale ones. Consequently, the scientific bases of the issue, as wellas the current models, were reviewed first, and then, the methodology of the processand the model were proposed. Afterwards, applying appropriate statisticalevaluation, the validity and reliability of the model were tested. Finally, somesuggestions were proposed for executing the model.

Development in human societies require organizations to feel more responsibilityabout different affairs of man. In the meantime, establishment of new organizations,even the optimum maintenance of old ones, necessitate the presence and activities ofmore professional and effective human resources. As any organization has its uniquecharacteristics, it seems necessary to consider factors affecting work ethics of theemployees. This research is intended to study various factors affecting work ethicsof line and staff employees of Mellat Bank.Classified according to systematic incidental sampling, the research populationincluded all line and staff employees at personnel office. The subjects were dividedinto two groups of 58 (office workers), and 90 (line workers). The results wereanalyzed through descriptive (frequency and mean-oriented indexes) and inference(regression & T test) statistical methods. The results indicated that intraorganizationalfactors affecting work ethics are different in line workers and staffworkers.

Cultural varieties have resulted in the inevitability of having local management. InIran, where religion plays an essential function, resorting to western managementtheories embracing western culture, cannot be valuable and effective. Furthermore,Islamic resources can be referred to for extracting rich managerial recommendationsand behavioral principles. Hence, it seems quite necessary for the managers topresent Islamic models for communication, which is supposed to unite the membersof societies. It is also necessary to find out the Quranic views on communication anduse them for the evaluation of value-centered organizations. In this piece ofresearch, the criteria for communication are derived from the verses of the holyQuran and its interpretations: “Tafsir Noor” and “Tafsir Nemooneh”. These criteriahave been classified at individual, organizational, and environmental levels. Thecriteria were then prioritized according to Fuzzy method. Then, their priorities weretested in Sharif University, according to Likert scale. Using analysis model, theresearchers identified the gap between the present and the desirable situations, andsuggested appropriate strategies for filling the gap by a Quranic approach

Appointment of middle managers is regarded as an effective factor in humanresource employment. Hence, realization of their special characteristics related totheir responsibilities, can be the most important step in the effectiveness oforganizations. This article is intended to present an appropriate model for theappointment of middle managers for comprehensive and systematic development oforganizations. Regarding successful practical experience, components and elementsaffecting middle managers appointment model are identified, and analyzed.SPSS statistical analysis revealed that commitment to values and law factors,among different capability variables in informal communication, are the mostimportant effective factors in the appointment of middle managers.

Evaluation systems of organizations can work successfully when their specialevaluation indicators are appropriately selected or designed. Moreover, theindicators have to be in line with organizational strategies. They must be able totransfer the mission, insight, values and strategic directions throughout its variouslevels. Performance evaluation indicators of defense research differ from those ofother organizations. It seems quite necessary that the designers of the evaluationsystem of the defense research centers are responsible for designing such indicators.This research is intended to design an appropriate evaluation system for researchcenters. A research population of 22 managers and high level professionals in thefield of evaluation at defense research centers, were selected purposefully for thisresearch. The exclusive characteristic of the indicators was that they regardedaspects such as improvement, learning, internal processes, employers and employeesmore than financial aspects.

Retirement is an important period of life, which has been considered deeply in management, sociology of labor, and social psychology. It is necessary to studydifferent aspects and various issues related to retirement in order to find out thecauses of stress, anxiety and dissatisfaction of the retirees, and find solutions forthem.Statistical analysis of the data revealed that 15.5 percent of the retirees understudy intended to go back to work. Having tested the research hypotheses, theresearchers found out that individual, organizational, economical, social andpsychological factors had more effects on their intention to go back to work.