Designing a human resource development causal model using the fuzzy Dematel method

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

Department of Public Administration, Firoozkooh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Firoozkooh, Iran

Abstract

Nowadays, human resource development is the concept of thought and idea by the organization's staff, and its new concept requires employees to be equipped with qualities and skills that, with full compassion and commitment fulfill their capabilities, energy, expertise and thought to fulfill their mission. Put the organization. This paper is aimed at designing the causal Pattern of Human Resources Development at Islamic Azad University based on the general policies of the administrative system transformation according to the fuzzy Dematel method. In this study, information about 16 experts and professors at Islamic Azad University, forms a statistical sample. The results show that individual, environmental, educational, social, economic and management factors affect human resource development at Islamic Azad University. The fuzzy Dematel-based method has also shown that the training factor with an average effect of 1.65 is the most important factor in this study. On the other hand, environmental factors with an average effect of 0.520 are a factor with the least effect.

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Volume 14, Issue 7
July 2023
Pages 217-231
  • Receive Date: 28 February 2022
  • Revise Date: 18 September 2022
  • Accept Date: 24 October 2022