Document Type : Original Article
Authors
1 PhD Student, Department of Management, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
2 Professor, Department of Management, Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract
Strategic human resources can be considered as an excellent way to manage employees and coordinate with the future goals of the organization. With this perspective, human resource empowerment programs are formulated in line with the organization's strategies.The purpose of this research is to provide a strategic model of human resource empowerment based on the integration of transformational leadership strategies, Job involvement and dimensions (individual, organizational and strategic) of empowerment in water and waste water companies in West and East Azarbaijan provinces. The research method is of qualitative type and in terms of results it is considered as applied research. The meta-synthesis method was used in the qualitative section and the structural-interpretive modeling method was used to draw the structural model. The results of the research show that the obtained integrated model includes 12 levels and 29 factors in 3 dimensions. The vision, missions and values index is placed at level 12 and is considered as the most influential index and directly affects the criteria of level 11, policies and processes. Employee indicators are feedback, participation in decision, control and sense of competence in the first level, which are selected as the most effective level. This research is one of the first studies that has analyzed and reviewed the internal relationship of the components in the form of a consolidated model in the water and wastewater industry in an aligned and coordinated manner.
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