Coordination of Human Resource Management Strategy and Organizational Structure: Case study in in Mazandaran Power Distribution Company

Document Type : Sterategic Management

Authors

1 PhD student of Management, Ghaemshar branch, Islamic Azad University, Ghaemshar, Iran

2 Associate professor, Department of Management, Ghaemshahr branch, Islamic Azad University, Ghaemshahr, Iran

3 Assistant professor, Islamic Azad University, Ghaemshahr branch, Ghaemshahr, Iran

4 Assistant professor, Department of Engineering, Ghaemshahr branch, Islamic Azad University, Ghaemshahr, Iran,

Abstract

According to the key role of human resources in creating competitive advantage and necessity of planning for managing these assets, this research wants to identify the strategy of human resources management and other deputies of the company based on strategic reference point approach (SRP) and determining organizational structure of company and units as one of effective factor in implementing strategy. The innovation of the present study is to identify a structure in line with human resource strategies between the existing units in Mazandaran Power Distribution Company. Research method Is descriptive and survey and on goal point of view it is fundamental and functional. In this research we used three check lists to identify difference and cost management variables, variables of recruitment from domestic and foreign labor market, and to determine human resources strategy and organizational structure used. For analyzing data, we used statistical methods. Results show human resources strategy has desired state and organizational structure matches for implanting it but some units should be modified in terms of structure and strategy.

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