Explain The Role of Human Resource Management on the Performance of Industrial and Commercial Companies in Qazvin Province with Emphasis on the Mediating Role of Business Strategy

Document Type : Sterategic Management

Authors

1 Department of Management and Accounting / Faculty of Social Sciences / University of Zanjan/ Zanjan / Iran

2 Department of Business Management, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili , Ardabil, Iran

Abstract

To succeed and improve performance, human resource management consistent with business strategy is essential. Human resource management practices contribute to the development of human resources, which in turn will lead to the implementation of the business strategy. The main purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between human resource management, business strategy and company performance. The present study is a descriptive correlational study in terms of applied purpose and method. The statistical population of this study includes all managers and employees of industrial and commercial companies in Qazvin province. The sample size was 350 people. The available sampling method was selected for data collection and the required data were collected in this study using a 35-item questionnaire. The results of this study showed: (1) Human resource management has a positive and significant relationship with company performance. (2) There is a positive relationship between human resource management and business strategy. (3) Business strategy has a positive and significant relationship with company performance. (4) Human resource management has a positive and significant effect on the company's performance by considering the mediating role of business strategy.

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