Providing strategies to promote hope for the future among Staff of a military organization

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1 Assistant Prof. in Satari University

2 Associate Prof. in Imam Ali University

3 Assistant Prof. in HRM, Command and Staff University

Abstract

This study has aimed to provide promotion strategies of hope for the future among Staff of a military organization. In this regard, in the first step, internal factors (strengths and weaknesses) and external factors (Opportunities and threats) influencing hope for the future of staff has identified by initial review in the organization units. Then, these factors were reviewed and confirmed based on the opinions of research experts (including experts in the fields of psychology and sociology, as well as commanders and strategic managers of a military organization). Next, expert-based questionnaires were prepared based on the identified factors and distributed among the expert team to determine the score of each factor. In the next step, based on the opinions of experts, the score and weight of each factor were determined and the internal factor evaluation (IFE) and external factor evaluation (EFE) matrices were adjusted. Also, based on the calculated weighted score, the strategic position of organization in relation to the hope for the future of staff was determined and the gap between the current and desired situation was identified. Finally, based on the SWOT model, strategies for promoting hope for the future were developed. At the end, 12 strategies to promote hope for the future of staff were presented. Also, executive proposals for each strategy were presented separately.

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