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Defensive Future Studies

Strategies for Improving the Productivity of Human Capital in Military Units (Case study: I.R.I. Army Staff Cadre)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Fariborz Afraz 1
Nasser Shahlaei 2
Nabiullah Dehghan 3
1 PhD student of Defense Management, I.R.I. Army Command and Staff University, Tehran, Iran
2 Professor of Strategic Management. I.R.I. Military Command and Staff University, Tehran, Iran
3 Associate Professor of Management, Malek-e-Ashtar University, Tehran, Iran
10.22034/dfsr.2024.2044082.1843
Abstract
Objective: This research aims to answer this fundamental question: What are the strategies for improving the productivity of the staff cadre, which has the important mission of supervising, guiding, and leading the forces and subordinate units of the Army staff?
Methodology: The present research is of an applied type based on the achievement, of a descriptive-case type based on its objectives, and of a mixed type (quantitative, qualitative) based on the data used. The statistical population of the study included Army deputies and human resources deputies of the quadruple Forces, heads of departments and middle managers of the Army and Forces, which, due to their special and limited characteristics, was estimated to be a total of 36 people and it is considered as the sample size in whole numbers. The data collection tool was a review of documents and a questionnaire. Collected information was analyzed using appropriate statistical methods.
Findings: After analyzing the data obtained from the environmental evaluation, significant I.E.F. and E.E.F. were identified and quantified.
Conclusion: Considering the internal and external environmental conditions of the Army Staff, the strategic position of cadre productivity is at the beginning of the mildly aggressive zone. In this regard, six strategies (improving the standard of living of personnel, establishing organizational justice in granting privileges, establishing a meritocracy system, improving personnel insight and awareness, reviewing retention, improving the quality of recruitment and selection in Army Staff, and increasing the level of in-service training) can improve the productivity of the Army Staff cadre
Keywords
Strategic
productivity
Army Staff Cadre

Subjects

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Defensive Future Studies
Volume 9, Issue 35
Winter 2025
Pages 93-122