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pp. 661-668 | Article Number: ijese.2018.058
Published Online: September 26, 2018
Abstract
Today, the agility of human resources is important given the importance of environmental changes and the perception that organizations should respond to these changes in a system-based framework. In this regard, the main goal of this research is prioritizing and evaluating the dimensions of agility of human resources. For this reason, the research community has been comprised of small and medium enterprises and experts in this field. In this research, 20 experts were selected as experts and 319 as managers and experts of companies as the sample of research. A semi-structured Delphi-fuzzy questionnaire was used to collect the research data in the field of identifying factors. In the prioritization section, the paired comparison questionnaire has been used. Finally, a hierarchical analysis method was used to identify the factors using the fuzzy Delphi method and to prioritize it. In the next section, factor analysis is used to examine the fit and validity of the final model. In the dimensions of speed components, agile infrastructure, mutual cooperation, culture of change, flexibility, integrity, and agile structure are identified.
Keywords: agility, human resources, fuzzy Delphi, hierarchical analysis
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