The Impact of Strategic Human Resources Tools on Enhancing Human Competencies an Exploratory Study for a Sample of Workers in the Salah Al-Din Education Directorate

Authors

  • Dr. Ahmed Jadaan Hammad Lect , Iraq/Tikrit University/College of Administration and Economics/Business Administration Department
  • Dr. Roa Ahmed Ibrahim Prof, Iraq/Tikrit University/College of Administration and Economics/Business Administration Department
  • Lina Tariq Ali Naama University of Tikrit/ College of Agriculture

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31150/ajshr.v3i9.1475

Keywords:

Strategic Human Resources Tools, Human Competencies

Abstract

In a rapidly changing competitive environment, human resources are one of the important sources of competitive advantage. Human resources tools can contribute to achieving a sustainable competitive advantage by facilitating the development of competencies for the organization. Strategic human resources management tools are concerned with finding a link between the overall strategic objectives of the business and the human resources strategy. And implemented in order to enhance the competencies of employees in the organization. The current research aims to demonstrate the impact of strategic human resources tools (strategic map, human resources management card, dashboard) in enhancing human competencies (knowledge, relationship management, work intelligence, capacity assessment) in the Salah al-Din Education Directorate. It includes variables and dimensions, according to the exploratory curriculum in the Salah al-Din Education Directorate, then formulating research hypotheses and testing them using appropriate statistical methods and using the statistical package (SPSS) program. In general, the descriptive approach was adopted in explaining the theoretical and analytical frameworks to test and analyze the research hypotheses, while the study community consisted of workers in the Salah al-Din Education Directorate at the three administrative levels, and the sample size was (85) individuals. The research reached several conclusions, the most important of which was the significant effect of the strategic human resources tools (strategic map, human resources management card, dashboard) in enhancing human competencies in the Salah al-Din Education Directorate. In conclusion, the researcher recommended the necessity of identifying the appropriate tools for strategic human resource management, by relying on academic research regarding the impact of strategic human resource management practices on the efficiency of human resource management in the directorate.

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2022-09-19

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Hammad, D. A. J., Ibrahim, D. R. A., & Naama, L. T. A. (2022). The Impact of Strategic Human Resources Tools on Enhancing Human Competencies an Exploratory Study for a Sample of Workers in the Salah Al-Din Education Directorate. American Journal of Social and Humanitarian Research, 3(9), 79–96. https://doi.org/10.31150/ajshr.v3i9.1475