Journal of Research in Human Resources Management

Journal of Research in Human Resources Management

Investigating Factors Affecting Human resources Productivity in the Industries of Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

Abstract
Understanding the factors which influence the performance of human resources is essential to execute effective human resource management. In the mainstream literature, educating and training human resources are two main factors which determine the human resources productivity. This paper is intended to investigate the effects of education and training, along with several other factors, on the productivity of human resources in several manufacturing firms by examining their periodical data. The results revealed that education level, physical capital, research and development activities, export, and wage rate positively affect human resources productivity. Moreover, an increase in training expenditure of the firms had a negative effect on productivity. Results of experimental analysis declared that the type of ownership was not an important determinant of labor productivity. In fact, no significant difference was found between labor productivity in the private firms and public ones.
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Volume 3, Issue 1 - Serial Number 1
Spring 2011
Pages 93-117

  • Receive Date 09 March 2011
  • Revise Date 07 April 2011
  • Accept Date 12 June 2011