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Working together: Factors affecting the relationship between leadership and job satisfaction in Iranian HR departments

Nazarian, Alireza; Atkinson, Peter; Foroudi, Pantea; Soares, Anabela

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Alireza Nazarian

Peter Atkinson

Pantea Foroudi



Abstract

Implementation of human resource management (HRM) practices in Iran has been patchy and unenthusiastic despite them having been found to be beneficial in Western countries. To investigate this problem, survey data were gathered from 63 private sector organizations in Iran, producing 325 usable responses, and were analysed using structural equation modelling. Our findings unexpectedly show that transactional leadership had a similar impact on balanced organizational culture to transformational leadership. Also, no relationship was found between balanced organizational culture and team working, or between team working and job satisfaction, which contradicts previous research. We argue that, in HR departments in Iran, culturally generated attitudes towards aspects of HRM itself may produce low job satisfaction, and thus may compromise the implementation of HRM practices. We also argue that, since the cultural conditions that create these anomalies are common to other Middle Eastern and Southern Asian countries, our results can be generalized to these regions. Based on these findings, recommendations are made for practitioners.

Citation

Nazarian, A., Atkinson, P., Foroudi, P., & Soares, A. (2021). Working together: Factors affecting the relationship between leadership and job satisfaction in Iranian HR departments. Journal of General Management, 46(3), 229-245. https://doi.org/10.1177/0306307020968535

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 25, 2020
Online Publication Date Apr 7, 2021
Publication Date Apr 1, 2021
Deposit Date Sep 28, 2020
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Journal of General Management
Print ISSN 0306-3070
Publisher SAGE Publications
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 46
Issue 3
Pages 229-245
DOI https://doi.org/10.1177/0306307020968535
Keywords leadership style; organizational culture; job satisfaction; team working; professional and personal development
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6727336

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