Identifying the Challenges of Human Resource Management in Non-profit Organizations

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD Candidate of Business Management (Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management), Department of Management, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

2 Associate Prof., Department of Management, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.

Abstract

Objective
Human resources play an important role in achieving the goals of any organization. Meanwhile, non-profit organizations benefit from employees with different characteristics and goals because of their different nature from other organizations. Therefore, studying human resource management systems in such organizations is vital. This study seeks to identify the challenges of human resource management in non-profit organizations.
Methods
The current applied research took a qualitative approach. To collect the required data, researchers conducted interviews with a community of experts and managers of non-profit institutions. The sampling method was theoretical sampling, which was conducted up to 15 interviews at the theoretical saturation level. To analyze the collected data, the theme analysis method was used. The validity and reliability of the tools and the results of the research were examined by peer review and retest reliability.
Results
The results of the data analysis identified four categories of challenges related to human resource management in non-profit organizations. The challenges included specialized challenges, challenges related to human resources, financial and economic challenges, and legal challenges.
Conclusion
The special conditions and the different nature of non-profit organizations compared to other organizations have made it increasingly important to identify and examine the challenges faced by them for improving their performance. By determining the gap in the categorizing of these challenges in Iran's non-profit organizations, this research tried to explain them and offers suggestions related to management and dealing with such challenges.

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Journal of Public Administration
Volume 14, Issue 4
2022
Pages 580-601

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