International Journal of Research in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 1

The study of relationship between meritocracy in appointment of personnel and motivation for their career promotion and achievement

  • Author:
  • Mohammad Reza Daraeia, Sayed Ali Akbar Ahmadia, Samaneh Farajib,
  • Total Page Count: 14
  • Page Number: 73 to 86

aDepartment of Management, Payame Noor University, Iran

bM.A Student in Public Management, Department of Management, Payame Noor University, Iran

*Corresponding author

Online published on 4 April, 2015.

Abstract

The present research has been conducted in order to examine the relationship among meritocracy in appointment of personnel with their career promotion and achievement. The methodology of this study was of descriptive- surveying type. The statistical population includes all personnel (directors and employees) from Saderat Bank of Iran (BSI) in western headquarter of Tehran province with totally 1123 participants. The sample size of the current investigation comprises of 290 respondents, who were evaluated by means of Perceived Competence Questionnaire (Garcia, 2001) and Work Motivation Questionnaire (Elenasik, 2012). The research questions were examined by SPS software via correlation test. The research findings indicated that there was significant relationship among meritocracy in appointment of personnel and their career motivation and promotion. Similarly, there is significant relationship among meritocracy in appoint of personnel with variables of career promotion, need to recognition, self-awareness, career resilience, and career awareness in personnel.

Keywords

Meritocracy, Career Promotion and Motivation, Personnel, Saderat Bank of Iran (BSI)