Document Type : Research Article (Quantitative)

Authors

• Golchereh Lohrasbi Nichkohi ¹
• Mitra Sadoughi ²
• Hossein Ali Taghipour ³
• Esmaeil Kazempour ⁴

¹ PhD student in educational management, department of educational sciences, Tonekabon branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran

² Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran

³ Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Chalous Branch, Islamic Azad University, Chalous, Iran

⁴ Associate Professor, Department of Educational Sciences, Tonekabon Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tonekabon, Iran

Abstract

Purpose: Behavioral innovation in the organization can play an important role in creating and promoting competitive advantage for the organization. Therefore, the aim of this study was applying human resource strategies in the designing the behavioral innovation model in the exceptional children organization.
Methodology: This study in terms of purpose was applied and in terms of implementation method was mixed (qualitative-quantitative). The research population in the qualitative part was the general manager of exceptional children organization of Tehran, the heads of the exceptional children organization of Mazandaran and Gillan provinces, and the staff managers of the exceptional children organization of Tehran, which according to the principle of theoretical saturation, 14 people were selected as a sample by using the purposive sampling method. The research population in the quantitative part was experts of exceptional children organization of Tehran city and principals of schools of exceptional children of Mazandaran and Gillan provinces, which according to Cochran's formula, 340 people were selected as a sample by using a simple random sampling method. The research tool in the qualitative part was a semi-structured interview and in the quantitative part was a researcher-made questionnaire, which whose psychometric indicators were confirmed. Data analysis was done in the qualitative part with thematic analysis method in MAXQDA-12 software and in the quantitative part with exploratory factor analysis and structural equation modeling in SPSS-22 and Smart PLS-3 software.
Findings: The findings of the qualitative part showed that for the model of behavioral innovation and human resource strategies in the exceptional children organization were identified 54 components in 14 categories of behavioral honesty, positive thinking in behavior, empowerment, self-control culture, innovative self-efficacy, confidence building, collaborative management, participation, timely thinking, job satisfaction, organizational justice, culture of organizational communication, healthy atmosphere of competition and objective assessment of resources. Also, the findings of the quantitative part showed that the factor load and convergent validity of all categories were higher than 0.50 and Cronbach and combined reliability of all of them were higher than 0.70. In addition, the fit indicators the model of behavioral innovation and human resources strategies in the exceptional children organization indicated its appropriate fit and the effect of the model on all categories was significant (P<0.05).
Conclusion: The model of behavioral innovation and human resource strategies in the exceptional children organization had appropriate psychometric indicators, and specialists and planners of the exceptional children organization can use it to create and promote a competitive advantage.

Keywords

• Human Resource Strategies
• Behavioral Innovation
• Exceptional Children
• Collaborative Management
• Objective Assessment of Resources

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Main Subjects

• Psychology