A framework for the selection of organisational empowerment project portfolio based on the human resource practices

Abstract

This study provided a framework to select organisational empowerment (OE) project portfolio based on human resource practices utilising a mixed methods approach. Participants consisted of senior managers, middle managers and HR experts of Hormozgan Electric Distribution Company (HEDC) in Iran. In qualitative phase, a grounded theory study was conducted to design an organisational empowerment model. A total of 25 senior managers, middle managers, and HR experts of surveyed company were selected through purposive sampling and snowball method. Data were collected using semi-structured interviews and were analysed through the constant comparative method. Improvement projects were extracted based on the designed model. Goal programming (GP) and fuzzy hierarchical analysis process (FAHP) were used in quantitative phase. The proposed framework was presented to help managers and planners of organisation for strategic decision-making and the improvement of organisational empowerment considering effective factors in either the success or failure of a project.