Qualitative Study of Factors Affecting the retention of knowledge workers in the university

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leila hosseinitabaghdehi ¹ (assistant professor of educational management, ramsar branch, Islamic Azad university, ramsar, iran)

Received: 2021-08-11 Accepted : 2021-08-11 Published : 2021-02-19

Keywords: Knowledge Workers, Maintenance, Human Resources, University,

Abstract :

Human resource maintenance is one of the measures and measures of human resource management.The aim of this study was to identify the factors affecting the retention of knowledge workers in IslamicAzad universities of Mazandaran province. This research was a qualitative study of inductive contentanalysis with an applied purpose. Its data were collected in 1398 Year using purposive sampling methodfrom snowball to saturation stage and semi-structured interviews with 28 academic experts andspecialists in the field of human resource management. Data analysis was using semantic unit analysisand Delphi technique. After analyzing the data, 22 codes (indicators) were identified in the form of 5concepts or factors including participation, reward system, job design, job significance andindependence of action for retaining knowledge staff in Islamic Azad universities of Mazandaranprovince. The results of this research can help managers in creating a suitable and attractive workenvironment in order to gain opportunities for growth and development and increase the participationof knowledge employees in value creation and creating a competitive advantage.