Modern Studies in Management and Organization

Modern Studies in Management and Organization

Identifying Factors Affecting the Invisibility of Employees at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences with the Mediating Role of Political Behavior

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
1 MSc. Student, Department of Management, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran
2 Assistant Prof., Department of Management, Zahedan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Zahedan, Iran.
Abstract
The invisibility of employees is one of the issues facing human resources in organizations. The medical sciences organization determines the statements related to the rights and benefits of employees, and this issue affects the political or policy behavior of the organization. Considering the role of human resources in the organization and the importance of examining its behavior, the present study has identified the factors affecting the invisibility of employees at Zahedan University of Medical Sciences with the role of mediating political behavior. The research method is descriptive-analytical with a survey approach. The statistical population of this study consists of Zahedan medical sciences employees, whose number is reported to be 3230 people. The sample size is determined to be 380 people. Morgan's argument was used to determine the statistical sample. The sampling method is simple random. The data collection tool in the present study is a researcher-made questionnaire. The questionnaire was approved by experts and for the reliability of the questionnaire, 30 copies of it were administered among the statistical population, and the resulting alpha for the employee invisibility questionnaire was 0.969 and the political behavior questionnaire was 0.87. The results of the research showed that the factors affecting employee invisibility, in order of priority, are: lack of attention to meritocracy, inaccessibility to criticism and refusal to accept consultation, lack of commitment and unmotivation, lack of gratitude, neglect of work and evasion, monitoring and evaluation, virtual resignation, and hypocrisy.
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Volume 2, Issue 1 - Serial Number 5
Spring 2025
Pages 109-128

  • Receive Date 04 March 2025
  • Revise Date 10 March 2025
  • Accept Date 17 June 2025
  • Publish Date 17 June 2025