Assessing the Effect of Spiritual Intelligence on Human Capital with the Moderating Role of Personnel-Organization Fit (Case study: Defense of Khatam al-Anbia)

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Ph.d student in Business management, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran.

10.22080/shrm.2021.3301

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In any organization, human resources are considered as one of the most important ingredients of the organization. This factor has greater impact in some kind of organizations. The present study investigates the effect of spiritual intelligence on human capital of Khatam al-Anbia defense base with the moderating role of the fit between personnel and organization. The research methodology was quantitative; After designing the questionnaire, in-depth interviews were conducted with 6 experts of the relevant headquarters in this field. Finally, after completing the questionnaire, it was prepared for distribution among the community. The statistical population of the study was the staff of the headquarters, which according to the overall population (600), sample size was 234. This numver has calculated based on the sampling formula and according to the available sampling method. Spss sotware was used to analyze the data in the first part and pls was used in the structural equations section. The results showed that the effect of spiritual intelligence on human capital was positive and significant and among the dimensions of spiritual intelligence, the index of production of personal meanings had the greatest effect; The effect of the index of expansion of conscious state at the level of 5% error was not confirmed. The role of the moderator of the personnel-organization fit on the human capital of the defense base was also confirmed.

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Journal of Sustainable Human Resource Management
Volume 3, Issue 4
May 2021
Pages 88-61

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