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The Effect of Socially Responsible Human Resource Management on Job Performance with Emphasis on Servant Leadership

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Associate Professor, Department of Business Administration, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran

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The main objective of the present study is to investigate the effect of perceived socially responsible human resource management on employee job performance, with an emphasis on the mediating role of servant leadership. The statistical population of the present study was the employees and managers of the Bushehr Province Gas Company, with about 400 people. The statistical sample of the research was estimated to be 196 people using Cochran's formula, and 204 people were selected for more generalization of the research findings. The data collection tool was a questionnaire. The validity of the research tool was measured by the content and structure method. The reliability of the research tool was also measured using Cronbach's alpha method, which was calculated as 95%. The findings of the study indicate that perceived socially responsible human resource management has a positive and significant effect on job performance and servant leadership. Servant leadership has a positive and significant effect on job performance. Also, the positive and significant mediating role of servant leadership in the relationship between perceived socially responsible human resource management and job performance was confirmed.

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Management Studies in Development and Evolution
Volume 34, Issue 116
July 2025
Pages 163-200
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  • Revise Date: 11 May 2025
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