Developments in human resource management in Iran

The influence of Religion and Culture on HR practices: A Comparative study of Saudi Arabia and Iran

“…In Iran, there is a lack of providing constructive feedback and performance appraisal is only used to evaluate employees' activities (Namazie & Frame, 2007). Studies suggest that at times performance appraisal does not bring any satisfaction to employees; they get more insecure due to the subjective assessment of performance by managers.…”

“…Private companies provide higher salary but they are more restrictive in paying rewards due to their low budget constraints (Namazie & Frame, 2007). Individuals working in private sector are of the view that they are living in a flexible environment and they have potential for career progress as compared to the public sector.…”

“…In contrast, local employees working in MNCs are more satisfied with the way performance appraisals are conducted (Namazie & Frame, 2007). To understand the mechanism and idea of the performance appraisal, local staff is provided training in the first instance.…”

“…Studies suggest that at times performance appraisal does not bring any satisfaction to employees; they get more insecure due to the subjective assessment of performance by managers. Moreover, performance and pay are ambiguously related due to which many employees gets the feelings of unfair treatment, and consider as their actions have no importance when it comes to relations (Namazie & Frame, 2007).…”

“…Upon successful training, it can be used to motivate local employees in order to achieve their career progression and development. For these reasons, most Iranians prefer to work in multinational corporations (Namazie & Frame, 2007).…”