The Role of Talent Recruitment in promoting Proactive Work Behavior

An Exploratory Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Faculty Members in Some Private Universities and Colleges in the Holy Karbala Governorate

Authors

  • Tabarak Ghaib Nasser Al-Masudi Economics and Administration College - Karbala University
  • Abdel Fattah JassemZaalan Economics and Administration College - Karbala University

Keywords:

Talent recruitment, Proactive work behavior, Private universities in the Holy Karbala Governorate.

Abstract

     The main objective of this research is to test the effect of talent recruitment in promoting proactive work behavior, by surveying the opinions of a number of teaching staff in private universities - the holy governorate of Karbala. Distributed the questionnaire to (200) teachers. After sorting and checking the questionnaires, the number of valid questionnaires for statistical analysis reached (102 questionnaires. Statistical analysis of the data collected from the respondents was carried out using (SPSS v.25) and (AMOS) programs. The research reached some conclusions, the most important of which was that through the results of the statistical analysis of the research data; it was found that there is a positive and significant effect of talent recruitment in promoting proactive work behavior in the universities of the research sample. Some proposals, the most important of which is that if the private universities in the holy governorate of Karbala under discussion want to promote the proactive work behavior of their teaching staff, they should adopt the concept of talent recruitment.

Author Biographies

Tabarak Ghaib Nasser Al-Masudi , Economics and Administration College - Karbala University

باحث 

قسم ادارة الاعمال

Abdel Fattah JassemZaalan , Economics and Administration College - Karbala University

     The main objective of this research is to test the effect of talent recruitment in promoting proactive work behavior, by surveying the opinions of a number of teaching staff in private universities - the holy governorate of Karbala. Distributed the questionnaire to (200) teachers. After sorting and checking the questionnaires, the number of valid questionnaires for statistical analysis reached (102 questionnaires. Statistical analysis of the data collected from the respondents was carried out using (SPSS v.25) and (AMOS) programs. The research reached some conclusions, the most important of which was that through the results of the statistical analysis of the research data; it was found that there is a positive and significant effect of talent recruitment in promoting proactive work behavior in the universities of the research sample. Some proposals, the most important of which is that if the private universities in the holy governorate of Karbala under discussion want to promote the proactive work behavior of their teaching staff, they should adopt the concept of talent recruitment.

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Published

2024-06-06

How to Cite

تبارك غائب ناصر المسعودي, & عبد الفتاح جاسم زعلان. (2024). The Role of Talent Recruitment in promoting Proactive Work Behavior : An Exploratory Study of the Opinions of a Sample of Faculty Members in Some Private Universities and Colleges in the Holy Karbala Governorate. Iraqi Journal for Administrative Sciences, 19(77), 140–155. Retrieved from https://mail.journals.uokerbala.edu.iq/index.php/ijas/article/view/1795