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Classifying the Effective Factors on Productivity of Human Resources by Using AHP and TOPSIS Methods
Ameneh Malmir1, Karam Khalili2, Qader Vazifeh Damirchi31
1 Management Departments of Science and Research, Isfahan Branch, Isfahan, Iran
2Management Departments of Science and Research, Isfahan Branch, Isfahan, Iran
3Management Departments of Science and Research, Isfahan Branch, Isfahan, Iran
ABSTRACT
Labor productivity is the amount of goods and services that a worker produces in a given amount of
time. It is one of several types of productivity that economists measure. Workforce productivity can be
measured for a firm, a process, an industry, or a country. One of the most problems of the managers
is paying attention to work labor as a best and shortest way to quality and quantity development. For
this action some factors should be known that lead to increasing workers productivity and ability .This
research was done is two steps: first recognizing the affective factors on increasing employers, by use
of the EXPERT CHOISE11, TOPSIS2005 soft ware and according to AHP, TOPSIS model this
factors be ranked. Finally the similarity and differences between these two types of sorting be
determined.
Key words: Ranking, Productivity, AHP, TOPSIS
INTRODUCTION
Productivity is a measure of the efficiency of production. Productivity is a ratio of what is produced to
what is required to produce it. Usually this ratio is in the form of an average, expressing the total
output divided by the total input. Productivity is a measure of output from a production process, per
unit of input [1]. At the national level, productivity growth raises living standards because more real
income improves people's ability to purchase goods and services, enjoy leisure, improve housing and
education and contribute to social and environmental programs. Productivity growth is important to
the firm because it means that the firm can meet its (perhaps growing) obligations to workers,
shareholders, and governments (taxes and regulation), and still remain competitive or even improve
its competitiveness in the market place [2].
In relation to the definition of productivity, several definitions were discussed; defining only two of
them will satisfy our purpose. In 1950 "organization for European economic cooperation or OEEC"
has offered a complete definition of productivity that productivity is the quotient of one of the
production factors, if the efficiency relationship with the capital, investment or with the raw material or
etc. will be studied, therefore, we can mention the capital productivity, investment productivity, and
raw material productivity [3]. And also international labor organization ILO has defined the productivity
such as "the productivity is proportion of the profits to one on of the production factors (land, capital,
labour force, and management). In this definition "management" is notably considered as one of the
production factors. Proportion of production to each of these factors is reckoned as a scale for
evaluation of productivity [4].
Labor productivity is the amount of goods and services that a worker produces in a given amount of
time. It is one of several types of productivity that economists measure. Workforce productivity can be
measured for a firm, a process, an industry, or a country. It was originally (and often still is)
called labor productivity because it was originally studied only with respect to the work of laborers as
opposed to managers or professionals.
The OECD defines it as "the ratio of a volume measure of output to a volume measure of input" [5].
Volume measures of output are normally gross domestic product (GDP) or gross value added (GVA),
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expressed at constant prices i.e. adjusted for inflation. The three most commonly used measures of
input are:
1. hours worked;
2. workforce jobs; and
3. Number of people in employment.
Measured labor productivity will vary as a function of both other input factors and the efficiency with
which the factors of production are used (total factor productivity). So two firms or countries may have
equal total factor productivity (productive technologies) but because one has more capital to use,
labor productivity will be higher.
Output per worker corresponds to the "average product of labor" and can be contrasted with the
marginal product of labor, which refers to the increase in output those results from a corresponding
(marginal) increase in labor input [6].
Labor Productivity refers to the quantity of output produced by a given quantity of labor input. Let's
first consider the microeconomics of Labor Productivity [7]. Suppose that two workers are given the
same tools and equipment to perform a task, such as splitting wood. The worker who splits more
wood in a given hour is said to be more productive at that task. Since the goods and services
produced by labor have value, more productive workers add more value than less productive workers.
The implication is that highly productive workers in a market economy command higher wages and
salaries than their less productive fellow workers. In fact, under competitive conditions microeconomic
theory predicts equilibrium wages will equal the added revenue generated by a marginal unit of labor
(marginal revenue product). From a macroeconomic point of view, productivity gains are the key to
improvements in material standard of living. If Labor Productivity remained unchanged, then rising
wages would increase the cost of producing a given quantity of output. If this occurred across the
economy, then prices would rise, even under competitive conditions, undermining any real gain in
worker purchasing power. On the other hand, if Labor Productivity is rising, then nominal wage growth
is expected to outpace inflation, implying rising real wages and purchasing power. Two key factors
that can affect productivity are advances in technology and improvements in education and training.
Differences in Labor Productivity are a key determinant of wage differences between industrialized
and developing countries. In order for an economy to make further gains in material standard of living,
workers must continue to invest in education and training, and firms must continue to invest in new
technology [8].
2 METHODOLOGY
In this research the question is determining the precedence of the effective factors on productivity of
AZAD universities' personnel of HAMEDAN province by utilizing AHP method and classifying by
utilizing TOPSIS method. In which by considering this precedence, the management can make better
decision about increasing of productivity in Azad universities of HAMEDAN province. If the human is
motivated or powerful or productive, he can use the rest of resources in an effective and desirable
manner and can achieve any kind of productivity, and eventually he can make the organization
productive.Otherwise, recession and regression would be the result of passive and demotivated
human force. But how human force can be productive or their productivity will be increased is a
question that it's answer in different institutions and organizations in regard to their purpose and their
personnel needs will be different.However, these needs and factors might be similar, but certainly
their severity and precedence effect on personnel productivity will not be the same. For example in
productive organization maybe consideration of proficiency, wage and salary are more important than
other factorswhereas in education institution maybe motivation and partnership of personnel in
making decision is precedence to others. The main purpose of this study is to answer to this question
that: what are the effective factors on personnel productivity of AZAD ISLAMIC universities on
HAMEDAN province? And how much is the effect of each of them? (What is the scale of effect for
each one?)
This study is conducted on Azad Islamic university's personnel and its results can pave the way to the
manager in increasingthe productivity of their personnel and decreasing waste of resources and not to
achieve the organization goals in this university. What is certainly has a great part in subjective
challenge of this university managers and other AZAD ISLAMIC universities is adequate attention to
the labour force as the best and shortest way of qualitative and quantitative development and growth
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of the university and it is the goal of Islamic republic of Iran.Naturally mangers have a tendency to
utilize all the management tools to have productive and dynamic personnel's. And to accomplish this
they need to recognize the factors that increase the productivity of the personnel's. And this kind of
studies will help the managers a lot. Increase of productivity will reduce the costs, time, and cause a
quantitative and qualitative increase, efficiency increase and more motivation in in the personnel. One
of the most important gaps that exist about the productivity is that the effective factors on productivity
in each organization are different.And the effective factors on productivity in different organizations
must be classified. Result of Previous studies verifies this issue. Many researches about the effective
factors on universities personnel had been conducted in these researches effective factors on
personnel productivity were mentioned but they didn't mention the scale of each of these factors. In
this research byutilizing AHP and TOPSIS methods we can cover thisweak point and mention the
effective factors on personnel productivity and make Precedency for each of them.
Table 1: the effective factors on productivity of human resources
the environment factors
kind of job
job skills
job recognition
symmetry of the worker and the job
new and advanced equipment
job satisfaction
job satisfaction
wages and salaries
making desirable condition for
creativity exhibition
workday reduction
possibility of communication with social relationship
others
manager informal relation with the
personnel
conducting inquiry cession surveying
the personnel problems
appointing COMPETENT managers
exhibition of precise information partnership
feedback
partnership in decision
experience related to the job the individual factors
level of education
age average
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3 ANALYSIS
Since the growth of productivity on scale of organization has an important effect on costs reductions,
desirable services … it has great importance. Knowledge of the level of productivity in organization
can be background for the planning.
Table 2: Classifying the effective factors on productivity of human resources province
The effective factors on productivity of
percent human resources
6.8 exhibition of precise information
6.7 job skills
5.7 wages and salaries
5.6 learning as a part of service
5.6 experience related to the job
5.3 new and advanced equipment
5.2 level of income
5.1 age average
5.1 feedback
5.1 level of education
4.8 job recognition
conducting inquiry cession surveying the
4.7 personnel problems
4.7 appointing COMPETENT managers
4.5 symmetry of the worker and the job
4.4 partnership in decision
4.4 job satisfaction
manager informal relation with the
4.1 personnel
3.7 workday reduction
learning as a part of service
level of income
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2.8 making desirable condition for creativity
Based on the obtained results, 5 factors which are in great importance than other factors are listed
here:
1- Exhibition of precise information about the organization functioning 2- job skills 3- wages and
salaries 4- level of education 5- experience in this duty and factor of making desirable condition for
creativity exhibition has gained the lessproportion.
By utilizing TOPSIS 2005 software we classified the effective factor on productivity.
By considering the obtained results, we can deduce that making precedence for the individual
effective factors such as: 1- experience related to the job 2- level of educating 3- learning as a part of
service 4- level of income and 5- age average.
By considering the obtained results, we can deduce that making precedence for the environment
(kind of job) effective factors such as: 1- new and advanced equipment 2- skills 3- job recognition 4-
symmetry of the worker and the job.
By considering the obtained results, we can deduce that making precedence for the environment
(partnership) effective factors such as: 1- exhibition of precise information 2- feedback 3- partnership
in decision
By considering the obtained results, we can deduce that making precedence for the environment
(social relationship) effective factors such as: 1- possibility of communication with others 2- appointing
COMPETENT managers3- conducting inquiry cession surveying the personnel problems. And 4-
manager informalrelation with the personnel
By considering the obtained results, we can deduce that making precedence for the environment (job
satisfaction) effective factors such as: 1- motivation 2- wage and salary 3- making desirable condition
for creativity exhibition and 4- workday reduction
4 CONCLUSION AND RESULTS
What is certainly has a great part in subjective challenge of AZAD university managers and other
AZAD ISLAMIC universities is adequate attention to the labour force as the best and shortest way of
qualitative and quantitative development and growth of the university. Naturally mangers have a
tendency to utilize all the management tools to have productive and dynamic personnel's. And to
accomplish this they need to recognize the factors that increase the productivity of the personnel's.
And this kind of studies will help the managers a lot. By considering the determined purposes in this
research and conducting them in two processes, the obtained results will be offered briefly in two
parts part one: recognizing the effective factors on personnel productivity, as it mentioned in methods
and procedures questionnaires number 1 with 20 factors is introduced, this questionnaires is given to
individual samples, considering that the given average scores from the participants to these questions
was more than 7, all the factors were utilized for conducting in the second level ( factors classifying).
Second part: classifying the effective factors on the personnel productivity. Second questionnaires are
designed for couple evaluation that is formed like 5 matrixes. This questionnaire also was distributed
between the reports and individual samples experts that include individuals with PhD (9 persons),
higher education (24 persons) and bachelors with more than 10 years of job background (17
persons) and in total it was distributed between 50 people, then by utilizing EXPERT CHOICE 11
software we classified the effective factors on productivity by using AHP model and also by utilizing
TOPSIS 2005 software we classified the effective factors on productivity.And finally we determine the
similar and different point in both of the classification.
By considering the finding of this research and based on the obtained results 5 factors which have
greater effect than other factors are listed here: 1- exhibition of precise information about the
organization performance 2- job skills 3- wages and salaries 4- level of education 5- background and
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experience in this job and factor of making desirable condition for creativity exhibition has gained the
less proportion.
In other words whatever these factors are considered and supported by the managers of AZAD
ISLAMIC universities, the productivity of personnel human resource will be increased, and vice versa
the less these factors are considered of course the less this personnel will be motivated and effective.
Finally it is important that the central organization of AZAD ISLAMIC universities and in lower level the
managers of universities, amend the organizational structure of universities more to the flexibility and
to make current managers capable and to educate future managers must do the necessary actions
and planning. To managing university, these managers need to choose a desirable method that is
proportionate to the university statuses. And by utilizing management informative systems, they must
have necessary planning and adequate and continuous surveillance on the affairs.
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