Providing an Optimal Human Resource Toughness Model with an Approach to Reducing Administrative Corruption (Case Study: Hormozgan Governorate)
Keywords:
Human resource Toughness, reduction, administrative corruption, optimal modelAbstract
The objective of this study was to design and explicate an optimal human resource Toughness model aimed at reducing administrative corruption in Hormozgan Governorate. This qualitative research was conducted using a grounded theory approach based on Strauss and Corbin’s systematic methodology. Participants included managers, experts, and senior personnel of Hormozgan Governorate and its affiliated units. Through purposive sampling and theoretical saturation, 20 key informants were selected. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and document analysis. Trustworthiness was ensured using Lincoln and Guba’s criteria, including credibility, transferability, dependability, and confirmability. A test–retest procedure was applied to assess reliability, yielding an average coding agreement of 78.1%. Data analysis was performed through open, axial, and selective coding, leading to the development of a paradigmatic model. The results indicate that human resource Toughness is shaped by causal conditions encompassing individual, organizational, structural, and environmental factors. Contextual conditions (geographical-regional, administrative, local human resource, and socio-cultural characteristics) and intervening conditions (temporal-political and cultural-structural factors) influence strategic implementation. The principal strategies identified were employee empowerment and preventive-supervisory management. Implementation of these strategies led to enhanced organizational transparency and accountability, improved human resource productivity and efficiency, and strengthened ethical culture and organizational trust. The proposed model demonstrates that systematically strengthening human resource Toughness can function as a localized and effective mechanism for reducing administrative corruption and promoting organizational integrity within Hormozgan Governorate.
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