THE EFFECT OF STRATEGIC ORGANIZATIONAL CHALLENGES ON MANAGING HUMAN RESOURCES THE JORDAN SME LOGISTIC COMPANIES

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MUNEERA AHMAD FALAHA, MOHD SAIFUL IZWAAN SAADON, MOHAMAD ROSNI OTHMAN

Abstract

Organizational development is a normal occurrence in administrative organizations because it is crucial to improving the functioning and efficiency of job performance, the human and organizational side is considered one of the most important elements of a successful renaissance in the life of administration in general and human resources management. This paper aims to investigate the effect of strategic organizational challenges on managing human resources the Jordan SME logistic companies. The survey was conducted focusing in the SME logistics sector, the data were collected from 114 responders which were selected from SME located in Amman, Jordan. Multi regression analyses were used to analyze the collected data, the findings showed a substantial impact of strategic organizational challenges on human resources planning in SME Companies.

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Corporate / Business Law
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MUNEERA AHMAD FALAHA, MOHD SAIFUL IZWAAN SAADON, MOHAMAD ROSNI OTHMAN

Muneera Ahmad Falaha1, Mohd Saiful Izwaan Saadon2 and Mohamad Rosni Othman3

1,2,3Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia

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