Structural equation modeling of the relationship between job descriptions and employee competencies in drug distribution companies

The aim of this study was to model the structural equations of the relationship between job descriptions and employee competencies. The existing research is descriptive research in terms of practical and developmental purpose and correlational descriptive research in terms of method. The statistical population of the study includes all the work of employees of pharmaceutical companies in Tehran from ۱۳۹۹ to ۱۸۷۰ people, of which ۸۰۰ people were selected as a sample by simple random sampling method. Four researcher-made questionnaires were used to collect data, which included an ۸۰-item questionnaire describing job descriptions with a validity of ۰.۸۴ and reliability of ۰.۹۶۷, a ۹۸-item questionnaire on employee competencies with a validity of ۰.۸۶ and reliability of ۰.۹۵۳. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data using SPSS and AMOS۲۲ software. The results showed that the proposed model has an acceptable fit to explain the relationship between job descriptions and employee competencies. So that there is a positive and significant relationship between job descriptions of physical abilities (including physical health, and physical ability); intellectual abilities (including intelligence, memory, creativity, innovation, and flexibility); social skills (including social interactions, verbal skills, nonverbal skills, emotion management, social responsibility, emotional intelligence) and mental ability (including mental health, adjustment and vitality) and competencies of pharmaceutical companies employees.

Keywords:

job description , competency , employees , pharmaceutical companies