The Modified Role of Democratic Leadership in the Effect Relationship between HRM and Talent Retention An Exploratory Study to Opinions of Academic Staff Sample at Duhok Polytechnic University

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James Y. Odeesh
Revink M. Salim Hajji

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University outstand requires possessing and retain talent for long time, which is one of the difficult affairs they face, thus, the current research explores using democratic leadership to enhance the impact of HRM on talent retention. To reach this, a number of sources were relied to formulating theoretical framework, and based on them, a virtual model was built from which two hypotheses emerged, which were tested according methods in the (SPSS V.25) program. In order to obtain the necessary data to practical framework, a questionnaire was adopted, using social communication platform to distribute (140) (Google Form) randomly to academic staff at Polytechnic University (DPU), and (118) questionnaires were returned and valid for analysis. The outcome of research was a number of conclusions, the most important is the DPU capabilities improving, higher education organizations in particular and other organizations generally in retaining talent is by formulating an appropriate strategy and paying attention to HRM, in addition using of democratic leadership, which enhances the impact of HRM to retain its talents. Consequently, a set of recommendations were presented, the important one, represented that increasing (DPU) retaining talent capabilities requires increased attention to (HRM), because it considered the most important administration that takes care of its most valuable resources and increases its ability to retain talent, and to rely on democratic leadership style that secures inquiry and take opinion, and participating academic staff in all matters related to the university’s work.

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يوحنا عوديش ج. and سليم حجي ر. م. (2024) “The Modified Role of Democratic Leadership in the Effect Relationship between HRM and Talent Retention: An Exploratory Study to Opinions of Academic Staff Sample at Duhok Polytechnic University”, Koya University Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 5(2), pp. 194-202. doi: 10.14500/kujhss.v5n2y2022.pp194-202.
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James Y. Odeesh, Department of Business Administration Techniques, Technical College of Administration, Duhok Polytechnic University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Dr. (James Yohana Odeesh) is a full-time assistant professor in the Department of Business Administration Techniques- Technical College of Administration, who joined Duhok Polytechnic University in 2009. In 2003 has Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, a Master’s degree in 2008 Management Information Systems and Financial Management, and in 2019 has Ph.D. in Human Resource Management and Organization Theory. Dr. James has 10 Research published in local and international journals. He is research evaluator in the Journal of Humanities of Zakho University since 2019.

Revink M. Salim Hajji, Department of Accounting, Administrative Technical Institute, Duhok Technical University, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

Revink Muhammad Salim Hajji, is a full-time assistant lecture in the Accounting Department - Administrative Technical Institute - Duhok Polytechnic University, joined the University of Duhok in 2005. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in 2008 in Business Administration and his Master’s degree in 2016 in Commercial and Banking Sciences at the University of Duhok Zakho

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