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A B S T R A C T
Background and Aim: Pathology and recognition of problems are among the first activities carried out in organizational health. In fact, pathology gives credit to the general health of employees in a legal way and is an inseparable part of methodology. Therefore, the current research aimed to identify the harms of employing non-native employees in the border guard command of Kurdistan province.
Methodology: In terms of purpose, the current research was applied, and in terms of the nature of the data and the method of implementation, it was a qualitative research of thematic analysis type. The data collection tool was a semi-structured interview.
Results: The participants in this research were 19 experts in the border field under the condition of theoretical saturation and sampling. In order to ensure the internal and external validity of the research results, the four criteria recommended by Guba and Lincoln were evaluated and confirmed. The findings of the research indicate 92 basic concepts 13 organizing concepts, and 4 comprehensive concepts, including the harms caused by the disproportion of previous trainings, not being familiar with the culture and people of the region, the limitations of the facilities and access of the border areas and the harms caused by individual and organizational limitations.
Conclusion: The results of this research showed that every organization must be sensitive to the pathology of employing them in the assigned responsibilities, in addition to handling the matters of recruitment and maintenance of human resources, as the most valuable wealth and property to protect the physical and mental health, motivation and commitment of the employees under his group as an inherent duty.
Extended Abstract
Introduction
A secure border is an element of the country's power, an effective lever in politics, an important variable in foreign policy, and ultimately a factor in improving the country's position in the international system. The Islamic Republic of Iran has a special and sensitive situation in the region and the world with more than 6000 kilometers of land borders and neighbors with 15 countries, as well as 2700 kilometers of water borders in the Caspian Sea, the Oman Sea and the Persian Gulf. Based on this, Iran is facing threats and challenges on the border from all geographical directions, which can be overcome only with proper management and special sensitivity in the matter of border guarding.
In this regard, paying attention to the border is not independent of paying attention to the border guards as executive officers of the country's borders, and these two complement each other. In line with organizational issues, pathology is also one of the cases that has attracted the opinion of many researchers. It should be mentioned that pathology and recognition of problems are among the first activities performed in organizational health. In fact, pathology gives credit to the general health of employees in a legal way and is an inseparable part of methodology. Pathology studies can have a therapeutic aspect (related to finding problems and their solutions) or developmental aspects (related to what should be done to help the success and authority of the organization). The field of pathology includes the careful consideration of all systems in the investigation of individual problems.
Based on this, the injuries of the Border Guard Command employees are considered one of the important obstacles to the development of the Border Guard. These injuries are multiple and multi-causal phenomena that negatively affect the border guard at different levels and dimensions and, over time, negatively affect the system's efficiency. This issue is especially effective in human resources because human resources are considered the organization’s soul and heart.
The experience of more than 20 years of service in Kurdistan and the employment of non-native employees in the border guard of this province shows that paying attention to the way of employing non-native employees who are assigned to operational areas for a certain and limited period is determined when we know the weakness in the performance of border guards can lead to a decrease in security at the border and affect the relations between the two neighboring countries, and the possibility of insecurity at these borders will also cause life, financial and security costs. Therefore, in the present research, we are trying to answer the question:
- What are the harms of employing non-native employees in the border guard command of Kurdistan province?
Methodology
The study method in this research is qualitative, and in terms of purpose, it is applied. In terms of analysis, it is a thematic analysis. The participants, commanders and managers of the Kurdistan Province Border Guard Command, which was conducted through targeted sampling, conducted the present research concerning the pathology of employing non-native employees using the standard semi-structured interview tool. An interview was conducted with 19 people (reaching theoretical saturation) who had at least 10 years of service at the border and were the commanders and managers of the border area. After carefully collecting and recording the data, it was reviewed and separated. Ninety-two conceptual codes (open codes) were extracted from the total interviews conducted. Also, to ensure the internal and external validity of the research results, the four criteria recommended by Guba and Lincoln were evaluated. In order to make the results believable, the findings with explanations related to each of the classes and components were provided to two expert members who were proficient in the areas of skill training in FARAJA Border Guard and were confirmed in their opinion. To check the verifiability and reliability of the results, two qualitative analysts analyzed the data partially, and the results were closer than 90%. In order to ensure the transferability of the findings, we consulted with an expert outside the research area and reached an agreement.
Results and discussion
The present study was conducted to identify the harms of employing non-native employees in the border guard command of Kurdistan province. The research data was collected by semi-structured interviews, and the results showed that 529 open concepts were counted. Finally, after coding the number of 92 basic concepts, 13 organizing codes and 4 comprehensive codes were identified as perceived harms from the employment of non-native employees in the border guard command of Kurdistan province.
Based on this, the damage caused by the disproportionality of the previous trainings (including little familiarity with specialized trainings related to the border guard, employment of non-native officers of non-border guard ranks in command and management jobs, little familiarity with modern trainings in the Kurdistan border guard, not having enough skills in execution of border missions); the code of damages caused by not being familiar with the culture and people of the region (including lack of familiarity with the responsibilities and dangers of the border units in Kurdistan in dealing with political groups, lack of familiarity with the language and culture of the people in the place of service, lack of experience in dealing with the natives and especially how to deal with them with Kolbar (cross-border labor) and the Smugglers); the code for damages caused by limited facilities and accessibility of border areas (including little familiarity with the geographical conditions of the area, problems caused by living in border areas due to lack of facilities, concern about the family situation as well as the education and future of children, disproportionate rights and benefits compared to difficult conditions of border service); and the code of injuries caused by personal and organizational limitations (including psychological and personality factors and occupational and organizational factors).
Conclusion
The formation of four codes organizing the harms caused by the disproportion of previous training, the harms caused by not being familiar with the culture and people of the region, the harms caused by the limited facilities and access of the border areas, and finally, the harms caused by individual and organizational limitations indicating the extent of the possible harms. The front of the employees of the border guard command in Kurdistan province, and especially the non-native employees of this command, is to think of solutions in order to prevent security failures and protect human resources as the main assets of the country's law enforcement command and implemented in the form of instructions and directives. Skilled and efficient human resources are the most precious wealth and asset of any country, and every organization must be sensitive to the pathology of their employees in assigned responsibilities in addition to handling matters of recruitment and maintenance of human resources to protect the physical and mental health, motivation and commitment of the employees under the group as an inherent duty. Based on this, in recent years, the FARAJA Border Guard Command has been rebuilding the structures and methods in establishing the security of the border areas and protecting the whole of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Funding
There is no funding support.
Authors’ Contribution
All of the authors approved the content of the manuscript and agreed on all aspects of the work.
Conflict of Interest
The authors declared no conflict of interest
Acknowledgments
The authors consider it necessary to express their gratitude to all those who have cooperated in compiling and writing this research work. |