The Functions of Human Resources’ Recruitment and Supply at Universities in Transition from the Fourth Generation based on the Meta-synthesis Method

Abstract

Present study aimed at presenting the elements and characteristics of human resources' supply and recruitment at fourth generation universities, through a mixed method and the meta-synthesis approach. The qualitative part included all related scientific works (212 retrieved works) which according to Sandelowski & Barroso (2007), the initial screening availed 52 works and in the second screening based on CASP 39 documents were finally entered into meta-synthesis coding. The Conceptual modeling and opinion polling stages included 12 experts and managers in the field of human resource management. Main categories' reliability was 0.64 based on Kappa formula. The relative content validity coefficients for the categories of recruitment based on value creation for internal capacities, value increase for external talents and cyberspace of absorption were 1, 1 and 0.66, respectively; all greater than the minimum value (0.79). The findings confirmed the study model with 3 sub-categories, 9 concepts and 76 codes. Finally, the recruitment function at fourth generation universities of the country, in accordance with the indicators of the proposed model, should be one of the priorities of the application of recruitment in the human resource management process at claimed fourth generation universities in country.