The Challenges of the Performance Evaluation System and Effectiveness of Human Resources Management Practices (Case Study: Iran's Petrochemical Industry)

Main objective of the present survey is the analysis of challenges of the performance evaluation system in iran's petrochemical industry and its impact on effectiveness of human resources management practices. this survey was conducted using the field-descriptive method. historical study method was used to collect theoretical subjects and field study method was applied to answer to research questions and confirm or reject research hypotheses. statistical population of the research included all experts and managers at various levels in two private and public sectors of petrochemical industry in iran. cluster-stratified sampling method in two phases was utilized. according to results of the present survey, there is a significant difference among identified challenges in performance evaluation system in two private and public sectors of iran's petrochemical industry. results demonstrate that effectiveness level of human resources management practices in performance evaluation system is higher than the average level in public sector and effectiveness level of human resources management practices in performance evaluation system is lower than the average level in private sector of iran's petrochemical industry and there is significant difference between effectiveness level of human resources management practices in performance evaluation system in two private and public sectors of iran's petrochemical industry. studying the impact of existing challenges in performance evaluation system on effectiveness of human resources management practices shows existence of a significant and reversed relation among the existing challenges in performance evaluation system and effectiveness of human resources management practices in this regard.