Pages: 21-28

Abstract

The main purpose of the study is identification and prioritization of desirable elements of competent-choice for succession in Tehran Berkeley oil and gas Consultant Company. This research is descriptive correlational-survey in terms of method and applied in terms of the purpose. The statistical population of this research is all employees of Tehran Berkeley Oil & Gas Consultant Company (100 people) which the sample was included 79 ones using Cochran sampling size method. Data collecting method in this research was field and data collection tool was close-ended questionnaire with Likert scale and were designed in 5-point Likert scale. After verifying the validity and reliability, the questionnaire was distributed among all staff members at Tehran Berkeley Oil and Gas Consultant Company and the data was collected. Then the data was analyzed in two descriptive and inferential levels using SPSS software, and hypotheses of the research were tested using Pearson correlation coefficient test. Finally, the results of the research showed that there is a positive and significant relationship among all the research hypotheses. The results of the prioritization of the hierarchical analysis by Expert Choice method showed that for the aspects of key factors in competent-choice in Tehran Berkeley oil and gas Consultant  company, occupational experiences with a relative weight of 0.295 is in the first priority, education with a relative weight of 0.260 is in the second priority, personality characteristic with a relative weight of 0.148 is in the third priority, knowledge with a relative weight of 0.117 is in the fourth priority, occupational behaviors with relative weight of 0.070 is in the fifth priority, individual performance with a relative weight of 0.055 is in the sixth priority and the skill with a  relative weight of 0.052 is in the top priority.