Keywords: Hegemonic structural power layers, human resource competencies, interpretive ranking prioritization (IRP). Designing a Compensation Model for Government Employees and Comparing it with a Variety of Government Organizations

Considering the nature of the tasks and the scope of government activities, it is essential to pay adequate attention to the compensation of the employees’ services. This study is intended to design a compensation model for government employees and make a comparison between it and the four activities of the administration entities according to the Civil Service Management Law, including governance, social affairs, cultural affairs and service, as well as infrastructure and economic affairs. This is an applied-developmental research. Data analysis is conducted through thematic analysis, confirmatory factor analysis and Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 23 academic and administrative experts for thematic analysis. In addition, the research model was validated by confirmatory factor analysis, by means of a questionnaire and interviews with 384 human resource managers and experts in government organizations. The results revealed that service compensation contains 6 main aspects including occupation rights, rights of job, additional special salary, performance reward, prizes and welfare along with 18 components. Likewise, the factors affecting service compensation and strategies for alignment between service compensation and other human resource subsystems and the resulting outcomes were identified at this stage. Consequently, the research model was designed. Finally, the weight of the dimensions and components of the research model were identified on the basis of experts’ views. The results showed that the dimension of “welfare” gained the highest weight among the four categories. As the present study is quite proper and fair with regard to content and structure, it is easier to implement and capable of removing the problems in Chapter 10 of the Civil Service Management Law.