National Economic Security and Labor Productivity in Industry: Managerial Strategies for Its Enhancement

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1 Faculty Member, Research Institute of Law Enforcement Sciences and Social Studies (Faraja), Tehran, Iran (Corresponding Author). Email: h.kalak2014@chmail.ir

2 Faculty Member, Research Institute of Law Enforcement Sciences and Social Studies (Faraja), Tehran, Iran.

3 Lecturer, Supreme National Defense University, Tehran, Iran.

Abstract

Labor productivity in industries is one of the fundamental pillars of national economic growth and development. Governments, by ensuring national economic security, play a managerial role in enhancing labor productivity in industrial sectors. In recent decades, the recurring pattern of economic crises and insecurity manifested through inflation, recession, or stagflation in Iran has reflected a form of structural insecurity in the national macroeconomy, posing serious challenges for governments in managing economic crises. This study employed a quantitative longitudinal research design using time-series data, which were annually collected from credible statistical centers. Data analysis was conducted through one-way ANOVA and linear regression. Findings indicate that labor productivity consistently experienced sustainable growth between 1989 and 2005. Results further demonstrate that strengthening national economic security is essential for improving industrial labor productivity. The partial and inconsistent implementation of Article 44 of the Constitution regarding industrial privatization has led to contradictory governmental policies (1989–2020), contributing to escalating fiscal crises, undermining economic security, reducing labor productivity, and increasing overhead labor costs. Accordingly, under conditions of structural economic crises, synergistic interaction between the state and industrial managers is prescribed as a managerial strategy to simultaneously enhance national economic security and labor productivity.

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