Kobra Lashkari, head of research and human-resource development at
NPC, said the division has adopted a more dynamic approach over the past 12
months, contributing to improved assessments in government performance
evaluations and helping preserve the company’s intellectual capital.
NPC rose one notch in the Oil Ministry’s 2023 performance assessment
under the Shahid Rajaei administrative awards, moving from fifth to fourth
place among oil-sector companies. Lashkari said the gain reflected
senior-management support, tighter human-resource governance, stronger
organisational cohesion and the submission of more robust documentation.
She said the company has prioritised capturing the knowledge of
experts, retired managers and crisis-management committees as part of a broader
strategy to underpin long-term organisational continuity. The programme
includes structured interviews, development of knowledge packages and
deployment of new digital infrastructure.
NPC has also collected written accounts from 17 senior managers
approaching retirement, with the material to be compiled into booklets and
uploaded to the company’s knowledge-management platform. Meanwhile, 109
editions of an internal knowledge-management newsletter have been published to
facilitate learning, experience-sharing and technical updates.
Lashkari added that the company recently documented the experiences of
13 key members of NPC’s emergency committee following a 12-day conflict with
Israel, analysing decision-making processes, bottlenecks and operational
challenges. The resulting database is intended to support training, emergency
planning and crisis-response improvements.
She said the research and development division is pursuing additional
projects aligned with the Oil Ministry’s human-resource strategy, including
leadership development, redesign of satisfaction and monitoring systems,
localisation of HR valuation models, competency-based training design and
identification of organisational conflicts of interest.
NPC also continues to support master’s and doctoral theses as part of
efforts to strengthen ties with universities and develop skilled talent for the
petrochemical sector.
Lashkari said the division aims to maintain a collaborative approach
and contribute actively to the company’s broader strategic objectives.