Analysis of Strategic Human Resource Management Practices in Small and Medium Enterprises of South Asia

Author(s):  
A. Anjum ◽  
X. Ming ◽  
Lilian Consuelo Mustelier Puig

This empirical article aims to ascertain the impact & relationship of SHRM practices with service behavior among employees of SME's in Pakistan. Data was collected from 32 small & medium enterprises including Manufacturing, Consultants, Automotive, Fashion, Handicrafts, Surgical, Sports Goods & Customer Service sectors of 8 major cities of Pakistan by using stratified random sampling technique. The response rate was 76% as 180 questionnaires were distributed among front line employees, middle managers & executive managers and 38 questionnaires were returned back with 76% response rate and 118 questionnaires were found useable. Pearson's r correlation & linear regression analysis techniques were used to analyze the data on SPSS, PSAW version 22. According to results, the Regression model is weakly parsimonious & accounts for 33.3% of the variance. SHRM practices on the whole have positive moderate significant relationship (.337*) & positive impact (β = .787) on service behavior. In depth, training has positive weak significant relationship (.219*) & positive impact (β = .147), participation has positive moderate significant relationship (.499**) & positive impact (β = .432), job description has positive moderate significant relationship (.340**) & positive impact (β = .352), result-oriented appraisal has positive weak significant relationship (.222*) & positive impact (β = .015), internal career opportunities has positive weak significant relationship (.292**) & positive impact (β = .295) on service behavior. Employment security (.131) & profit sharing (- .054) have non-significant relationships with service behavior. This study facilitates the policy makers to adopt appropriate SHRM practices to foster service behavior among employees. This study was conducted in eight cities of Pakistan by using cross sectional research design. Future research direction is to expand the study by using longitudinal research design.

2022 ◽  
pp. 1021-1039
Author(s):  
A. Anjum ◽  
X. Ming ◽  
Lilian Consuelo Mustelier Puig

This empirical article aims to ascertain the impact & relationship of SHRM practices with service behavior among employees of SME's in Pakistan. Data was collected from 32 small & medium enterprises including Manufacturing, Consultants, Automotive, Fashion, Handicrafts, Surgical, Sports Goods & Customer Service sectors of 8 major cities of Pakistan by using stratified random sampling technique. The response rate was 76% as 180 questionnaires were distributed among front line employees, middle managers & executive managers and 38 questionnaires were returned back with 76% response rate and 118 questionnaires were found useable. Pearson's r correlation & linear regression analysis techniques were used to analyze the data on SPSS, PSAW version 22. According to results, the Regression model is weakly parsimonious & accounts for 33.3% of the variance. SHRM practices on the whole have positive moderate significant relationship (.337*) & positive impact (β = .787) on service behavior. In depth, training has positive weak significant relationship (.219*) & positive impact (β = .147), participation has positive moderate significant relationship (.499**) & positive impact (β = .432), job description has positive moderate significant relationship (.340**) & positive impact (β = .352), result-oriented appraisal has positive weak significant relationship (.222*) & positive impact (β = .015), internal career opportunities has positive weak significant relationship (.292**) & positive impact (β = .295) on service behavior. Employment security (.131) & profit sharing (- .054) have non-significant relationships with service behavior. This study facilitates the policy makers to adopt appropriate SHRM practices to foster service behavior among employees. This study was conducted in eight cities of Pakistan by using cross sectional research design. Future research direction is to expand the study by using longitudinal research design.


2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1872-1881
Author(s):  
Muddassaraha Sadaf

The aim of this Empirical Paper is to determine the impact & linkage of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge with Teacher Resilience among teachers of Pakistan. Data collection was conducted in 7 universities, 5 Colleges, 3 Schools and 2 Academies including public and private educational institutes of 3 cities of Pakistan by using simple random sampling technique. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed among 425 teachers. With 92.94% response rate, 395 questionnaires were responded positively. 377 responses were found useable. Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Reliability Analysis, Frequency Distribution Analysis, Pearson's R correlation & Multiple linear Regressions analysis techniques were used to analyze the data on SPSS PSAW version 22.The Regression model is moderately parsimonious with 52.7% of the variance. TPACK Framework on the whole have positive impact (β=.439) & have positive strong significant relationship (.702**) at the 0.002 level of significance with teacher resilience. Technology Knowledge has positive impact (β=.478) & have positive moderate significant relationship (.461**),Pedagogy Knowledge has positive impact (β=.512) & have positive moderate significant relationship (.573**),Content Knowledge has positive impact (β=.412) & have positive moderate significant relationship (.398**),Pedagogical Content Knowledge has positive impact (β=.401) & has positive moderate significant relationship (.429**), Technological Pedagogical Knowledge has positive impact (β=.295) & have positive moderate significant relationship (.322**),Technological Content Knowledge has positive impact (β=.478) & have positive moderate significant relationship (.418**),Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge has positive impact (β=.307) & have positive moderate significant relationship (.497**) & Context Knowledge has positive impact (β=.395) & has positive moderate significant relationship (.330**) with teacher resilience. This study is significant enough to support the teachers and educational policy makers to adopt technology based pedagogical approaches to foster resilience among teachers and educational settings. By using cross sectional research design, the study was conducted in context of Pakistan. The model can be studied by scholars in future by using longitudinal & time series research design to increase generalizability.


2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Nguyen Thi Kim Chi ◽  
Bui Van Can ◽  
Bui Minh Duc

Controlling the investment activities of company representatives helps to avoid inefficient investment activities. Shareholders will face with risks if manager’s decisions which not bring benefits to shareholders (according to agency theory). Studying the influence of corporate governance on investment has an important role in controlling investment activities of enterprises. Therefore, the authors analyze the impact of corporate governance on investment of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam from 2014 to 2018. With data collected from 480 small and medium enterprises in Vietnam. The results show that state-owned enterprises tend to invest less than non-state enterprises. Companies with manager is board chair and manager hold shares will make investing more. Revenue growth and financial leverage have a positive impact on investment. From the results of this study, the authors also make some recommendations to help control investment activities in the enterprise through corporate governance characteristics.


2008 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 69-83
Author(s):  
D. I. Akintayo

This study investigated the impact of labour turnover on organizational effectiveness in selected industries in Lagos State, Nigeria. This was with the view to determining the appropriate management strategies through which the problem of labour turnover could be reduced to the nearest minimum in work organizations in Nigeria. The survey research method was adopted for the study. A total of 640 respondents were selected for the study using proportionate stratified sampling technique. The major instruments used for the study were questionnaire and interview schedule. The reliability coefficient of 0.84 was obtained for the research instrument. The four hypotheses generated for the study were tested using chi-square and linear regression analysis statistical methods at 0.05 alpha levels. The findings of the study reveals that there was a significant relationship between labour turnover and organizational effectiveness. Also, a significant relationship was found dissatisfaction and labour turnover. There was a main effect of interaction of occupational variables and labour turnover on organizational effectiveness. Finally, a positive significant relationship was found among career mobility, labour turnover and organizational effectiveness. Based on the findings of the study, it is recommended that the working environment of the workers need to be improved upon in order to reduce the alarming rate of labour turnover that impact organizational effectiveness. Also, career development and promotion opportunities have become a rare phenomenon in most of the organisations, individuals who feel their contributions go unrewarded often feel undervalued which can lead to dissatisfaction and virtually an increase of unwarranted turnover. p>


2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Burhan Mahmoud AwadAlomari Alomari ◽  
AlaEldin Mohammad Hasan Awawdeh ◽  
Main Naser Alolayyan

The study aims at measuring the impact of human resource management practices on creativity and innovation with the presence of competencies as an intermediary variable. The study highlights the importance of human resource management practices for UAE banks and explores the role of human resource management practices in enhancing the creativity and innovation of employees. To achieve this goal, six UAE banks were selected as a study area. A questionnaire was designed and distributed to a random sample of 150 respondents. The analytical, descriptive method was used for analysis. Data analysis and testing were carried out using SPSS.Some of the most important outcomes of this study are: Human resource management practices such as compensation and benefits, employment, empowerment and human resources planning have a positive impact on innovation. Compensation, benefits, employment, training and development, also have a positive effect on creativity. Human resource management practices have a positive impact on training. The study recommends that giving the UAE banks the priority of human resource management practices is of great importance in their dimensions according to the scale of human resource management practices that are interested in achieving innovation and creativity for employees within the banks. The further studies are suggested related to human resources management practices and creativity and innovation because of their impact on achieving competitive advantage.


Author(s):  
Mohamed Ali Hedhili ◽  
Sami Boudabbous

The present article aimed at studying the relationship between project-based organization and competence management practices (recruitment, assessment, training, compensation and career management). The central question of our research is formulated as follows: To what extent does project-based organization influence competence management practices? To answer this question, we adopted a quantitative study. A total of 156 Tunisian project managers participated in our survey. We tested our hypotheses through a linear regression analysis. The results show that the majority of competence management practices, namely recruitment, evaluation and training, are more relevant to project-based organizations and thus the three first hypotheses are confirmed. However, other practices, like remuneration and career management, are insensitive to project activities.


2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saqib Muneer ◽  
Rao Abrar Ahmad ◽  
Azhar Ali

The importance of Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) towards economic development and growth is considerable. Some SMEs are facing difficulties to their development due to the lack of financial resources and management experience. The objective of this study is to check the relationships of financial management practices on profitability of small and medium enterprises and also to check the impact of agency cost on this relationship. This study consists of data analysis of two hundred SMEs from Faisalabad Pakistan. The study used primary data predominantly. SPSS 23 is used for descriptive analysis and Structural Equation Model (SEM) through Partial Least Square (PLS) 3 for hypothesis testing. The findings of this study indicate the presence of positive relationship between financial management practices and SMEs profitability but agency cost as a moderator has no effect on this relationship. The study strongly recommends higher adherence to financial management practices. Policy makers, developments partners, owners, and managers of SMEs may use these findings for sustainability of their business in Pakistan.


2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-224
Author(s):  
Samina Gul ◽  
Shahid Jan ◽  
Fayaz Ali Shah

The research article emphases on the impact of service quality on students’ satisfaction in higher education institutes of KPK. The research paper examines the service quality by using the scale developed by Chronin and Taylor defined as SERVPERF. The scale is applied to Higher education institutes of KPK. Research methodology used in the current research is quantitative. The data was collected through questionnaires. the respondents of this research were the students of higher education institutes of KPK. 650 questionnaires were distributed among the students of higher education institutes randomly in which 520 were returned having response rate of 80%. The regression analysis indicated that service quality show a positive impact on the students’ satisfaction.


Mathematics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (18) ◽  
pp. 2305
Author(s):  
Wadim Strielkowski ◽  
Aida Guliyeva ◽  
Ulviyya Rzayeva ◽  
Elena Korneeva ◽  
Anna Sherstobitova

Our paper aims at testing the impact of separate elements of the intellectual capital (IC) represented for instance by the human, structural, and customer capital, on the functioning and performance of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) using mathematical modeling. We assess the intellectual capital with respect to the resource-based view theory. Our study is based on the data obtained from the 206 surveys with the representatives of small and medium-sized enterprises from Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries. We employed a mathematical modeling approach as well as the SPSS application package in order to test our hypotheses about the influence of intellectual capital on the enterprise’s efficiency. Our results helped us to determine that the concept of intellectual capital is practically not used in the management of small and medium-sized enterprises in CIS countries. It becomes apparent that individual techniques for managing intellectual resources can only be identified intuitively, based on an in-depth analysis of the current tasks facing managers. These findings confirmed the positive impact of intellectual capital on the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises in the conditions of the economies in transition represented hereinafter in our paper by CIS countries, but only with the availability of financial resources and with some important reservations.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 154
Author(s):  
Yunita Karlina ◽  
Andreas Lako

The purpose of this study is to analyze the impact of financial performance, financial risk, liquidity, and corporate governance (CG) on the corporate value in the period t0 and t+1. The proxy for financial performance, financial risk, liquidity, and corporate governance is respectively return on equity (ROE), debt to assets ratio (DAR), current ratio (CR), and corporate governance perception index (CGPI). The proxy for corporate value is price to book value (PBV). The method for analysis data is multiple linear regression analysis. The results show that financial performance has positive impact on the corporate value in the period t0 and t+1 on one percent level of significance. However, financial risk and liquidity have positive impact on the corporate value in the period t0 and t+1 but the impact is not statistically significant. CG shows different impact on the corporate value in the period t0 and t+1 in which it indicates negative impact in the period t0 but positive impact in the periode t+1. The impacts are however statistically insignificant. Generally, the results indicate that financial performance is the main factor that increases corporate value.


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