Assessment of the Relations of Human Resource Management Practices and Player Performance and Well-being in Ethiopian Men's Premier League Clubs.

BackgroundThis study examined how human resource management (HRM) can directly and indirectly influence sustainable organizational performance (SOP), with organizational innovation (OI) as a mediator.Research methodsFor this quantitative study, a 31-item questionnaire was used to collect data on HRM and SOP from 20 Shanghai branches of five Chinese banks. HRM was defined as multidimensional, consisting of employee staffing, staff development, performance management, and compensation and benefits. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM 3.2) was used to estimate the effects.ResultsThe HRM practices of performance management and compensation and benefits showed a direct and positive influence on SOP. Looking at indirect relationships, all four dimensions of HRM practices were positively related to OI (product, process, and knowledge innovation), which, in turn, was positively related to SOP. Organizational innovation was thus shown to play a mediating role between HRM and SOP.ConclusionThe study emphasizes that the banking sector of China consists of many employees who maintain old styles of working, alongside some who attempt to take on the new innovative working mechanisms and engage with staff development programs. This latter group of personnel make a valuable contribution to SOP. Moreover, the effect on organizational dynamics of implementing HRM practices aids in bringing about innovations in processes, products, and knowledge.

Human resources are the driving force and source of the core competitive advantage of any business. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss how human resource management (HRM) practices and human resource (HR) strategies are formulated and utilized in the context of e-commerce firms. When discussing e-commerce, relatively less attention is paid to HRM-related issues. However, analyzing, carefully, both the successful start-ups (i.e., Dollar Shave Club and Warby Parker) and e-commerce giants (i.e., Amazon and Alibaba) treat HRM as a critical success factor. Because business success depends on the careful integration of HRM strategies with business requirements and strategies. In this chapter, the different HRM practices and strategies adopted by different e-commerce firms will be discussed.

Human resources are the driving force and source of the core competitive advantage of any business. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss how human resource management (HRM) practices and human resource (HR) strategies are formulated and utilized in the context of e-commerce firms. When discussing e-commerce, relatively less attention is paid to HRM-related issues. However, analyzing, carefully, both the successful start-ups (i.e., Dollar Shave Club and Warby Parker) and e-commerce giants (i.e., Amazon and Alibaba) treat HRM as a critical success factor. Because business success depends on the careful integration of HRM strategies with business requirements and strategies. In this chapter, the different HRM practices and strategies adopted by different e-commerce firms will be discussed.

This special issue brings together a variety of articles, each one enriching understanding about whether and how human resource management (HRM) influences organizational performance (however defined) against a backdrop of complex change. We present a preliminary framework that enables us to integrate the diverse themes explored in the special issue, proposing a mediating role for organizational change capacity (OCC). OCC represents a particular subset within the resource‐based literature labeled as “dynamic capabilities.” Although not well researched, there is evidence that OCC is positively associated with firm performance and that this relationship is stronger given conditions of high uncertainty. Our framework reflects on external and internal parameters, which we suggest moderate the relationship between human resource management (HRM), OCC, and organizational performance. Our intention is to provide compelling insight for both practitioners and researchers, especially those whose remit extends beyond national boundaries, with reference to areas of the globe as disparate as Greece, Ireland, Pakistan, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

PurposeThis paper aims to explore how Human Resource Management (HRM) practices were adopted to implement and manage remote working during the COVID-19 pandemic and identify whether and how remote working would/should continue in the future, in a developing and a unique cultural set up in the Asian context.Design/methodology/approachThe study was conducted using qualitative methodology with semi-structured, in-depth interviews with 26 Human Resource Professionals (HRPs) of different industries in Sri Lanka. The information was collected in two phases; at the initial stages of the pandemic during May–June 2020 and after one year and four months, in October–November 2021.FindingsThe findings explain the different HRM activities executed by HRPs, such as employee engagement activities, setting guidelines, employee support, performance management and training, to make remote working successful when it was implemented as an emergency and involuntary work arrangement with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic in Sri Lanka. However, over time, the interest and interventions of HRPs appeared to have dwindled, and many companies are waiting to revert to on-site work when the pandemic situation settles. It appears that remote working will remain a transitory work arrangement to respond to crises or exceptional circumstances rather than a permanent work arrangement for many companies in Sri Lanka.Originality/valueThe study contributes to and expands the knowledge of HRM in managing remote working during and beyond the pandemic in a developing Asian country perspective and the suitability of remote working and HRM practices for specific national cultural contexts.

The aim of this study is to review how human resource management (HRM) practice influences laborproductivity in oil companies in Libya. This study brought the fact that due to the distinct features of oilcompanies, common discourses of MRM very often ruled out. In addition, this study focused that HRM isapplied at the micro level, which influences the labor productivity in oil companies. Nevertheless, the crucialdeterminants for fostering labor productivity are not individual level of HRM practice, instead themacroeconomic aspects such as political instability and quality of governance and diplomatic relation. Therefore,this study prescribes a holistic approach, which is that along with micro level of HRM practice and political andmacroeconomic stability are crucially important to foster labor productivity.

The fast-paced expansion of social media has reshaped how human resources management (HRM) functions in everyday organizational life. It has changed the way companies attract and recruit talent, interact with employees, support performance, and communicate across the organization. This paper presents a clear and accessible overview of academic research that explores the connection between social media and HRM, drawing on a bibliometric analysis of 1,927 articles published between 2016 and 2025 in the Web of Science–Clarivate database. By using bibliometric mapping tools, including citation, co-citation, and keyword co-occurrence analyses, the study follows the key topics in the literature and shows how this area of research has evolved over the past ten years. The findings indicate that recruitment remains the most widely studied application of social media in HRM, while interest is steadily growing in areas such as employee performance, human capital development, and the broader organizational impact of digital platforms. The analysis also highlights the strongly interdisciplinary nature of this field, combining insights from management, social sciences, and computer and information systems research. While many studies emphasize the strategic benefits of social media for strengthening HRM practices, they also raise important concerns related to productivity, ethics, and digital governance. Overall, the study confirms the growing role of social media in modern HRM and outlines meaningful directions for future research in this dynamic and constantly evolving area.

The small business sector is an important employer of labour in the Australian economy, yet there is currently little known about how human resource management (HRM) is practised in this sector. In this paper we explore HRM in small businesses in Australia with particular attention to the influence of the owner-manager's gender on HR practices. Our findings suggest that HRM as practised in small business in Australia tends to be informal, with little documentation and with a flexible definition of roles. It seems that there are more similarities than differences between how male and female owner-managers practise HRM and that where differences do exist, these may relate to the industry sectors in which women and men owner-managers operate.

The purpose of this paper is to examine how human resource management (HRM) processes and knowledge sharing affect organisational learning within the context of steel industry. Drawing from the literature on HRM, this study hypothesises and tests the relationship between HRM processes, knowledge sharing and organisational learning. The authors used survey research to collect the data. The PLS path modelling approach was used to analyse the data and the conceptual model. The empirical results from the structural model suggest that three out of five HRM processes (i.e., training, job design and job quality) influenced knowledge sharing. Furthermore, knowledge sharing was a direct antecedent of organisational learning.

Although ‘brain drain’ from emerging economies is a well-documented problem, research on how Human Resource Management (HRM) can potentially address it is still scarce. Based on Signaling Theory, we argue that developmental HRM practices in home countries reduce self-initiated expatriation (SIE) of young healthcare professionals by increasing their focus on opportunities in their home country. Additionally, we hypothesize that individual financial stability as a personal resource constitutes an important boundary condition, as developmental HRM’s positive effect on the focus on opportunities and its indirect negative effect on SIE intention may be even stronger for individuals with lower financial resources. We tested and found support for our hypotheses using a sample of 184 junior doctors in Lithuania in a time-lagged study. By bridging the HRM and SIE literature, our study extends the existing knowledge about the outcomes of HRM and highlights the importance of home country HRM in explaining SIE intention above and beyond its traditionally considered antecedents. In this way, our study has major theoretical and practical implications for decision-makers at organizational and national levels in managing brain drain from emerging economies.

A number of significant events have impacted on Asian countries over the period sine 1997 and the Asian crisis. This means that much of what we know about Asia is outdated and may well be irrelevant. It is for this reason that this contribution re-examines a number of Asian countries to explore how human resource management (HRM) has changed over this period. A model that can be used for a comparative analysis of HRM, and one that allows the various levels of change to be assessed, is presented. This is followed by an overview of the volume's contents with the common focus on the changes that have occurred over this period.

This paper analyzes why and how human resource management (HRM) may take on a strategic role within merger and acquisition (M&As) processes. The success of these deals depends to a large extent on the successful management of peoplerelated issues. For HRM to effectively become a strategic partner in these arrangements, we argue that HRM should take part during the negotiations and not merely during the integration phase. Second, HRM needs to formulate people management policies that are consistent with the determining reason for the acquisition and the integration strategy adopted.

Effects of Human Resource Management Systems on Employee Proactivity and Group Innovation

This study explores how Human Resource Management (HRM) can help organizations to face the challenges of digital transformation, focusing on reducing digital inequalities and improving employee performance. As digital tools become more important in workplaces, many employees still experience digital exclusion, which affects not only their productivity but also their sense of fairness and inclusion, as well. To investigate these issues, quantitative research was conducted using a structured questionnaire distributed online to employees across EU-based companies. The data were analyzed through PLS-SEM, including IPMA and mediation analysis, to understand the relations between HRM practices, digital skills, and perceptions of organizational justice. The findings show that HRM strategies have a significant impact on bridging the digital divide, especially by promoting digital adaptability and supporting inclusive work environments. Inclusion was also found to mediate the relation between HRM and employee performance. This research offers practical suggestions, like using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to monitor digital participation and encouraging continuous learning. The study adds value by connecting digital empowerment with HRM policies in a way that supports both organizational efficiency and equality. Future research could focus on specific sectors or use longitudinal data to better capture how digital inclusion develops over time.

The field of international management has, until recently, largely ignored how human resources management (HRM) systems in overseas subsidiaries are designed and how design impacts performance. In addition, there is virtually no research comparing the HRM systems in Japanese and Western affiliates. In an attempt to begin to address this important issue, this chapter presents the results of a study of Japanese and American maquiladoras (in-bond assembly plants) in Mexico. The research builds on two streams of recent work in the international management field the first on international human resource management systems and the second on strategic roles of business units in MNCs. This chapter examines the relative influence of parent company strategy, strategic role of the affiliate, parent company administrative heritage, and host country environment on the HRM systems in eight maquiladoras, four Japanese and four American, located in Tijuana, Mexico. Using a contingency framework, this chapter also describes the fits between each maquiladora's HRM system and its internal and external environments. Finally, it identifies