Impact of HRM practices on organisational commitment: evidence from school educators' in Indian context

Abstract

The study measures the impact of selected HRM practices on organisational commitment among educators' based in Northern region of India. An online questionnaire was designed which was duly answered by 428 respondents of Northern India by applying Partial least squares Structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) version 2.0. The study revealed that educators' gave highest preference to compensation and rewards (β = 0.409, p<0.000) followed by performance appraisal (β = 0.388, p<0.000) towards their organisational commitment levels and are not concerned by HR practices of employment security, training and development and recruitment and selection. The paper presents a very important insight for the administrators and HR experts in educational organisations to redefine their HR strategies so that higher levels of organisational commitment are achieved. The paper proposes a critical dimension of educators' working in school education level in Indian context and depicts reality of Indian education system based in the Northern region.