ROLE OF EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE AS MEDIATING VARIABLE BETWEEN HR PRACTICE AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE: EVIDENCE FROM PUBLIC SECTOR UNIVERSITIES

  • Farhan Ali Soomro

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of HR practice on organizational performance. The role of
HR practices is crucial for the success of any organization. The conceptual framework was developed for
this study and the model was also supported by many researchers. Numerous studies have done on HR
practice in the world. However a little research regarding HR practice is present in Pakistan, but new
scholars and researchers are interested in this field as its emerging one in Pakistan. The data was collected
from the respondents of three different categories, the teaching faculty, officers, and policymakers (the
members of senate and syndicate) from nine different universities of Sindh registered in the general
category, engineering category, and medical category. A total number of 235 useable responses received
through a simple random sampling technique. The data were analyzed by using SPSS 26.0 and Smart PLS-
3. The study findings show the positive and significant relationship between the predictors with employee
attitude as a mediating variable and afterward, also there was a positive and significant role between
employee attitude and the endogenous construct organizational performance. Further research uncovered
that employee is the main factor of organization, if the policies would be in employee favor the attitude will
be positive and ultimately organization will achieve its desired objectives.

Published
2020-03-07