Realizing employee and organizational performance gains through electronic human resource management use in developing countries

Musa Nyathi and Ray Kekwaletswe

African Journal of Economic and Management Studies, 2022, vol. 14, issue 1, 121-134

Abstract: Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to propose and test a model designed to realize employee and organizational performance gains in developing economies. Design/methodology/approach - Data were collected through a survey involving 35 organizations using electronic human resource management (e-HRM) systems. A purposive sampling technique was employed. Regression analysis making use of Process macro in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyze the data. Findings - Despite its infancy in African countries, e-HRM use has a positive effect on employee and organizational performance. The organization-wide gains are enhanced through employee performance mediation. Practical implications - Electronic-HRM use, complemented by human resource best practices that impact positively on individual performance, is likely to enhance organizational performance gains. Employee performance mediation effect is likely to further enhance the effect of e-HRM usage on organizational performance. Originality/value - This study represents a first attempt to examine the role of employee performance as an intervening variable in the relationship between e-HRM use and organizational performance. The findings bring into attention the role of organizational members' performance in explaining organizational performance gains. The findings also result in a model that should lead to increased employee and organizational performance.

Keywords: Information technology; Employee performance; Organizational performance; Information system; e-HRM; Intended e-HRM macro level consequences (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1108/AJEMS-11-2021-0489

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