The Role Of Competence As A Mediator Between HRM Practices And Employee's Job Performance: A Study Of The Palastinian National Authority In Gaza
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2017-01
Authors
Alsabbah, Mohammed Y.A
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
Abstract
The present study aims to examine the relationship between the HRM practices of recruitment and selection, training, compensation, and performance appraisal and employees’ job performance, taking into consideration the mediating and moderating roles of competence and participative decision making (PDM). This study provides an overview of the HRM practices in the context of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). A total of 277 questionnaires were collected from the employees in the Public sector organizations. Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software was employed to test the hypothesized relationship. The results of the present study revealed that recruitment and selection, training, compensation, and performance appraisal have a significant influence on employee hard and soft competencies. The direct effects of all the dimensions of HRM practices and employee job performance were found to be significant. In addition, the mediation test showed that hard skills played a positive mediating role in the relationship between training practice and job performance. The mediation test also showed that soft skills played a positive mediating role in the relationship between recruitment and selection, training, and compensation practices and employee job performance. Furthermore, the moderating test indicated that PDM played a positive moderating role in the relationship between employee hard skills and job performance. Finally, the present study provides several implications and recommendations for existing PNA managers aiming to improve their efforts in improving employee job performance in Gaza, Palestine.
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The relationship between the HRM practices , performance appraisal and employees