The Relationship Between Human Resource Management Practices and Employee Performance Moderated by Organizational Politics in Oman: A Conceptual Paper

Baawain Mohammed Suhail Ajaham1 and Abu Bakar Abdul Hamid2
1,2 Infrastructure University Kuala Lumpur (IUKL), Malaysia
DOI – http://doi.org/10.37502/IJSMR.2023.6507

Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to examine the impact of human resource management practices on employee performance. Specially the objective of this study are as follows (1) to determine the impact of human resource management practices: (a) training and development, (b) rewards and compensation, (c) performance appraisal, (d) employee empowerment, and (e) job design on employee performance in the public sector organization of Oman. (2) to explore the moderating impact of organizational politics on the relationship between human resource management practices: (a) training and development, (b) rewards and compensation, (c) performance appraisal, (d) employee empowerment, and (e) job design on employee performance in the public sector organization of Oman. The target respondent is the employee who are currently working on the public sector in Oman.

Keywords: Training, Rewards, Performance, Empowerment, Appraisal, Oman

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