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Firm performance: is organizational learning capability the magic wand?

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  • Lai Wan Hooi

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Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to focus on human resource practices contribution to retail SMEs performance through its role in developing organizational learning capability (OLC). Design/methodology/approach - A cross-sectional design was adopted, where data were collected from a sample of 214 managers of retail SMEs, utilizing a survey questionnaire. Structural equation modeling was used to test the hypothesized relationships. Findings - The results indicate that incentive reward has the strongest significance on firm performance with a stronger influence on economic performance. Performance appraisal has the greatest effect on system perspective, followed by the impact of employee selection on managerial commitment (MC). MC strongly affects firm performance while openness and experimentation influences satisfaction performance. Additionally, OLC fully mediates the relationship between high-performance human resource management (HRM) practices and firm performance. Research limitations/implications - It did not include large organizations nor consider other SME contextual variables which may otherwise exert significant impact on OLC. Practical implications - A profound understanding of distinctive high-performance HRM practices effect on firm performance and the needed employee capabilities that would assist organizations to implement strategies to attain sustainable competitive advantage. Originality/value - The study advances knowledge on HRM practices among SMEs by proposing that distinctive high-performance HRM practices can leverage OLC to enhance firm performance.

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  • Lai Wan Hooi, 2019. "Firm performance: is organizational learning capability the magic wand?," International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 68(8), pages 1411-1433, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:eme:ijppmp:ijppm-01-2019-0023
    DOI: 10.1108/IJPPM-01-2019-0023
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    1. Safwat Adel El-Sharkawy & Muhammad Salah Nafea & Emad El-Din H. Hassan, 2023. "HRM and organizational learning in knowledge economy: investigating the impact of happiness at work (HAW) on organizational learning capability (OLC)," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 9(1), pages 1-16, December.
    2. Pouria Goldasteh & Morteza Akbari & Afsaneh Bagheri & Ali Mobini, 2022. "How high-tech start-ups learn to cross the market chasm?," Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research, Springer;UNESCO Chair in Entrepreneurship, vol. 12(1), pages 157-173, December.

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