Annals of Human Resource Management Research

Annals of Human Resource Management Research (AHRMR) is an international, peer-reviewed, and scholarly journal which publishes high-quality research to answer important and interesting questions, develop or test theory, replicate prior studies, explore interesting phenomena, review and synthesize existing research and provide new perspective aimed at stimulating future theory development and empirical research across the human resource management discipline.

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Annals of Human Resource Management Research (AHRMR) is an international, peer-reviewed, and scholarly journal which publishes high-quality research to answer important and interesting questions, develop or test theory, replicate prior studies, explore interesting phenomena, review and synthesize existing research and provide new perspective aimed at stimulating future theory development and empirical research across the human resource management discipline.

Published
2024-09-12

Articles

Motivation through indirect compensation: Evaluating employee performance in Enugu State Civil Service Commission

Purpose: This study evaluates the impact of indirect compensation on employee job performance by the Enugu State Civil Service Commission. Research Methodology: This study employed a cross-sectional survey research design with a population of 280 participants, comprising staff from the Administration, Planning and Budgeting, and Research & Statistics Units, spanning grade levels 2-16 within the Enugu State Civil Service Commission. Data were collected using a questionnaire as the primary tool and rigorously analyzed using the Pearson correlation coefficient in the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. Results: The findings revealed a significant positive impact of indirect compensation metrics on employee performance of the Enugu State Civil Service Commission. Limitations: The study specifically targeted personnel within grade levels 2-16 of the Enugu State Civil Service Commission. Contribution: This research significantly advances our understanding of indirect compensation and its impact on employee performance by pioneering new concepts, refining existing theories, and conducting comprehensive empirical studies. Funding: This research did not receive any funding from any Agency or Organization.

An Integration of BSC and AHP for creating VOE’s Barriers of Entry Strategy

Purpose: The aim of this study is to create social constructs related to Village-owned Enterprise (VOE) performance measurement tools and establish a hierarchy of strategy formulation using the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP). Research Methodology: The methods used in this research were interviews, observations, and literature reviews to gain overall information to achieve the research goals. The purposively chosen sample was PH Village and PL VOE in Yogyakarta Province. Based on the data obtained, a BSC simulation was conducted, followed by strategic analysis using AHP. Results: This study established a social construct of VOE’s performance measurement model based on the social enterprise BSC introduced by Bull (2007) and Somers (2005). A simulation was conducted by measuring the performance of the PL VOE. A total score of 96,49% was obtained for the PL performance measurement result. In addition, a strategy to create barriers to entry was established in this study. The analysis showed that the product differentiation strategy had the highest score (0,66394). To obtain the strategy, the village head, as a village vision creator, must create vision (0,47037) focusing on how to satisfy the PL’s consumers (0,35131). Limitations: The limitation of the research is the lack of an observable sample since not all the villages and VOEs have the required data for research purposes. Contribution: The benefit of this study is that it focuses on the Yogyakarta Provincial Village Community Empowerment Service. This research can be used to formulate strategic policies for the Yogyakarta Provincial government to improve VOE performance, mainly in terms of barriers to entry creation. Novelty: This study contributes to the strategic management of social enterprises in Indonesia, particularly VOE. The use of social BSC and AHP in one article to measure the performance of VOE and to create barriers to entry strategies is still scarce in Indonesia.

Management by walking about in achieving organizational excellence: The role of total quality management

Purpose: This study evaluated the influence of Total Quality Management (TQM) on the relationship between Management by Walking Around (MBWA) and its dimensions on organizational excellence (OE). Research Methodology: This study adopted a detailed review of conceptual and empirical articles from high-impact journals related to the topic and authors’ experience. Results: A review of relevant studies reveals that management practices by walking around (MBWA) and its dimensions positively lead to organizational excellence. TQM mediates the relationship between MBWA and OE. Limitations: This study is limited to TQM, MBWA, and their dimensions in achieving organizational excellence. Contribution: This study provides a framework that can be used by corporate organizations, entrepreneurs, researchers, policymakers, community leaders, and governments to develop predictive models and empirical research to evaluate the influences of MBWA mediated by TQM in achieving organizational excellence. Therefore, providing quality products and services will improve the lives of people. Originality: This study addresses calls for further study of MBWA and TQM in achieving organizational excellence. This research provides further understanding of the TQM nexus by exploring its influence on the relationship between the dimensions of MBWA and organizational excellence within the context of developing countries. This study is the first to use TQM as a mediator between MBWA and OE. The originality of this study comes from the researcher's ability to pinpoint how an organization can adopt the practices of MBWA complemented by the long-standing innovative tradition of Japanese management to achieve quality and excellence.

Motivation for knowledge management approach and future prospects: A review of perspectives in Bangladeshi organisations

Purpose: Knowledge management is becoming an area of interest for striving towards extensive organisational development. The key to organisational development in the current business environment depends on how much knowledge is shared to accommodate the resources. The article aims to investigate the use of knowledge-sharing approaches by organisations in Bangladesh, where the concept is relatively new and explore the deficiencies and gaps in this area. Research Methodology: The study is purely qualitative. For this review article, 40 articles about knowledge sharing and management have been reviewed to develop an understanding of the concept of KM and its application in the context of MNEs in Bangladesh. Results: As knowledge management is a new concept in Bangladesh and other developing countries, there is limited study about KM and KS. It is therefore crucial to develop an understanding of the concept of having a strong position in the competitive business environment. Hence, the need to address the gaps, barriers and challenges of knowledge sharing and knowledge management extends beyond literature and proceeds to accommodate the concepts further extending towards research in this field. Contribution: With the emergence of the concept of knowledge management, organisations are becoming more aware of the need to encourage KS and address the limitations. It is important to develop innovative methods, and processes to bring about positive changes in organisational demography, practices and policies. Furthermore, better knowledge management will enhance the profitability and performance of organisations in countries like Bangladesh and other developing countries. Novelty: As the concept is relatively new in Bangladesh, it is possible to expand its scope further in different industrial contexts. It is also possible to explore the use of knowledge-sharing tools for organisational development.

Blockchain adoption in sustainable supply chains: Opportunities, challenges, and sustainability impacts across sectors

Purpose: This research reviews blockchain technology's integration into modern financial systems, outlining its huge potential to bring about improvement in areas such as transparency, security, and operational efficiency. Based on the challenges of data integrity, fraud prevention, and reduction of intermediaries, the study assesses the transformational role of blockchain in financial institutions. Research Methodology: A mixed-methods approach was taken, where quantitative data from the surveys of 150 financial executives across different types of organizations were combined with qualitative insights from expert interviews. Such statistical analysis, complemented by thematic interpretation, could enable an integrated assessment of blockchain applications and related challenges in the financial sector. Results: The results reveal that blockchain significantly enhances the transparency and security of transactions, hence reducing fraud and manipulation of data. The respondents were very optimistic about the cost reductions due to the elimination of intermediaries. Yet, these are counterbalanced by barriers to wide diffusion, such as scalability issues, regulatory uncertainties, and technical integration complexities that reduce the full potential of blockchain. Limitations: The limitations of the study are the small sample size, which limits the generalization of findings. Further research with larger and more diverse samples is needed to investigate more comprehensively the impact of blockchain on the financial sectors. Contributions: The research, therefore, contributes to discourses on blockchain as a transformative finance technology, giving insights into useful strategic, policy, and technology issues. Novelty: It also presented both opportunities and challenges in view of realizing blockchain's role in digitizing financial ecosystems.

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