- Title
- The mediating effects of human resource management practices on the relationship between organisational learning and the performance of small businesses
- Creator
- Jongilanga, Nandi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2360-6753
- Subject
- Small business -- Personnel management
- Subject
- Organizational learning
- Date
- 2023-09
- Type
- Master's theses
- Type
- text
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/29424
- Identifier
- vital:77965
- Description
- SMEs are the productive drivers of economic growth and create jobs in many economies around the globe and in South Africa. Moreover, these businesses operate in a highly competitive environment and as they grow, there is a need to develop and implement HRM practices to achieve sustainability. However, there is still limited research about SMEs in the HRM context. The purpose of this study was to establish the role of HRM in the performance and sustainability of SMEs in South Africa. Design/methodology/approach: To achieve the purpose of this study the study adopted the positivist paradigm motivated by the quantitative approach that used a descriptive research design. A survey in the form of questionnaires was employed in which 265 questionnaires were randomly distributed across small businesses in the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, Eastern Cape. Findings/results: The findings of the study showed that there is a positive significant impact of a) organisational learning and performance of small businesses, b) organisational learning and HRM practices, c) HRM practices and performance of small businesses, d) HRM practices significantly mediates the relationship between organisational learning and sustainable development. The study showed that HRM practices does not mediates the relationship between organisational learning and financial performance. Practical implications: Based on the findings of the study, scholars must conduct more research on the HRM in SMEs because of the significant role that HRM plays in the sustainability of these businesses. Moreover, small businesses must implement the HR function or policy in the businesses to remain sustainable and maximise their resources. Originality/value: The results of this study could guide small business owners and managers must implement HRM practices in their businesses to achieve a competitive sustainable advantage int the highly competitive environment in which they operate.
- Description
- Thesis (MBM) -- Faculty of Management and Commerce, 2023
- Format
- computer
- Format
- online resource
- Format
- application/pdf
- Format
- 1 online resource (iv, 158 pages)
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty of Management and Commerce
- Language
- English
- Rights
- rights holder
- Rights
- All Rights Reserved
- Rights
- Open Access
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