Journal of Islamic Business and Management



The Impact of HR Practices on Employees’ Performance: An Imperative Role of Islamic Work Ethics

Abdul Qayyum, Nazish Zahid, Raja Ahmed Jamil
Published Online: December 2019
Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of Human Resource (HR) practices on employees’ performance with moderating role of IWE. Self-administered questionnaires were distributed and data of 307 employees were collected from telecom sector of Pakistan. Findings reveal that performance appraisal and employee’s empowerment positively predict employees’ performance, while the relationship with regard to training could not be established as was expected. IWE moderate the relationship between HR practices (performance appraisal and empowerment) and employees’ performance. This study is useful since it provides insights into how IWE significantly improve the performance of employees within an organization when coupled with key HR practices.


Keywords

Performance Appraisal, Training Empowerment, Islamic Work Ethics (IWE), Employees’ Performance