Mediating effect of technological innovation on the relationship between HRM, and performance in selected SMEs in Malaysia

The study is to examine the relationship between Human Resource Management (HRM), technological innovation and firm performance among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. The mediating effect of technological innovation on the relationship between HRM and firm performance was also mea...

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Main Authors: Juhdi, Nurita, Hashim, Junaidah
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Language:English
Published: School of Business Innovation and Technopreneurship, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia. 2018
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spelling iium-626942018-05-03T06:30:49Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/62694/ Mediating effect of technological innovation on the relationship between HRM, and performance in selected SMEs in Malaysia Juhdi, Nurita Hashim, Junaidah HB522 Income. Factor shares.Interest.Profit.Entrepreneurship The study is to examine the relationship between Human Resource Management (HRM), technological innovation and firm performance among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. The mediating effect of technological innovation on the relationship between HRM and firm performance was also measured. Data was collected by using survey technique to 165 SMEs that participated in the study. The correlation tests in this study indicated that all the variables are significantly related. The technological innovation was found giving partial mediating effect which signifies the importance of inculcating the spirit of technological innovation among SMEs (R2=.402, F=19.338, p<.01). The test also showed that technological innovation (ß=.328, p=.000) as the strongest predictor for firm performance and outweighed the explanatory power of the HRM practices. The findings also provide support to resource‐based theory and human capital theory. School of Business Innovation and Technopreneurship, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia. 2018-02-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/62694/1/IJBT%20JOURNAL.pdf Juhdi, Nurita and Hashim, Junaidah (2018) Mediating effect of technological innovation on the relationship between HRM, and performance in selected SMEs in Malaysia. International Journal of Business and Tehnopreneurship, 8 (1). pp. 77-94. ISSN 2231-7090 E-ISSN 2232-1543 http://ijbt.unimap.edu.my/images/stories/IJBT_Vol_8_Feb_2018/IJBT_Vol_8_Feb_2018_8_77-94.pdf
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topic HB522 Income. Factor shares.Interest.Profit.Entrepreneurship
spellingShingle HB522 Income. Factor shares.Interest.Profit.Entrepreneurship
Juhdi, Nurita
Hashim, Junaidah
Mediating effect of technological innovation on the relationship between HRM, and performance in selected SMEs in Malaysia
description The study is to examine the relationship between Human Resource Management (HRM), technological innovation and firm performance among small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Malaysia. The mediating effect of technological innovation on the relationship between HRM and firm performance was also measured. Data was collected by using survey technique to 165 SMEs that participated in the study. The correlation tests in this study indicated that all the variables are significantly related. The technological innovation was found giving partial mediating effect which signifies the importance of inculcating the spirit of technological innovation among SMEs (R2=.402, F=19.338, p<.01). The test also showed that technological innovation (ß=.328, p=.000) as the strongest predictor for firm performance and outweighed the explanatory power of the HRM practices. The findings also provide support to resource‐based theory and human capital theory.
format Article
author Juhdi, Nurita
Hashim, Junaidah
author_facet Juhdi, Nurita
Hashim, Junaidah
author_sort Juhdi, Nurita
title Mediating effect of technological innovation on the relationship between HRM, and performance in selected SMEs in Malaysia
title_short Mediating effect of technological innovation on the relationship between HRM, and performance in selected SMEs in Malaysia
title_full Mediating effect of technological innovation on the relationship between HRM, and performance in selected SMEs in Malaysia
title_fullStr Mediating effect of technological innovation on the relationship between HRM, and performance in selected SMEs in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Mediating effect of technological innovation on the relationship between HRM, and performance in selected SMEs in Malaysia
title_sort mediating effect of technological innovation on the relationship between hrm, and performance in selected smes in malaysia
publisher School of Business Innovation and Technopreneurship, Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), Malaysia.
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/62694/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/62694/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/62694/1/IJBT%20JOURNAL.pdf
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