Examining the Relationship between Relational e-HRM and Organizational Performance: A Study of the Banks of Lahore during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Examining the Relationship between Relational e-HRM and Organizational Performance: A Study of the Banks of Lahore during the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The current study empirically investigated the implementation of relational e-HRM practices in banks and examined their relationship with the overall organizational performance of the banks in Lahore during COVID-19 pandemic.It also highlighted the issues that managers face during the implementation of relational e-HRM practices.The mixed method approach was adopted to conduct this cross-sectional study.Commercial banks with their head offices in Lahore were chosen and 171 branches were selected randomly.
The purposive sampling technique was used to collect qualitative data and semi-structured interviews of sixteen (16) branch managers were carried out online.Qualitative data was analyzed thematically while covariance-based structural equation modeling (CB-SEM) was used to understand the effect of e-HRM practices on organizational performance.Most of the moen voss toilet paper holder banks were found to have implemented all the relational e-HRM practices except e-selection which was implemented only in two branches.Relational e-HRM practices showed a positive effect on the overall performance of banks during COVID-19 pandemic.
Centralized decision- making, limited autonomy of bank branches, presence of senior, computer illiterate employees, and inadequate financial resources were found to obstruct the implementation of e-HRM practices.The current research added to the e-HRM literature and examined the association between relational e-HRM practices and overall organizational performance in the context of banks operating in Lahore which apparently was never done before.Only the steely dan gaucho t-shirt top commercial banks operating in Lahore, one of the largest metropolitans in Pakistan, were included in this study.The generalizability of findings may be enhanced with further studies.