The Relationship between Separation and Performance Management System of Academics in Nigerian Universities: The Mediating Effect of e-HRM
Abubakar Allumi Nura *
Department of Technology and Operations Management, School of Technology Management and Logistics, College of Business, University Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia
Osman Nor Hasni
Department of Technology and Operations Management, School of Technology Management and Logistics, College of Business, University Utara Malaysia, Kedah, Malaysia.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aims: To reveal how the relationship between employee separation and employee performance management could be reconciled via electronic human resource management (e-HRM)
Study Design: Multimode survey technique.
Place and Duration of Study: Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Bayero University Kano and Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto from January to July, 2013.
Methodology: The paper employs a quantitative research methodology using a systematic sampling technique. Three universities were sampled in Nigeria. The data collected was subjected to series of analyses using SPSS version 19 and Smart PLS.
Results: The results obtained revealed a mediation effect of e-HRM on the relationship between employee separation and employee performance management. This was confirmed through the t-value of 2.4540088 which is statistically significant at 0.05 level.
Conclusion: No organization would embrace employee separation but the fact that it is inevitable, making adequate preparation for it becomes even more a sine qua non.
Keywords: Employee separation, employee performance management system, e-HRM, Nigeria