The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of work-from-home (WFH) human resource (HR) practices on the performance of faculty under the drastic circumstances of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The population of the study included faculty members of the higher education institutions in Sialkot, Pakistan. The study filled the gap of scarce literature on the impact of various HR practices by HR officials while working from home during lockdown observed to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Based on reinforcement theory, this article proves that there is a significant relationship between HR practices (including training, performance appraisal, career planning, employee participation, job definition, compensation, and selection) and faculty performance. It also proves that there is a strong positive relationship between the two variables. The findings of this study provide a blueprint to improve HR practices for high performance by faculty in the higher education sector during WFH settings.
Based on reinforcement theory, this paper examines (a) effects of Work-from-Home Human Resource Practices on the performance of online teaching faculty of educational institutes (b) impact of demographic factors on Human Resource Practices and (c) relationships between Training, Performance Appraisal, Career planning, Employee participation, Job definition, Compensation and Selection, and performance of online teaching faculty. Results confirm our hypothesis showing a relationship between seven Human Resource practices and performance of online teaching faculty. Ultimately confirming the first hypothesis that Work-from-Home Human Resource Practices negatively affect the performance of online teaching faculty of educational institutes. The study conducted in Higher Education Institutes in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. Data collected from 179 faculty members using convenience sampling during the lockdown. Research limitations and future implications include reduced reachability for data collection during lockdown and collecting data from more males respectively while researching all universities in Pakistan.
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