Critical Success Factors of High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) Practices: Findings from Malaysian SMEs

This study identified the critical success factors of high-performance work systems (HPWS) in Malaysian manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs). A pilot study was conducted on 30 SMEs from Malaysian manufacturing industries whereby a 55-item questionnaire captured the implementation level...

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Main Authors: Noor Hassanah Husin, Nur Naha Abu Mansur, Beni Widarman Yus Kelana
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spelling my.ums.eprints.335912022-08-02T01:39:44Z https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33591/ Critical Success Factors of High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) Practices: Findings from Malaysian SMEs Noor Hassanah Husin Nur Naha Abu Mansur Beni Widarman Yus Kelana HD2340.8-2346.5 Small and medium-sized businesses, artisans, handicrafts, trades This study identified the critical success factors of high-performance work systems (HPWS) in Malaysian manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs). A pilot study was conducted on 30 SMEs from Malaysian manufacturing industries whereby a 55-item questionnaire captured the implementation level of HPWS practices in these industries. Descriptive analysis was performed to analyse the data using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 software. The findings showed that selective staffing was one of the most critical success factors of HPWS implementation in SME manufacturing industries. This study offers important guidelines for managers in Malaysian SMEs to implement HPWS and to improve SME performance. This research also provides new insight into the critical success factors of HPWS implementation as a tool to enhance employee productivity. Society of Business and management 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33591/1/Critical%20Success%20Factors%20of%20High-Performance%20Work%20Systems%20%28HPWS%29%20Practices_%20Findings%20from%20Malaysian%20SMEs.pdf text en https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33591/2/Critical%20Success%20Factors%20of%20High-Performance%20Work%20Systems%20%28HPWS%29%20Practices_%20Findings%20from%20Malaysian%20SMEs%20_ABSTRACT.pdf Noor Hassanah Husin and Nur Naha Abu Mansur and Beni Widarman Yus Kelana (2021) Critical Success Factors of High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) Practices: Findings from Malaysian SMEs. Journal of Contemporary Issues in Business and Government, 27. pp. 5396-5407. ISSN 2204-1990 (P-ISSN) , 1323-6903 (E-ISSN) https://cibgp.com/article_11050_18674aeb5a268ab33c8be50fbc6c6d8b.pdf https://doi.org/10.47750/cibg.2021.27.02.547
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Noor Hassanah Husin
Nur Naha Abu Mansur
Beni Widarman Yus Kelana
Critical Success Factors of High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) Practices: Findings from Malaysian SMEs
description This study identified the critical success factors of high-performance work systems (HPWS) in Malaysian manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs). A pilot study was conducted on 30 SMEs from Malaysian manufacturing industries whereby a 55-item questionnaire captured the implementation level of HPWS practices in these industries. Descriptive analysis was performed to analyse the data using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23 software. The findings showed that selective staffing was one of the most critical success factors of HPWS implementation in SME manufacturing industries. This study offers important guidelines for managers in Malaysian SMEs to implement HPWS and to improve SME performance. This research also provides new insight into the critical success factors of HPWS implementation as a tool to enhance employee productivity.
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author Noor Hassanah Husin
Nur Naha Abu Mansur
Beni Widarman Yus Kelana
author_facet Noor Hassanah Husin
Nur Naha Abu Mansur
Beni Widarman Yus Kelana
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title Critical Success Factors of High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) Practices: Findings from Malaysian SMEs
title_short Critical Success Factors of High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) Practices: Findings from Malaysian SMEs
title_full Critical Success Factors of High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) Practices: Findings from Malaysian SMEs
title_fullStr Critical Success Factors of High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) Practices: Findings from Malaysian SMEs
title_full_unstemmed Critical Success Factors of High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) Practices: Findings from Malaysian SMEs
title_sort critical success factors of high-performance work systems (hpws) practices: findings from malaysian smes
publisher Society of Business and management
publishDate 2021
url https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33591/1/Critical%20Success%20Factors%20of%20High-Performance%20Work%20Systems%20%28HPWS%29%20Practices_%20Findings%20from%20Malaysian%20SMEs.pdf
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https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/33591/
https://cibgp.com/article_11050_18674aeb5a268ab33c8be50fbc6c6d8b.pdf
https://doi.org/10.47750/cibg.2021.27.02.547
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