Impact of Agile HR Practices on Sustainable Organizational Performance: A Study of Higher Educational Institutions of Sindh Province

Authors

  • Amanullah Parhyar Ph.D Scholar, Institute of Business Administration, University of Sindh Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. Author
  • Prof. Dr. Mushtaque Ali Jariko Institute of Business Administration, University of Sindh Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan. Author
  • Dr. Waqar Ahmed Sethar MUISTD, Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan. Author

Keywords:

Agile Practices, Higher educational institutional, Sustainable development, working environment, Performance of active employees

Abstract

Today higher educational institution of Sindh province faced lots of obstacles while applying Agile practices in working environment, these obstacles were poorly understood by the higher educational institutions. In higher educational institutions, agile practices become need more than a trend, because it affects sustainable performance of overall educational environment. It seems to be more effective when it will be implemented in higher educational institutions. So, there is a need to identify the impact of agile practices on sustainable organizational performance and can also help higher educational institutions to produce quality education system. This study contributes the empirical investigation of the critical factors and impact of agile practices. Study inductively formulated a theoretical model of how specific Agile practices impact on sustainable performance in higher educational institutions. For further proof of concept a case study was conducted to test the applicability of proposed model makes applicability impact of agile practices in distributed higher educational environment.

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2023-12-31

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Impact of Agile HR Practices on Sustainable Organizational Performance: A Study of Higher Educational Institutions of Sindh Province. (2023). International Research Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 4(4), 275-287. http://irjmss.com/index.php/irjmss/article/view/188

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