Title: Micro-learning with technology and employee performance: role of employee competencies in emerging countries

Authors: Ghulam Muhammad; Shabana Shamsuddin; Muttahir Ahmed Khan

Addresses: Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, 22-E, Block-6, PECHS, Karachi, Pakistan ' Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, 22-E, Block-6, PECHS, Karachi, Pakistan ' Mohammad Ali Jinnah University, 22-E, Block-6, PECHS, Karachi, Pakistan

Abstract: The main objective of this study is to explore the link between micro-learning through technology and employee performance by focusing on the mediating role of employee competencies. Data for the study was gathered through five points Likert scale questionnaire from 182 respondents working in chemical firms of Pakistan. The structural model assessment was used to analyse the relationship between exogenous and endogenous variables by using Smart PLS v.3.2.8. The results revealed that micro-learning and employee competencies have a significant relationship with employee performance. Similarly, the results found a positive and significant relationship between micro-learning and employee competencies. The research also found that employee competencies have a mediating role between micro-learning and employee performance. Empirical research on micro-learning and employee performance by using employee competencies as a mediator is not available in the literature.

Keywords: employee competency; employee performance; micro-learning; technology; Smart PLS.

DOI: 10.1504/IJKL.2021.118557

International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, 2021 Vol.14 No.4, pp.345 - 359

Received: 14 Feb 2021
Accepted: 12 Apr 2021
Published online: 28 Oct 2021 *

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