Title: The role of HR best practices of Saudi graduates from foreign universities on the performance of a mining company

Authors: Naif Fawzi Alruwaili

Addresses: College of Business Administration, Human Resource Management Department, Northern Border University, Arar, Saudi Arabia

Abstract: This study examines the impact of implementing Human Resources (HR) best practices in hiring Saudi nationals who are graduates from prestigious US and British universities on the performance of Ma'aden Company in terms of technology control, English proficiency and adaptation to globalisation. The study population and sample are national graduates who are working for the Ma'aden Company and who have graduated from US or British universities. The data were collected through field study and subjected to statistical analysis using factor analysis. The study highlights the role of Saudi graduates from foreign universities in changing human resource practices as well as improving the performance of the Ma'aden Company.

Keywords: human resource management; HR best practice; Saudi Arabia national graduates.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2023.129540

European Journal of International Management, 2023 Vol.19 No.4, pp.563 - 584

Received: 28 May 2018
Accepted: 22 Mar 2019
Published online: 14 Mar 2023 *

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