Title: Is HR transformation during COVID-19 facilitating employees' well-being?

Authors: Sourabh Sharma; Megha Sharma

Addresses: IMI Bhubaneswar, IDCO Plot No. 1, Gothapatna, Malipada, Bhubaneswar 751003, India ' NIIS Group of Institutions, Madanpur, Malipada, Bhubaneswar, India

Abstract: Fundamental rethinking and restructuring are the essential ingredients to facilitate HR transformation in an organisation. The prevailing situation of COVID-19 demands to have a special focus on the employees' concern and their well-being. This research paper is a sincere attempt to identify the association between HR transformation and employees' well-being during COVID-19. Two self-developed questionnaires were administered to collect data from the sample of 302 Indian working professionals. Exploratory factor analysis and PLS-SEM statistical tools are used to find out the inferences. Two exogenous constructs of HR transformation and five endogenous constructs of well-being are derived and formed a research model. It has been concluded that although there is an influence of HR transformation on employees' well-being, during COVID-19 a significant deviation has been observed in this trend. This study may help organisations to understand the change in HR practices and facilitate the well-being of their employees during the pandemic.

Keywords: HR transformation; employees' well-being; COVID-19; PLS-SEM; Indian working professionals.

DOI: 10.1504/IJBIR.2025.150764

International Journal of Business Innovation and Research, 2025 Vol.38 No.4, pp.406 - 425

Received: 08 Dec 2021
Accepted: 23 Oct 2022
Published online: 23 Dec 2025 *

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