Impact of Work-From-Home HR Practices on the Performance of Online Teaching Faculty During COVID-19.

Based on reinforcement theory, this paper examines (a) effects of Work-from-Home Human Resource Practices on the performance of online teaching faculty of educational institutes (b) impact of demographic factors on Human Resource Practices and (c) relationships between Training, Performance Appraisal, Career planning, Employee participation, Job definition, Compensation and Selection, and performance of online teaching faculty. Results confirm our hypothesis showing a relationship between seven Human Resource practices and performance of online teaching faculty. Ultimately confirming the first hypothesis that Work-from-Home Human Resource Practices negatively affect the performance of online teaching faculty of educational institutes. The study conducted in Higher Education Institutes in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. Data collected from 179 faculty members using convenience sampling during the lockdown. Research limitations and future implications include reduced reachability for data collection during lockdown and collecting data from more males respectively while researching all universities in Pakistan.