Linking Performance Appraisal with Sustainable Performance Through Innovative Behaviours: Contributions to SMEs’ Long-Term Viability
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This article aims to review the relevance of existing literature on the critical roles of performance appraisal and innovative behaviour, including its role in promoting sustainable performances. Despite increasing attention on the role of performance appraisal in organizational performance, limited research has explored how it indirectly promotes sustainable performance through innovative behaviours, particularly in the SME context of Thailand. Drawing on HR system strength (HRSS) theory, this review shows that the interplay between performance appraisal and innovative behaviour can encourage and contribute to sustainability performances, ultimately fostering their long-term viability, particularly in the context of SMEs in Thailand. Furthermore, within the framework of employee performance, this review unpacks the role of performance appraisal in stimulating innovative work behaviours to enhance the overall performance of SMEs, viewed through the lens of their long-term viability. This review also offers several useful policy implications relevant to the growth of SMEs. Hopefully, it is anticipated that this article will be beneficial to practitioners, researchers, and policymakers involved in the context of SMEs, providing a fuller understanding of these concepts within specific research fields.
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บทความ ข้อมูล เนื้อหา รูปภาพ ฯลฯ ที่ได้รับการตีพิมพ์ในวารสารวิชาการมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏภูเก็ต ถือเป็นลิขสิทธิ์ของวารสารวิชาการมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏภูเก็ต หากบุคคลหรือหน่วยงานใดต้องการนำทั้งหมดหรือส่วนหนึ่งส่วนใดไปเผยแพร่ต่อหรือเพื่อกระทำการใด ๆ จะต้องได้รับอนุญาตเป็นลายลักษณ์อักษรจากวารสารวิชาการมหาวิทยาลัยราชภัฏภูเก็ตก่อนเท่านั้น
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