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Analyzing the Impact of Employability Skills on Organizational Performance: Exploring How Employee Performance Mediates among Business Graduates in Nepal

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  • Bibek Karmacharya

    (Pokhara University)

  • Ghanashyam Tiwari

    (Pokhara University)

  • Shrijan Gyanwali

    (Pokhara University)

Abstract

This research investigates the impact of employability skills on organizational performance, with employee performance serving as the mediating variable. Data was collected through a self-administered survey questionnaire from a sample of business employers located in the Pokhara Valley of Nepal. For data analysis, statistical methods like confirmatory factor analysis, descriptive statistics, Cronbach’s alpha test, and structural equation modeling were used. Results showed strong factor loadings and significant direct and indirect effects between the variables. The mediation analysis confirmed that employee performance acts as a significant mediator between employability skills and organizational performance.

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  • Bibek Karmacharya & Ghanashyam Tiwari & Shrijan Gyanwali, 2025. "Analyzing the Impact of Employability Skills on Organizational Performance: Exploring How Employee Performance Mediates among Business Graduates in Nepal," Public Organization Review, Springer, vol. 25(2), pages 561-578, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:porgrv:v:25:y:2025:i:2:d:10.1007_s11115-025-00824-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s11115-025-00824-1
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    JEL classification:

    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity
    • J28 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Safety; Job Satisfaction; Related Public Policy
    • M51 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Personnel Economics - - - Firm Employment Decisions; Promotions
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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