Employee ownership and financial performance of state-owned entities: A mediating role of employee loyalty

Mohd Faizal Basri

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Type :	article
Subject :	HJ Public Finance
Main Author :	Mohd Faizal Basri
Additional Authors :	Tariq Javed
Title :	Employee ownership and financial performance of state-owned entities: A mediating role of employee loyalty

Place of Production :	Tanjong Malim
Publisher :	Fakulti Pengurusan dan Ekonomi
Year of Publication :	2019
Corporate Name :	Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

Abstract : Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris

The paper examines the mediation impact of employee loyalty in the relationship of employee ownership and financial performance of state-owned entities of Pakistan. Employee ownership is measured as percentage holding in state-owned entities, and financial performance is assessed trough profitability ratios; net profit margin and return on assets. Employee loyalty is determined through questionnaire circulated among the employees covered under the scheme. Meanwhile, secondary data is collected from already published sources. The study reveals that employee loyalty partially mediates the impact of employee ownership on the financial performance, which will support the policy makers to design corporate policies

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