Employees are the most valuable resources that contribute to the organization's success. Employed university graduates are expected to be employees with good work skills to meet the needs of employers. Nevertheless, the problem of employee turnover always being challenging for management to solve. This study aims to determine the level of human resource management practices practiced in Malaysia. A total of 370 sports graduates who worked in the public and private sectors were selected for this study. Data were acquired through a questionnaire form consisting of 26 items to evaluate human resource management practices, including recruitment and selection, training and development, rewards, performance appraisal, and participation and communication. Data were also analyzed using descriptive analysis. The results show that each practice's human resource management practices were at a moderate level. Therefore, the excellent execution of human resource management practices among sports graduates may assist employers in accomplishing organizational goals.

Employability enables graduates to grab the organization's opportunities and benefits, making them highly employable. Despite that, poor graduates' employability is seen as an attractive issue in the organization as they are the asset to determine success. As a consequence of this problem, this study aims to assess the level of employability perceived by Malaysian sports graduates. The quantitative approach using a survey design was used to conduct this study. Questionnaires were distributed to 370 sports graduates employed in public and private organizations. A total of 20 items for employability were assessed using descriptive analysis. Based on the findings, it was reported that the level of employability perceived by the graduates was at a high level. This shows that sports graduates believe they can deliver their knowledge and experience to the working environment. Thus, future researchers recommended conducting the study by looking at the perspective of employers and employees to gain high constructive findings.

Purpose: The performance of a good organization can be evaluated through the effectiveness of human resource management practices on employees. However, the problem of employee turnover always occurs because of weaknesses in an organization's human resource management practices, which affect the employee’s employability and organizational commitment. Therefore, this study examines human resource management practices, employability, and organizational commitment among sports graduates.   Design/methodology/approach: This survey study involved 370 Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) sports graduates who have worked in the government and private sectors. This research instrument contains 57 items to measure human resource management practices, employability, and organizational commitment. Data were analyzed using descriptive, inferential, and structural equation model (SEM) analysis using Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) software.   Findings: The study results show a direct and indirect effect between the variables studied. The study results show that employability partially mediates the relationship between human resource management practices and organizational commitment   Practical implications:  This study fills a gap in research by establishing and examining the relationship between the antecedents of human resource management practices, employability, and organizational commitment. The results of this study can be used by Higher Education institutions to regularly review the curriculum and co-curriculum syllabus to ensure that the graduates’ success can align with the needs of the industry and employers.   Originality/value:  This paper contributes to future research on sports graduates by considering a new method. From this, it can provide an overview to researchers on the importance of human resource management practices, employability, and organizational commitment.

The issues of human resource management practices have been broadly discussed in the Malaysian employment sector. This is because human resource management practices are recognized as a system that can produce good-quality employees that can influence organizational survival. The objective of this study was to determine the level of human resource management practices of the Johor State Sports Council. Eighty-five employees of the Johor State Sports Council have been recruited. A survey design using a questionnaire comprising 26 items was used to measure recruitment and selection, training and development, performance appraisal, reward and participation, and communication. The study's findings show that four human resource management practices were at a high level and training and development were reported at a moderate level. The result demonstrates that human resource management practices applied by the Johor State Sports Council execute better outcomes among employees, eventually creating a good image of the organization. Hence, integrated human resource management can help the organization refine employee development for the long term.

Purpose: The performance of a good organization can be evaluated through the effectiveness of human resource management practices on employees. However, the problem of employee turnover always occurs because of weaknesses in an organization's human resource management practices, which affect the employee’s employability and organizational commitment. Therefore, this study examines human resource management practices, employability, and organizational commitment among sports graduates.   Design/methodology/approach: This survey study involved 370 Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) sports graduates who have worked in the government and private sectors. This research instrument contains 57 items to measure human resource management practices, employability, and organizational commitment. Data were analyzed using descriptive, inferential, and structural equation model (SEM) analysis using Analysis of Moment Structures (AMOS) software.   Findings: The study results show a direct and indirect effect between the variables studied. The study results show that employability partially mediates the relationship between human resource management practices and organizational commitment   Practical implications:  This study fills a gap in research by establishing and examining the relationship between the antecedents of human resource management practices, employability, and organizational commitment. The results of this study can be used by Higher Education institutions to regularly review the curriculum and co-curriculum syllabus to ensure that the graduates’ success can align with the needs of the industry and employers. Originality/value:  This paper contributes to future research on sports graduates by considering a new method. From this, it can provide an overview to researchers on the importance of human resource management practices, employability, and organizational commitment.