scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE WORK SYSTEMS ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: THE MODERATING ROLE OF ORGANIZATIONAL JUSTICE

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 5-22
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Oppong Peprah ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Employee Engagement ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Professional Service ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Work Systems ◽  
High Performance Work Systems ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – This paper investigates the impact that High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) have on Employee Engagement and the moderating effect of Organizational Justice on this relationship. Research methodology – By the usage of a quantitative research method, data gathered from 251 employees of Professional Service firms are analysed with SPSS. Findings – This study found that there is a positive relationship between HPWS and Employee Engagement. It also found that Organizational Justice moderates the relationship between the two. Research limitations – Data was only gathered at the employee level making the interpretation of HPWS to be how employees perceive it. Hence a further study at the firm level as well as cross-sectional analyses will be needed in the future. Practical implications – Management of firms should avoid a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach in the administration of HR policies and should rather encourage tailor-made treatment for individual employees of the firm. Unfairness is encouraged if the firm is after employee engagement. Originality/Value – This study is one of the first to investigate the moderating effect of organizational justice on the relationship between HPWS and employee engagement and the first to advice firm managers to be unfair in their dealings with individual employees

The impact of high-performance work systems on firm performance: The moderating effects of the human resource function’s influence

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 328-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dae Yong Jeong ◽  
Myungweon Choi
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Moderating Effect ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Work Systems ◽  
High Performance Work Systems ◽  
Hr Function ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractWith data collected from 632 manufacturing firms in South Korea, we investigated (1) the relationship between high-performance work systems (HPWSs) and firm performance, and (2) the moderating effect of the human resource (HR) function’s influence on the relationship between HPWSs and firm performance. Our findings showed the existence of both the main effect of HPWSs, supporting the universalistic perspective, and the moderating effect of the HR function’s influence, supporting the contingency perspective. Based on the findings, we concluded that HPWSs can be regarded as universal or best practices; at the same time, the presence of an influential HR function may intensify the effect of HPWSs on firm performance. This study contributes to the debate over the respective merits of the universalistic and contingency perspectives by showing that the two perspectives are not necessarily incompatible; rather, they can be complementary.

scholarly journals How do high performance work systems influence organizational innovation in professional service firms?

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Fu ◽  
Patrick C. Flood ◽  
Janine Bosak ◽  
Tim Morris ◽  
Philip O'Regan
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Organizational Innovation ◽  
Professional Service ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Professional Service Firms ◽  
Firm Innovation ◽  
Work Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Performance Work Systems ◽  
Hrm Practices

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how a system of human resource management (HRM) practices, labelled high-performance work systems (HPWS), influences organizational innovation in professional service firms (PSFs). In this study, innovation in PSFs is seen as an indicator of firm performance and is calculated as the revenue per person generated from new clients and new services, respectively. Design/methodology/approach – Quantitative data were collected from 195 managing partners, HR managers or experienced Partners in 120 Irish accounting firms. Hierarchical regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses. Findings – The analysis results indicate strong support for the mediating role of employees’ innovative work behaviours in the relationship between HPWS and two types of PSFs’ innovation performance. Practical implications – Managers need to effectively adopt and implement innovation-based HRM practices to encourage and support employees’ creative thinking and innovation. Through the adoption and utilization of these practices managers can enhance the firm’s innovation and its performance. Originality/value – This study contributes to our understanding of the link between HRM and firm innovation by explicating a pathway between these variables. This study also generalizes consistent findings on the HRM-firm innovation relationship to a different context, i.e. PSFs.

High-Performance Work Systems in Professional Service Firms: Examining the Practices-Resources-Uses-Performance Linkage

2015 ◽  
Vol 56 (2) ◽  
pp. 329-352 ◽  
Author(s):  
Na Fu ◽  
Patrick C. Flood ◽  
Janine Bosak ◽  
Denise M. Rousseau ◽  
Tim Morris ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Professional Service ◽  
Service Firms ◽  
Professional Service Firms ◽  
Work Systems ◽  
High Performance Work Systems

An empirical examination of the relationship between skills shortage and firm performance: The role of high-performance work systems

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 695-710
Author(s):  
Amina R. Malik ◽  
Laxmikant Manroop ◽  
Pankaj C. Patel
Keyword(s):  
Firm Performance ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Empirical Examination ◽  
Work Systems ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
High Performance Work Systems ◽  
Skills Shortage ◽  
Skills Shortages ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractThere has been growing scholarly interest in the relationship between high-performance work systems and firm performance. Yet, limited research attention has been given to the impact of high-performance work systems on firm performance during skills shortages. In this study, we empirically examine the influence of high-performance work systems on firm performance in the midst of skills shortages. Results from a study of 211 US firms with 50 or more employees demonstrate that internal skills shortages are not related to firm profitability. Findings further show that the use of high-performance work systems is more detrimental to firm performance for firms when they face an internal skills shortage. These results are discussed and future research directions are offered.

Can high-performance work systems (HPWS) promote organisational innovation? Employee perspective-taking, engagement and creativity in a moderated mediation model

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Iqbal Al-Ajlouni
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Employee Perspective ◽  
Work Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organisational Innovation ◽  
High Performance Work Systems ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeReviewing Human Resource Management (HRM) and innovation literature, an identified gap exists in the mechanism in which the association between HRM and innovation is happen. To respond, the current study has suggested a moderated mediated mechanism to explain the link between HRM, through its new High Performance Work Systems (HPWS) and organisational innovation, as employee engagement mediates the relationship between HPWS and employee creativity. Then later one has subsequent influence on organisational innovation; moreover, the model also considers the moderating role of employee perspective-taking between HPWS and employee engagement.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative-deductive causal method, along with a cross-sectional approach was adopted, and SMEs in Jordan were the focus for the present study, through targeting employees in Research and Development centres. Data were collected through a self-administered questionnaire answered by 272 employees and Structural Equation Modelling using SMART-PLS was used for the statistical analysis.FindingsThe results confirmed that employee engagement fully mediated the relationship between HPWS and employee creativity and accounted for 69.5% of the variance; additionally, perspective-taking as a moderator of the relationship between HPWS and employee engagement was confirmed. Moreover, employee creativity significantly predicted organisational innovation to moderate levels.Originality/valueThe study suggested a unique mechanism for the link between HPWS and organisational innovation, contributing to the suggested gap that could have numerous variables acting as mediators or moderators which require further investigation to explore other possible mechanisms.

Indian study shows high-performance work systems (HPWS) mediate the relationship between business strategy and employees’ intention to leave

2022 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Business Strategy ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Intention To Leave ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Work Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
High Performance Work Systems ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose This paper examines the relationship between business strategies and employees’ intention to leave (ITL), through the mediating role of high-performance work system (HPWS). Design/methodology/approach To test their hypotheses, the authors used self-administered questionnaires. They drew up a list of 600 organizations of different nature and structure operating in India that were listed by the Federation of Indian Chambers and Industry. They approved 192 organizations and sent the surveys to 960 executives. They aimed to receive a minimum of one response from an HR executive and two from non-HR executives from each one. In the end, they received 572 useable responses. Findings The study found that high-performance work systems (HPWS) mediate the relationship between business strategy and employees’ intention to leave (ITL). The two effective approaches were “quality management” and “innovation strategy”, both of which reinforced the adoption of HPWS. But a third approach, a “cost-reduction strategy”, was not shown to be positively correlated with HPWS. Another important finding was that the influence on ITL did not vary across the types, or ownership structures, of the firms. Originality/value The data has lessons for HR departments. First, it shows it is advantageous for firms hoping to retain more employees to invest in HPWS that are consistent with the values of their organizations. A second practical finding is that firms need to take into account the Indian context. A third lesson is HR practitioners should make strong efforts to communicate the goals of the HPWS to employees The study also shows firms adopting cost-reduction strategies should focus more on treating employees as resources.

The effect of management and employee perspectives of high-performance work systems on employees’ discretionary behaviour

2016 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Unai Elorza ◽  
Christopher Harris ◽  
Aitor Aritzeta ◽  
Nekane Balluerka
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Manufacturing Companies ◽  
Work Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Organizational Contexts ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
High Performance Work Systems ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to understand how management and employee perspectives of high-performance work systems (HPWS) relate to employee discretionary behaviour. In addition, the paper examines to what extent the relationship between employees’ perception of the HPWS and discretionary behaviour varies among different organizations/groups. Design/methodology/approach – Two samples were used in the study. The first sample included data from 51 managers and 1,023 employees from 26 manufacturing companies. The second sample included 52 managers and 6,382 employees from 42 manufacturing companies. Findings – The study shows that employee rated HPWS mediates the relationship between management rated HPWS and individual-level discretionary behaviour. Moreover, results showed that the effect of employee rated HPWS on discretionary behaviour varies among different organizations/groups. Practical implications – Results show that employee perceptions of the HPWS more strongly predict employees’ discretionary behaviour than management rated HPWS. Moreover, it shows that employees’ perceptions of the same HPWS, but operating in different organizational contexts exhibit different levels of discretionary behaviour. Originality/value – The study differentiates between management and employee perspectives of the HPWS. It also examines the variability of the relationship between HPWS and discretionary behaviour. Multilevel structural equation modelling is used to test the hypotheses.

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