Researchers show women at Spanish SMEs respond positively to high-involvement HRMs
Human Resource Management International Digest
ISSN: 0967-0734
Article publication date: 15 June 2020
Issue publication date: 27 July 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The authors wanted to look at the impact of both the overall HRM system and HRM sub-systems, in this case training, information, participation and autonomy.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors tested four hypotheses on thousands of employees from 104 Spanish SMEs. Previous studies of high-involvement HRM systems were done in large US firms
Findings
The results showed women are more likely than men to reciprocate employer offerings of supportive HRM. They are also more likely to withdraw their commitment when the work environment is unsupportive. However, the results showed that the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between autonomy and affective commitment was not significant
Originality/value
The authors said that few previous studies had tried to explain the different impacts on men and women of perceived HRM practices. Their study was also unusual in investigating the impact of both the overall HRM system and HRM sub-systems, in this case training, information, participation and autonomy.
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Citation
(2020), "Researchers show women at Spanish SMEs respond positively to high-involvement HRMs", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 28 No. 6, pp. 49-50. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-05-2020-0114
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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