Employee Relations: Volume 43 Issue 5

Understanding the impact of human resource practices on employee competencies: evidence from Indian food processing industry

Sukhpreet Kaur, Gurvinder Kaur

The study aims at understanding the impact of individual and bundle of human resource practices (HRPs) on employee competencies. It also compares the impact of the bundle of HRPs…

Fun in the workplace and employee turnover: is less managed fun better?

Michael J. Tews, Phillip M. Jolly, Kathryn Stafford

Despite previous research indicating that fun in the workplace has favorable outcomes, the effect of fun on turnover has not been definitively determined. The present study…

The influence of green HRM practices on green service behaviors: the mediating effect of green knowledge sharing

Mohammad Rabiul Basher Rubel, Daisy Mui Hung Kee, Nadia Newaz Rimi

The purpose of this study intends to examine the influence of green human resource management (GHRM) on green service behaviors through the mediating effect of green knowledge…

The Working Conditions Questionnaire: cross-cultural validation and scale refinement in six Ibero-American countries

Paola Ochoa Pacheco, David Coello-Montecel

Working conditions constitute an important predictor of worker's wellbeing and, consequently, of organizational outcomes. The Working Conditions Questionnaire is derived from a…

Exploring the use of social media sites for health professionals' engagement and productivity in public sector hospitals

Muhammad Naeem, Wilson Ozuem

Competitive pressure and social influence for technology adoption have increased among developed, developing and emerging countries. The influence of social structure…

Exploring the future impact of automation in Brazil

Yuri Lima, Julia Celia Mercedes Strauch, Maria Gilda Pimentel Esteves, Jano Moreira de Souza, Miriam Barbuda Chaves, Daniel Takata Gomes

Brazil is struggling as the unemployment rate is 12.4% and nearly 13m people are unemployed. The fourth Industrial Revolution is advancing, and the country needs to consider how…

Human capital neurodiversity: an examination of stereotype threat anticipation

Tamsin Priscott, Robert Anthony Allen

The purpose of the study was to test the assumption of similarities between neurodivergents and other minority groups regarding their reaction to stereotype threat. In addition…

Evidence, empathy and emotions: decision-making styles of human resource professionals and their effectiveness in resolving complaints of sexual harassment

Arosha S. Adikaram, Pavithra Kailasapathy

The decision-making styles of human resource professionals (HRPs) in resolving complaints of sexual harassment are extremely important as they form the backbone of effectiveness…

Examining the “dark-side” of high performance work systems in the Greek manufacturing sector

Panagiotis V. Kloutsiniotis, Anastasia A. Katou, Dimitrios M. Mihail

The present study follows the conflicting outcomes perspective of Human Resources Management (HRM) and examines the effects of employees' perceptions of high performance work…

Do employee responses to organizational support depend on their personality? The joint moderating role of conscientiousness and emotional stability

Greg J. Sears, Yu Han

This study explored whether two Big Five traits – conscientiousness and emotional stability – jointly moderate the positive effects of perceived organizational support (POS) on…

Is outsourcing better? Clients' views on contracting in domestic cleaning services

David du Toit, Lindy Heinecken

The nature of paid domestic work is changing, with the growth in companies delivering domestic cleaning services. Few studies have looked at why people opt to use these services…

Rationalising industrial action: how Ugandan public school teachers and public university lecturers explain their engagement in industrial action

Obed Kambasu

The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the rising waves of workplace militancy in the public sector and to provide insights into the perceptions that frame justification…

Job stress and employee outcomes: employment practices in a charity

Wen Wang, Roger Seifert

The study intends to examine employee relations with a changing workforce resulting from the business-like transformation in the charity sector. The authors investigated…

Measuring the gender pay gap: the complexity of HR metrics

Clotilde Coron

The literature on HR metrics does not address the political issues that surround the definition and interpretation of these metrics. However, the need for agreement about HR…

Antecedents of small business financial performance: the role of human resource management practices and strategy

Willie Chinyamurindi, Janatti Bagorogoza Kyogabiirwe, Jolly Byarugaba Kabagabe, Samuel Mafabi, MTutuzeli Dywili

There is noted emphasis on the role of small businesses as conduits for economic development especially in emerging economies. Given this, there is need for constantly seeking for…

Freedom and flexibility: the work–family balance of single female entrepreneurs in Nigeria

Toyin Ajibade Adisa, Chima Mordi, Babatunde Akanji

Work–family research has mainly focused on nuclear families, neglecting other types of families, such as single self-employed parents. To what extent does the freedom and…

Reciprocity or negotiation in the psychological contract: a power perspective

Haris Ali

The psychological contract literature is generally based on the assumption of reciprocity between employee and employer. The emphasis on reciprocity, however, largely downplays…