High Performance Work Systems, Corporate Social Performance and Employee Outcomes: Exploring the Missing Links

High-performance work systems (HPWS)-performance research has dominated innovative human resource management studies for two decades. However, mainstream HPWS research has paid little attention to employees’ perceptions of HPWS, or to the relationship between HPWS and corporate social performance (C...

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Main Authors: Fan, David, Zhang, M., Zhu, C.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Springer Netherlands 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47564
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Zhang, M.
Zhu, C.
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description High-performance work systems (HPWS)-performance research has dominated innovative human resource management studies for two decades. However, mainstream HPWS research has paid little attention to employees’ perceptions of HPWS, or to the relationship between HPWS and corporate social performance (CSP). The influence of CSP on employee outcomes such as organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) has thus been similarly neglected. This paper seeks to investigate these missing links in literature using data collected from a sample of 700 employees in China. The findings demonstrate that HPWS is positively related to HPWS satisfaction and employees’ perceptions of CSP. HPWS satisfaction fully mediates the relationship between HPWS and employees’ affective commitment (AC). There are multiple mediators between HPWS and OCB, indicating more complicated mechanisms through which HPWS leads to desired HR outcomes. Employees’ perceived CSP has a significant influence on HPWS satisfaction, AC and OCB, suggesting firms should place a premium on achieving a reputation as being socially responsible.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-475642017-09-13T14:11:36Z High Performance Work Systems, Corporate Social Performance and Employee Outcomes: Exploring the Missing Links Fan, David Zhang, M. Zhu, C. High-performance work systems (HPWS)-performance research has dominated innovative human resource management studies for two decades. However, mainstream HPWS research has paid little attention to employees’ perceptions of HPWS, or to the relationship between HPWS and corporate social performance (CSP). The influence of CSP on employee outcomes such as organizational commitment and organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) has thus been similarly neglected. This paper seeks to investigate these missing links in literature using data collected from a sample of 700 employees in China. The findings demonstrate that HPWS is positively related to HPWS satisfaction and employees’ perceptions of CSP. HPWS satisfaction fully mediates the relationship between HPWS and employees’ affective commitment (AC). There are multiple mediators between HPWS and OCB, indicating more complicated mechanisms through which HPWS leads to desired HR outcomes. Employees’ perceived CSP has a significant influence on HPWS satisfaction, AC and OCB, suggesting firms should place a premium on achieving a reputation as being socially responsible. 2014 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47564 10.1007/s10551-013-1672-8 Springer Netherlands restricted
spellingShingle Fan, David
Zhang, M.
Zhu, C.
High Performance Work Systems, Corporate Social Performance and Employee Outcomes: Exploring the Missing Links
title High Performance Work Systems, Corporate Social Performance and Employee Outcomes: Exploring the Missing Links
title_full High Performance Work Systems, Corporate Social Performance and Employee Outcomes: Exploring the Missing Links
title_fullStr High Performance Work Systems, Corporate Social Performance and Employee Outcomes: Exploring the Missing Links
title_full_unstemmed High Performance Work Systems, Corporate Social Performance and Employee Outcomes: Exploring the Missing Links
title_short High Performance Work Systems, Corporate Social Performance and Employee Outcomes: Exploring the Missing Links
title_sort high performance work systems, corporate social performance and employee outcomes: exploring the missing links
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/47564