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Dear colleagues (apologies for cross-posting),
See below for details on the latest issue of Human Resource Management Journal, in addition to forthcoming special issues. We are also delighted to report that we maintained our UK Association
of Business Schools journal ranking of 4.
In this issue, there is also an obituary to the Prof. David Lepak who sadly and unexpectedly passed away late last year.
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Special Issue - Call for Papers
Situating Human Resource Management Practices in their Political and Economic Context
Guest Editors: Prof. Steve Vincent, Prof. Greg J Bamber, Prof. Rick Delbridge, Dr. Virginia Doellgast, Dr. Jo Grady, and Prof. Irena Grugulis
Submission Period: March 26 - April 30, 2018
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The Role of HR Attributions in the Relationship Between HRM and outcomes
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Latest Issue, Volume 28, Issue 2:
The latest issue of the
Human Resource Management Journal is now available and includes articles which explore team citizenship, the empowerment expectation-perception gap, pay secrecy policies and workaholism.
This issue also includes an obituary to the late Professor David P. Lepak.
Full Issue Table of Contents available below:
Volume 28, Issue 2, April 2018, Pages 201-376
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17488583/28/2
For a list of the Issue’s articles, see accompanying abstracts and article information below:
Original Articles:
Supporting team citizenship: The influence of team social resources on team-level affiliation-oriented and challenge-oriented behaviour
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1748-8583.12173
Adam C. Stoverink, Dan S. Chiaburu, Ning Li, Xingshan Zheng
Abstract:
Using a conservation of resources theoretical framework, we connect within‐team social resources with team‐level citizenship behaviours.
In a sample of 385 employees situated in 70 teams from China, we confirm that team social support and team psychological safety interact to influence both affiliation‐oriented (AOCB) and challenge‐oriented (COCB) citizenship. Specifically, the two social resources
substitute for one another, such that “either” team social support “or” psychological safety may be sufficient to increase AOCB. We find a consistent yet more complex pattern for COCB. Furthermore, drawing on the team prosocial motivation literature, we uncover
team effort as a mediator to the effects of both social resources on AOCB. Our findings suggest that managers may enhance team citizenship by promoting team‐level social resources (social support and psychological safety), and they may only need to focus their
energies on one of these resources, as exerting effort towards both may be redundant and inefficient.
Depletion or expansion? Understanding the effects of support policy use on employee work and family outcomes
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1748-8583.12174
Andrew Li, Adam Butler, Jessica Bagger
Abstract:
Past research on the effects of employees' use of work–family support policies tends to draw on a depletion perspective suggesting that using these policies may reduce work–family conflict. The emphasis on depletion
fails to consider the expansion perspective that assumes that using work resources may enrich family functioning. Using a sample of 113 matched employee–supervisor pairs and a 1‐month separation between predictor and criterion measurement, we found support
for the expansion rather than the depletion perspective. Specifically, the relationships between support policy use and employee job satisfaction and family efficacy (but not organisational citizenship behaviour) were mediated by work‐to‐family enrichment;
these effects were realised only for employees with high levels of family identity. In contrast, no support was found for family‐to‐work conflict as a mediator of the model.
Balancing tensions: Buffering the impact of organisational restructuring and downsizing on employee well-being
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1748-8583.12175
Brian Harney, Na Fu, Yseult Freeney
Abstract:
This study examines the impact of employee experiences of restructuring and downsizing on well‐being. The job demands‐resources model was used to develop hypotheses related to job demands in the form of work intensity
and job resources in the form of consultation. The job demands‐resources model allows for direct incorporation of employee perceptions and does not assume a singular, predetermined consequence of HRM practices. Hypotheses were tested via structural equation
modelling on a nationally representative sample of over 5,110 employees from the Republic of Ireland in 2009. The findings indicate that work intensity serves as a conduit through which experiences of restructuring and downsizing negatively impact employee
well‐being. Notably, consultation served as a buffer, diminishing the extent of this negative experience. The findings illuminate the complex pathways that shape how restructuring and downsizing are perceived by employees and the consequences for well‐being.
We discuss the theoretical and managerial implications of these findings.
Line managers and HRM: A managerial discretion perspective
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1748-8583.12176
Juan
López‐Cotarelo
Abstract:
Line managers play a central role in HRM practices, but research and theory on how their role is enacted remains underdeveloped. This paper presents a case study of a large U.K.‐based fashion retailer and uses managerial
discretion theory to develop a novel understanding of line managers' contribution to the implementation of HRM practices. We describe three distinct ways in which line managers engage with HRM policies and procedures, and propose that line managers make an
important contribution to the effective implementation of HRM systems through exerting their cognitive and political abilities to bring about decisions that are well suited to their local situations. Moreover, we find that HR specialists design and manage
HRM policies and procedures to afford different levels of managerial discretion in different areas of HRM.
The empowerment expectation-perception gap: An examination of three alternative models
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1748-8583.12177
Sut I. Wong,
Bård Kuvaas
Abstract:
Previous empowerment research has focused on subordinate perceptions of empowering leadership and its outcomes. Met‐expectations theory suggests that subordinate expectations of leader behaviours are essential in
forming their a posteriori evaluations. To address the lack of investigation of individual expectations in the empowerment literature, in this study, we explore how subordinates' empowerment expectations and perceptions combine to influence their job satisfaction
and psychological empowerment based on three alternative, theoretically derived met‐expectation models, namely, the disconfirmation model, the ideal‐point model, and the experiences‐only model. The results of a 2‐stage study of 114 respondents indicate that
employees are more satisfied with their work when perceived empowerment exceeds expectations. However, both empowerment perceptions and expectations positively contribute to higher psychological empowerment. We then discuss implications and directions for
future research.
Sovereign wealth funds, productivity and people: The impact of Norwegian Government Pension Fund-Global investments in the United
Kingdom
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1748-8583.12179
Marc Goergen, Noel O’Sullivan, Geoffrey Wood, Marijana Baric
Abstract:
Sovereign wealth funds have an increasing presence in the global financial ecosystem, principally through their investments in equities,
which, in turn, may influence HRM. This study examines the influence of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund, the Norwegian Government Pension Fund‐Global (NGPF‐G), on employment in its U.K. investee firms. We find that firms with NGPF‐G investment are
significantly less likely to reduce their demand for labour, more specifically in the immediate aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. When a drop in the demand for labour does occur, it is less extreme when compared to similar organisations without a NGPF‐G
shareholding, and this is evident even in the case of relatively small NGPF‐G investments. These findings are in line with the fund's objective of promoting corporate sustainability and Norwegian values. We draw out the key implications of our findings for
HR practice.
The role of pay secrecy policies and employee secrecy preferences in shaping job attitudes
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1748-8583.12180
Brandon W. Smit, Tamara Montag-Smit
Abstract:
Although pay secrecy continues to garner attention in human resource management, little research examines how these policies impact
employees. Research inconsistently links secretive pay policies to unfavourable outcomes but has yet to consider that employees may have varying attitudes toward these policies. We examine how employee preferences modify the effect that organisational pay
secrecy policies have on employee attitudes in a sample of 431 employed adults. To accomplish this goal, we create measures of pay secrecy policies and pay secrecy preferences that each differentiate two facets of pay secrecy: distributive pay non‐disclosure
and communication restriction. Polynomial and moderated regression analyses indicated that disparities between employee preferences and organisational pay secrecy policies can reduce job satisfaction and perceptions of informational, interpersonal, and procedural
justice under certain circumstances. These results simultaneously highlight the importance of employee attitudes toward pay secrecy policies and the challenges human resource practitioners face in managing employees with diverse preferences.
The perceived fairness of work-life balance policies: A UK case study of solo-living managers and professionals without children
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1748-8583.12181
Krystal Wilkinson, Jennifer Tomlinson, Jean Gardiner
Abstract:
The ability to reconcile work and private life is a matter relevant to all employees, though not all may seek “balance.” Research indicates that organisational work–life balance policies and flexible working arrangements
often focus on the needs of working parents, with one potential outcome being “family‐friendly backlash,” or counterproductive work behaviour from those without caring responsibilities. This paper analyses data from 36 interviews with childless solo‐living
managers and professionals, exploring perceptions of fairness in relation to these policies. In contrast to previous studies, despite recognising a strong family‐care orientation in employer provisions, perceptions of unfair treatment or injustice were not
pronounced in most cases, and thus there was little evidence of backlash/counterproductive work behaviour. The paper uses and develops organisational justice theory to explain the findings, emphasising the importance of situating individual justice orientations
within perceived organisational policy and wider regulatory contexts. It also emphasises the importance of evaluating fairness of work–life balance policies and flexible working arrangements in relation to other aspects of the employment relationship, notably
opportunities for career development and progression.
Embeddedness across contexts: A two-country study on the additive and buffering effects of job embeddedness on employee turnover
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1748-8583.12183
Anna Sender, Lea Rutishauser, Bruno Staffelbach
Abstract:
Despite the growing body of literature on the effects of job embeddedness on turnover, there are few studies on how job embeddedness operates in different countries. This study, based on the Conservation of Resources
theory, addresses this research gap by investigating both the additive and the buffering effects of on‐the‐job and off‐the‐job embeddedness using employee data from China (n = 373) and Switzerland (n = 268). Results showed that
on‐the‐job embeddedness reduced the likelihood of turnover more strongly in Switzerland than in China (additive effect). Additionally, in China,
the unsolicited job offer–turnover relationship was stronger when employees had lower levels of off‐the‐job embeddedness (buffering effect). This research contributes to the understanding of the relative role of on‐the‐job and off‐the‐job embeddedness for
turnover in different countries.
Workaholism versus work engagement and job crafting: What is the role of self-management strategies?
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1748-8583.12187
Marijntje E. L. Zeijen, Maria C. W. Peeters, Jari J. Hakanen
Abstract:
Job crafting refers to the proactive actions employees take to redesign their jobs in order to get a better fit with their competencies, expectations, and wishes. So far, little is known about job crafting's underlying
mechanisms. In this study, we examine how two different states of affective well‐being (workaholism and work engagement) relate to job crafting 3 months later and how these well‐being states steer different self‐management behaviours, which ultimately lead
to job crafting. Structural equation modelling on a heterogeneous sample (N = 287) revealed that work engagement and workaholism both relate to expansive job crafting through different self‐management
strategies. Work engagement relates to challenge and resource seeking via self‐goal setting and self‐observation strategies, whereas workaholism associates with challenge and resource seeking only through self‐goal setting. In addition, the results show a
strong relationship between workaholism and self‐punishment. Altogether, the findings suggest that self‐management strategies can function as an explanatory mechanism for different job crafting behaviours.
Obituary: Professor David P. Lepak
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1748-8583.12189
Maria Kraimer, Kaifeng Jiang