Line manager implementation perceptions as a mediator of relations between high-performance work practices and employee outcomes

David M Sikora; Gerald R Ferris; Chad H Van Iddekinge

doi:10.1037/apl0000024

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Line manager implementation perceptions as a mediator of relations between high-performance work practices and employee outcomes

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Line manager implementation perceptions as a mediator of relations between high-performance work practices and employee outcomes

David M Sikora, Gerald R Ferris and Chad H Van Iddekinge

Journal of applied psychology, Vol.100(6), pp.1908-1918

11/01/2015

DOI: 10.1037/apl0000024

PMID: 26011722

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Abstract

Strategic human resources management (SHRM) scholars recently have suggested that high-performance work practices (HPWP) implementation might serve as a critical mediator between HPWP and workplace outcomes. This study proposes and tests a model that positions line managers' perceptions regarding the extent to which they implement their organization's HPWP as a mediator of relations between HPWP and employee attitudes (i.e., turnover intentions and participative decision-making perceptions) and behavior (i.e., job performance). Using data from 507 line managers and 109 matched line manager-subordinate response sets, the results suggest that line managers' HPWP implementation perceptions fully mediate relations between HPWP and employee outcomes. The authors also found that line managers' human resources competency and political skill affect their HPWP implementation perceptions. Overall, these findings contribute to a more informed understanding of relationships between HPWP and work outcomes and suggest that additional SHRM research is needed to better understand whether and how HPWP are implemented.

Adult

Employment - psychology

Female

Humans

Interpersonal Relations

Male

Organizational Culture

Personnel Management

Work Performance

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Title: Subtitle: Line manager implementation perceptions as a mediator of relations between high-performance work practices and employee outcomes
Creators: David M Sikora - California State Polytechnic University
Gerald R Ferris - Florida State University
Chad H Van Iddekinge - Florida State University
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of applied psychology, Vol.100(6), pp.1908-1918
DOI: 10.1037/apl0000024
PMID: 26011722
ISSN: 0021-9010
eISSN: 1939-1854
Language: English
Date published: 11/01/2015
Academic Unit: Management and Entrepreneurship
Record Identifier: 9984380528502771

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