Title: Implementing HRM Systems: The Role of Employees' Co-Production Behavior and HRM Attributions
Abstract:Although research has shown the importance of the effective implementation of human resource management (HRM) systems, HRM researchers have overlooked workers as key implementers of HRM. In spite of e...Although research has shown the importance of the effective implementation of human resource management (HRM) systems, HRM researchers have overlooked workers as key implementers of HRM. In spite of evidence from other literature streams that employees can be active agents in managerial processes, our knowledge of whether and how they affect the implementation of HRM systems and their performance outcomes is still limited. This paper draws on the service management literature to propose HRM co-production as a new concept that captures the active involvement of employees in the delivery of HRM systems. Using data from a three-wave survey study, it shows that employee involvement in HRM co-production is positively related with their perceptions of the presence of HRM practices and employee job performance. Further, employee attributions that HRM practices are offered to secure well-being were positively related with HRM co-production. The findings of this study imply that employees play an active role in HRM implementation processes, and highlight the importance of taking into account how employees enact and utilize HRM practices for predicting whether employees perceive HRM practices and perform effectively.Read More