The relationship between restrictive human resource practices and salary among working professionals

Stephen Baglione, Louis Tucci, William Smith and Joanne Snead

American Journal of Business, 2021, vol. 37, issue 2, 89-107

Abstract: Purpose - This study forces respondents to tradeoff between invasive human resource practices and salary. Design/methodology/approach - Respondents evaluated 16 calibration profiles to estimate a conjoint model among four categories: pre-employment, employment at the office, employment outside the office, and salary. Each profile included one level from the four categories. Findings - In a study of mostly full-time employees, conditions at work were paramount. Salary was second followed closely by pre-employment monitoring. Monitoring outside of the office was a distance last. Practical implications - In a tight employment market, salary may not be the deciding selection factor for employment. Originality/value - Employee monitoring is advancing dramatically and making human resource activities commonplace and invasive. This study forces respondents to confront these practices and determine whether salary can compensate for their acceptance.

Keywords: Workplace monitoring; Employee productivity; Employee work environment; Workplace satisfaction; Compensation; Conjoint analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1108/AJB-11-2019-0078

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