Knowledge as a key in the relationship between high-performance work systems and workforce productivity

Björn Michaelis, Joachim D. Wagner and Lars Schweizer

Journal of Business Research, 2015, vol. 68, issue 5, 1035-1044

Abstract: Drawing on the knowledge-based view of the firm, we develop and test a theoretical model linking high-performance work systems (HPWS) and workforce productivity via employee exchange and combination of knowledge. A test of our model in a sample of junior enterprises in Germany supports the proposal that knowledge exchange and combination plays a mediating role. However, knowledge-management effectiveness interacts. That is, knowledge exchange and combination mediates the relationship between HPWS and workforce productivity only when knowledge-management is effective at medium and high levels, but not at low levels.

Keywords: High-performance work systems (HPWS); Knowledge-based view of the firm; Knowledge management; Strategic human resource management (SHRM) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2014.10.005

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