Platform-Based Human Resource Management Practices of the Digital Age: Scale Development and Validation

Hongxia Zhao (), Qian Ma, Yimin Yuan and Tianwei Ding
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Hongxia Zhao: School of Economics and Management, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, China
Qian Ma: School of Economics and Management, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, China
Yimin Yuan: School of Economics and Management, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266061, China
Tianwei Ding: School of Business Administration, Liaoning Technical University, Huludao 125000, China

Sustainability, 2025, vol. 17, issue 13, 1-24

Abstract: The transformation of organizational platformization provides a technological path and collaborative framework for sustainable development. In this context, platform-based human resource management (HRM) has attracted a lot of attention in academia and the industry, but there is a lack of in-depth research on what dimensions are included in the practice of platform-based HRM and how to measure it. Firstly, this study adopts a theory-based approach to decompose platform-based HRM practices into six functional dimensions, namely “adaptive employee recruitment”, “autonomous job design”, “empowering employee development”, “self-managed compensation management”, “team-based performance management” and “facilitating development planning”. Secondly, based on the scale development procedure, a measurement scale for platform-based HRM practices containing 22 items was developed and passed the reliability test. Finally, the paper conducted a predictive test of the scale with passion for harmonious work as the distal predictor variable and sense of self-determination as the proximal predictor variable, which confirmed the scale’s good predictability. This paper provides a quantifiable tool for related research on HRM in platform-based organizations and offers theoretical guidance and a reference model for building HRM empowerment systems in platform-based enterprises. At the same time, it also provides ideas and references for enterprises to practice platform-based human resources and achieve sustainable development.

Keywords: platform-based HRM practices; functional dimensions; scale development; grounded theory; sustainable (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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