Going beyond the firm perspective: what do employees think of high-performance work systems (HPWS)?

Sunwang Kim (), Jimin Kwon () and Dongil Jung ()
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Sunwang Kim: Yonsei University School of Business
Jimin Kwon: Yonsei University School of Business
Dongil Jung: Yonsei University School of Business

Asian Business & Management, 2023, vol. 22, issue 5, No 13, 2106-2134

Abstract: Abstract Although research on High-Performance Work Systems (HPWS) has been studied predominantly from the perspective of organizations, recent work calls for the need to incorporate the perceptions of HPWS by employees. Drawing on assertions from social exchange and signaling theory, we propose that employees’ perception of HPWS (PHPWS) will promote innovative behaviors through perceived organizational support (POS). Furthermore, the positive relationship between PHPWS and innovative behaviors will strengthen when employees are supported by their leader. Hypotheses are tested with a sample of 714 employees from 10 South Korean firms. Results indicate that employees’ PHPWS have positive associations with POS and innovative behavior, and that POS mediates this positive relationship. Moreover, we found that a positive relationship between their POS and innovative behavior and the indirect effect of PHPWS on innovative behavior via POS were even more strengthened by perceived leader support, confirming its moderating effect. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

Keywords: High-performance work systems; Perceived organizational support; Leader support; Supervisory support; Innovative behavior (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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