HRM systems and employee affective commitment: the role of employee gender
- Authors
- Shin D.; Garmendia A.; Ali M.; Konrad A.M.; Madinabeitia-Olabarria D.
- Issue Date
- 1-Apr-2020
- Publisher
- Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.
- Keywords
- Employee affective commitment; Gender role theory; Human resource management system; Human resource practices; Social exchange theory
- Citation
- Gender in Management, v.35, no.2, pp 189 - 210
- Pages
- 22
- Journal Title
- Gender in Management
- Volume
- 35
- Number
- 2
- Start Page
- 189
- End Page
- 210
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/38577
- DOI
- 10.1108/GM-04-2019-0053
- ISSN
- 1754-2413
1754-2421
- Abstract
- Purpose: Despite decades of studies on high-involvement human resource management (HRM) systems, questions remain of whether high-involvement HRM systems can increase the commitment of women. This study aims to contribute to the growing body of research on the cross-level effect of HRM systems and practices on employee affective commitment by considering the moderating role of gender. Design/methodology/approach: Integrating social exchange theory with gender role theory, this paper proposes that gender responses to HRM practices can be different. The hypotheses were tested using data from 104 small- and medium-sized retail enterprises and 6,320 employees from Spain. Findings: The findings generally support the study’s hypotheses, with women’s affective commitment responding more strongly and positively to employees’ aggregated perceptions of a shop-level high-involvement HRM system. The findings imply that a high-involvement HRM system can promote the affective commitment of women. Originality/value: This study investigates the impact of both an overall HRM system and function-specific HRM sub-systems (e.g. training, information, participation and autonomy). By showing that women can be more positively affected by high-involvement HRM systems, this paper suggests that high-involvement HRM systems can be used to encourage the involvement and participation of women. © 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.
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