Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between psychological climate and employee performance, in the Indian environment, in order to understand better the conditions that foster high levels of in‐role and extra‐role performance. Design/methodology/approach...

Purpose – This article seeks to analyse rituals of humour and joking practices among two groups of meatpacking workers, to better understand the organic dynamics of workplace fun. Design/methodology/approach – This is an ethnographic study of two groups of meatpacking workers within a...

Purpose – This paper aims to describe the role of human resource management (HRM) in targets' coping with workplace bullying. Design/methodology/approach – The paper draws on a study rooted in van Manen's hermeneutic phenomenology, conducted with agents working in international facing call...

Purpose – Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, human resource management (HRM) has entered into a somewhat strained relationship with religious diversity. In France, the need to deal with demands for recognition of faith practices has led to the compilation of new guides to the...

Purpose – An organisation’s management of talent is central to its opportunity to benefit from human capital (HC). Closer examination of the impact of strategic talent management (STM) on the psychological contract (PC) and employee organisation relationship of talented employees is...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the association between networking ability, autonomy and work performance. Design/methodology/approach The data, collected from a sample of 510 employees in a professional service firm, were analysed using regression analysis. Findings First,...

Purpose – Aims to explore aspects of employee relations in firms included within The Sunday Times list of the UK's “Best Small Companies to Work For”, focusing in particular on the use of high performance work systems (HPWS), and the way they impact upon performance in these businesses....

Purpose – This paper aims to provide insight on the influence of organisational culture on human resource management (HRM) practices in Chile by exploring shared meanings (basic assumptions and beliefs) and organisational models that can be identified from activities, dynamics, social...

The article, based on an extensive survey of employees within a Malaysian tertiary educational institution, explores employee attitudes and perceptions towards existing pay and promotional policies and the organisational implications thereof. It was found that sizeable components of the...