Purpose: The present study follows the conflicting outcomes perspective of Human Resources Management (HRM) and examines the effects of employees' perceptions of high performance work systems (HPWS) on job demands (role conflict, role ambiguity and work pressure) and work engagement (vigor and...

Purpose – This study aims to investigate the nexus of high‐performance work systems (HPWS) with corporate change that leads to enhanced performance. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a case study method and analyzes the impact of a HPWS, adopted at a German medical technology...

The issue of non‐standard forms of employment has sparked controversy in Greece. At the same time the expansion of atypical employment has been identified by policy makers as a central component of economic policy in combating high unemployment. However, there is a marked absence of empirical...