Academy of Management Journal· 2012Q1· Meta-analysis
How Does Human Resource Management Influence Organizational Outcomes? A Meta-analytic Investigation of Mediating Mechanisms
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Short summary
A meta-analysis reveals that skills-enhancing HR practices are most effective for building human capital, while motivation- and opportunity-enhancing practices are better for boosting employee motivation.
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Key points
- Skills-enhancing HR practices are superior for developing human capital.
- Motivation- and opportunity-enhancing HR practices are more effective for increasing employee motivation.
- All HR dimensions indirectly influence financial outcomes via human capital, motivation, and operational metrics.
- HR practices impact distal outcomes (financial) through a sequential chain of proximal outcomes (human capital, motivation) and intermediate outcomes (turnover, operational).
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Abstract
Drawing on the ability-motivation-opportunity model, this meta-analysis examined the effects of three dimensions of HR systems—skills-enhancing, motivation-enhancing, and opportunity-enhancing—on proximal organizational outcomes (human capital and motivation) and distal organizational outcomes (voluntary turnover, operational outcomes, and financial outcomes). The results indicate that skill-enhancing practices were more positively related to human capital and less positively related to employee motivation than motivation-enhancing practices and opportunity-enhancing practices. Moreover, the three dimensions of HR systems were related to financial outcomes both directly and indirectly by influencing human capital and employee motivation as well as voluntary turnover and operational outcomes in sequence.
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Field: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management
Organizational Behavior and Human Resource ManagementBusiness, Management and Accounting