Personnel Review: Volume 41 Issue 1

Combined effect of human capital, temporary employment and organizational size on firm performance

Vicente Roca‐Puig, Inmaculada Beltrán‐Martín, Mercedes Segarra Cipres

This study aims to examine how temporary employment and organizational size moderate the effect of human capital on firm performance. The authors also analyze the overall effect…

Going green: The impact of workplace travel plans on sickness absence in the public sector

Suzanne Richbell, Lydia Minchin

There is a growing awareness within organisations of the significance of “green” issues. This paper aims to examine the impact of a public sector organisation's sustainable…

Investigating organizational socialization: a fresh look at newcomer adjustment strategies

Helena Cooper‐Thomas, Neil Anderson, Melanie Cash

The majority of organizational newcomers have prior work experience. Organizational socialization tactics are less effective for such “experienced newcomers”, relative to graduate…

The effects of perceived organizational support, perceived supervisor support and intra‐organizational network resources on turnover intentions: A study of Chinese employees in multinational enterprises

Alexander Newman, Rani Thanacoody, Wendy Hui

The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of perceived organizational support (POS), perceived supervisor support (PSS) and intra‐organizational network resources on…

A qualitative investigation of employee business awareness

Victor Y. Haines, Vincent Rousseau, Céleste M. Brotheridge, Eve Saint‐Onge

This paper aims to examine the content domain of employee business awareness, individual non‐managerial employee realization, perception or knowledge of the employing…

How to control self‐promotion among performance‐oriented employees: The roles of task clarity and personalized responsibility

Eric Molleman, Ben Emans, Nonna Turusbekova

The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship between the performance orientation of employees and self‐promotion in the form of overstating one's performance. It is…

Change experience and employee reactions: developing capabilities for change

Inger G. Stensaker, Christine B. Meyer

The purpose of this paper is to explore how experience with organizational change influences employees' reactions to change. While exposure to an increasingly frequent…