High-involvement human resource practices, employee learning and employability
Career Development International
ISSN: 1362-0436
Article publication date: 1 August 2018
Issue publication date: 2 August 2018
Abstract
Purpose
Although environmental factors at the organizational level are of importance for individual employability, very few studies have investigated how the practices an organization implements can facilitate employability. The purpose of this paper is to analyze how high-involvement human resources (HIHR) practices (i.e. recognition, competence development, empowerment, information sharing and fair rewards) influence employee learning, which contributes to employability.
Design/methodology/approach
The data were collected from 288 pairs of employees and their direct supervisors in Chinese companies. In this study, we measure perceived employability from both employees and their direct supervisors. Structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis is conducted to test the hypotheses.
Findings
The results indicate that employees’ perceptions of the HIHR practices of recognition, competence development, empowerment and information sharing are positively related to employee learning, and then facilitate self- and supervisor-ratings of employees’ employability. Practices of fair rewards have a negative effect on employee learning and employability.
Originality/value
This study contributes to employability and human resource management literature in several ways. First, the study raises the association between different HIHR practices and perceived employability through employee learning. Second, the study considers both self-rating and supervisor-rating of employability to improve the effectiveness of the results.
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Acknowledgements
The author thanks to Professor Chen Guoquan, Tsinghua University for helping. This paper was financed by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71421061; 71172109) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities. Finally, the author offers gratitude to the reviewers and editors for their valuable comments and suggestions.
Citation
Liu, W. (2018), "High-involvement human resource practices, employee learning and employability", Career Development International, Vol. 23 No. 3, pp. 312-326. https://doi.org/10.1108/CDI-10-2017-0177
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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