Bolstering employee relations in a public sector undertaking: validation of CODE and PLE model
International Journal of Conflict Management
ISSN: 1044-4068
Article publication date: 1 December 2023
Issue publication date: 17 April 2024
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this research is to examine the relationship between employer and employees in a public power sector undertaking through the validation of CODE (compensation, organizational justice, dispute resolution and employee empowerment) and PLE (workforce productivity, employee loyalty and employee engagement) model.
Design/methodology/approach
A hypothesized research model was developed and validated by using structural equation modeling (AMOS 20). In total, 303 responses were accumulated by administering a structured questionnaire among the employees of a state-owned power sector.
Findings
The results revealed that a harmonious climate of employee relations is prevailing in the public power utility. Additionally, the findings suggest that the CODE and PLE model of employee relations are found to be positive and significant by investigating the impact of compensation, organizational justice, dispute resolution and employee empowerment as the predictors; and workforce productivity, employee loyalty and employee engagement as the critical outcomes of employee relations.
Practical implications
The study recommends some plausible insights for practitioners, decision-makers and policy formulators to develop strategies and policies for nurturing congenial employee relations and also to cultivate a facilitative work environment for generating contented and competent manpower.
Originality/value
Validation of CODE and PLE model of employee relations in the new perspective of power sector undertaking is an epoch-making and novel contribution that offers significant empirical evidence to the extant literature. Moreover, the exploration of employer–employee relations in this context is a unique and innovative effort toward existing research.
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Acknowledgements
The authors would like to thank Dr Shiddharth Misra, Assistant Professor and Area Head (Marketing), Birla School of Management, Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar for his guidance and constructive suggestions (email: siddharth.misra@bgu.ac.in).
The authors would also like to thank Prof. Gopal Krushna Gouda, Assistant Professor (Human Resource), School of Commerce, Xavier University Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar for his continuous support, guidance and invaluable suggestions throughout this study (email: gopalkrushna.10feb@gmail.com).
Citation
Sahoo, R. and Sahoo, C.K. (2024), "Bolstering employee relations in a public sector undertaking: validation of CODE and PLE model", International Journal of Conflict Management, Vol. 35 No. 3, pp. 526-546. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-06-2023-0105
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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