Evidence-based HRM: Volume 3 Issue 2

Quality management, job-related contentment and performance: An empirical analysis of British workplaces

Lilian M. de Menezes, Stephen Wood

The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether a quality management (QM) philosophy underlies the joint use of operations and human resource management practices, and the…

Risk aversion and effort under an incentive pay scheme with multiplicative noise: Theory and experimental evidence

Nikolay Zubanov

The purpose of this paper is to consider the influence of individual risk preferences on the effectiveness of incentive pay schemes, by examining the link between individual…

How do interviewers respond to applicants’ initiation of salary negotiation? An exploratory study on the role of gender and personality

Gerui (Grace) Kang, Lin Xiu, Alan C. Roline

The purpose of this paper is to examine whether women encounter more social resistance than men do when they attempt to negotiate for higher compensation, and whether the gender…

Implementation of high-performance work practices in the Spanish private sector: Stronger or weaker during the economic downturn?

Gabriel Pruneda

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overall picture of the level of implementation of high-performance work practices (HPWP) in Spain, as well as to identify changes after…

Commitment to a parent company and a local operation: A comparison between local employees and Western expatriates working for multinational companies

Phuong Nguyen, Jörg Felfe, Insa Fooken, Ho Thuy Ngoc

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the nature of commitments of local employees to a parent company and a local operation in comparison to the nature of commitment of…