TY - JOUR AB - Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediation role of psychological ownership for the organization (PO-O) in the relationships between human resource management (HRM) bundle and job satisfaction, affective commitment and job performance.Design/methodology/approach Based on multilevel data analysis, 705 employees from 162 small- and medium-sized enterprises in China, this study adopted an empirical design.Findings PO-O mediates the relationships between HRM bundle and job satisfaction, affective commitment and job performance.Research limitations/implications These findings highlight the importance of HRM bundle to contribute to employees’ feelings of ownership for the organization and their well-being and job performance. Longitudinal design and multiple sources at multi-stage for data collection in future research would be required for the further understanding of the relationships between the variables of this study. A single organizational and cultural context is not sufficient; broader testing in different organizational and cultural contexts is required.Practical implications Managers should develop employees’ feeling of ownership by using HRM bundle. They can thus gain a competitive advantage by enhancing employees’ skills, knowledge and abilities, as well as improving their well-being and performance.Originality/value This study extends the current literature by providing theoretical and empirical explanations of the mediating role of psychological ownership in the HRM bundle-employee outcomes relationship using a cross-level research design. VL - 11 IS - 3 SN - 1750-614X DO - 10.1108/CMS-03-2017-0065 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/CMS-03-2017-0065 AU - Liu Fang AU - Chow Irene Hau-Siu AU - Xiao Dan AU - Huang Man PY - 2017 Y1 - 2017/01/01 TI - Cross-level effects of HRM bundle on employee well-being and job performance: The mediating role of psychological ownership T2 - Chinese Management Studies PB - Emerald Publishing Limited SP - 520 EP - 537 Y2 - 2024/09/19 ER -